AP Research-2024-2025 Assignments

Instructions on doc. We will watch one presentation each day in class.

Now that you've finished your executing your study and drafting your paper, write ~100 words briefly summarizing the purpose of your study. I will be adding your abstract to the POD program to attract panelists.

Abstract

Provides a brief summary to help the reader quickly understand the purpose
Not required, graded, or part of the total word count

Upload a draft of the last part of your paper!!! 

Conclusion and Future Directions (750-1000 words)

Reflects on the inquiry process (successes, mistakes, surprises)
Explains implications (effects, applications, directions) of the new understanding for the discipline
Reviews the limits of the findings as well as possible next steps

Upload or link me your slide deck file. You can add me as an editor if you'd like.

Upload a draft of the following sections of your academic paper: 

Product, Results, or Findings (750-1000 words)
Presents relevant and sufficient evidence
Gives explanations of the importance of certain pieces of evidence over others
Discusses significant connections to the original topic/question
Discussion, Analysis, and/or Evaluation (750-1000 words)

Explains the importance of the findings
Uses the evidence to support a new understanding or conclusion
Discusses what the study shows about the initial assumptions/hypotheses
Justifies the research process by describing logical decisions

Complete this outline to begin organizing this section of your paper.

Watch your team's assigned AP Daily Videos and create the mini-lesson as instructed. We will administer on Monday! 

Copy the new slides (50-60)  into your slideshow. Unsubmit your doc if needed. 
Follow the directions to complete the assignment. Aim to do 2-3 per class period/day. Use the rest of class time to collect data as needed. 
Upload your slideshow.
Finish before class on Tuesday.

View the comments for instructions. If you have a checkbox question, it would be wise for you to complete this exercise. 

Make a flyer about your project and upload it here. If you are doing a survey, follow the instructions in "Survey Participant Flyer." If your method does not involve participants, follow the instructions in "Non-Participant Research Flyer." If your method has parts of both, then follow instructions for both. You may look at examples from last year’s class that are printed out (ask Ms. Winfery to find on my desk) or Rancho's APR class (there are some adjacent topics to our class! :O).

I need links to all texts, surveys, your plan of distribution, etc. 

As the peer reviewer, make a copy of the slideshow and complete it for the author. Share it with the author and upload it to this assignment post. Authors, please give viewing sharing permissions to your draft and instrument. 
Abby and Elizabeth
Kaylee and Hieu
Nam and Edward
Brandon and Cathy
Adam and Anthony 
Axel and Hung 
Juleana and Kathleen and Bi

Please upload a doc of questions you are drafting and considering to use. If you are coding, please upload a doc of the rubric you are drafting and considering to use.

Begin writing your methods section!
-Use your outline to help organize and guide your writing.
-Look to the Methods Draft Rubric for specific elements to include.
-Look to the Methods Section Guide for overall expectations and guiding questions for this section of your paper.
-Attached is another sample. Refer to the previous assignment for the other samples.

Let’s get started on your methods section! Attached is a table to organize the subsections and their rationale in your paper. Please fill it out with as many ideas, quotes, key points, actual sentences, etc. that you can think of today. Then Tuesday, you can start drafting.

You will pair up with someone at your table and another peer at a different table. You are turning in this assignment as the editor. You will turn in TWO of these, one for each partner. You'll need to make another copy of the assignment. Make sure you are in "Suggesting" mode to record track changes, fill out the table, and at the bottom, score the draft according to the attached rubric.

We're going to get started on our References sheet. I'd like to include a references check in the peer review. Using APA format, create a References page for all of the references in your literature review. Add this to the end of your literature review doc. If you must use a generator, use Zotero.

Don't forget to...
Use hanging indents
Put it in ABC order 
Cross check your in-text citations, making sure they match an entry on your References page

(1000-1500 words)
Introduces a topic of inquiry (and/or a question) with clear and narrow parameters
Connects the topic to relevant scholarly works of varying perspectives (literature review)
Logically shows how the topic identifies a gap and could lead to a new understanding
Proposes the relevance and significance of the study
Discusses initial assumptions, hypotheses, and definitions
Add onto your previous draft doc.

