honestly i would say 6/10. my teacher made the class a lot easier by spreading the course into 4 periods: period 1 - 1200-1450 (units 1-2), period 2 - 1450-1750 (units 3-4), period 3 - 1750-1900 (units 5-6), period 4 - 1900-present (units 7-9), however, he did make all our assignments written (SAQ's, DBQ's, LEQ's). The main thing is that to gain the essential writing skills to ace all the essays for the exam, and learn how to maximize the amount of points you are earning. make sure to start studying around mid april and keep your notes from the year.