Our school currently does not offer an AP Art History course but I'm very interested in taking an AP Art History independent study course next year.

So, APAH students, what books have you used?

Also- How do you think I'll do in the AP Art exam, seeing as I do not have an instructor to lecture me? I've taken AP World History, AP US History, and AP Psychology and I did not struggle with any of them. However, this AP Art History class will be my first AP class without a teacher. I normally don't pay attention during class, and sometimes I don't even attend (teachers don't require students with a 95 average to attend class) and I still manage to pull a fairly high average at the end of each quarter. I normally study by reading the textbook. Is a teacher really that important if I'm quite used to self-studying? Or do I implicitly learn things that I otherwise would not have remembered from simply reading a textbook? Most importantly: will I be able to score a 5 on the exam?