For this assignment, I would like you to accomplish two things:
Begin writing your academic paper–exciting! Write 200-400 words introducing your topic of inquiry in a relatable way to your audience, which may include discussing the current social/societal frame and/or providing background/historical details that educate them on your topic.  In short, explain the focus of your topic and establish its significance. You may preview key research findings and perspectives in your existing body of knowledge, but you do not need to go in depth just yet. 
Complete the attached document to create a skeleton outline of your overall literature review and list potential subheadings you may want to use. Remember that this will be a living document, so you can and will likely make changes to it during the writing process.
Reference your textbooks:
The Bedford Researcher p. 239
Practical Research p. 374

Create a justification and alignment map for the first two parts of your paper: RQ and method. 

Add slides 38-49 to your doc and upload it to this assignment post.

Open the Padlet from last week. Read and reflect on all of the feedback you received on your research question(s) from your peers. Consider how much you've improved your justification for your method. Revisit your question development activity and make changes accordingly. Use a new font or highlight color to indicate new changes. Upload and submit to this assignment post.

Directions:
You will be adding onto your previous slide deck, so go find it in your Drive! Open the attached template and copy slides 26-37 over your current deck. Do not ask me for sharing permissions >:(
Upload your slide deck to this assignment post.
Complete the table on slide 26 using the most current version of your research question.
Recall the type of researcher you identified most as (previous assignment) and view the attached overview of methods. Let this guide your search for sources. You do not necessarily need to search for examples of the method you are considering with your exact topic; that may be too narrow. You can search for examples of your method being carried out with a different topic or question, as long as you find it useful. Search for adjacent topics, any within your discipline, or any methods within the "type of researcher" you identify with, etc.
Finish this assignment by the end of Friday/before class Monday. N.B. 
Repeated Info.
Purpose of the 50 Sources List: You are building your body of knowledge (BOK), which is information that is already known about your topic. Your BOK will provide you with 1) information to increase your knowledge about your topic, 2) holes of missing information that you can fill and prevents you from replicating another person's research, 3) methods that have been used before that you can use for your own study, and 4) researchers you can contact for assistance. It is crucial to be thorough in your searches and build a solid BOK on which your study can stand and in which you can situate your study. Your study cannot be redundant and it must add on to what is already out there! You cannot do research in a vacuum. This step is where you begin to build your credibility.

Use Google Sites, Slides, Canva, Piktochart, etc. to make your visual.
Upload/attach your poster here or paste the link as a private comment.
Finish creating your visual by Wednesday night. 
Presentations will be Thursday.

Objective: I CAN reflect on last week's work of evaluating effective research questions and applying them to my own QUEST BY writing a minimum of 300 words in response to the prompt.

Purpose: Increase your learning and metacognition about developing effective research questions, monitor your progress and set goals for your overall research QUEST, create evidence for PREP

Agenda: Reflection #4

Homework: Reflection #4, if not finished during class.

Directions:
You will be adding onto your previous slide deck, so go find it in your Drive! Open the attached template and copy slides 14-25 over your current deck. Do not ask me for sharing permissions >:(
Upload your slide deck to this assignment post.
Complete the graphic organizer using the most recent version of your research question.
Find 5 historical and 5 current climate sources. List them, write a brief summary (in paragraphs or bullet points), add commentary according to the directions on slide 15, and add a citation in the speaker notes.
Finish this assignment before class on Monday. 
Purpose of the 50 Sources List: You are building your body of knowledge (BOK), which is information that is already known about your topic. Your BOK will provide you with 1) information to increase your knowledge about your topic, 2) holes of missing information that you can fill and prevents you from replicating another person's research, 3) methods that have been used before that you can use for your own study, and 4) researchers you can contact for assistance. It is crucial to be thorough in your searches and build a solid BOK on which your study can stand and in which you can situate your study. Your study cannot be redundant and it must add on to what is already out there! You cannot do research in a vacuum. This step is where you begin to build your credibility.

Since the juniors will be out on Wednesday for the PSAT, we will have independent work. You are to watch an AP Daily video about narrowing your scope, take notes and apply the exercise shown in the video to your current research question. Seniors can work on it during class; unfortunately, juniors will have to do it for homework, but you can have an extra day.

This will be a living document that we will revisit and revise. 
~trust the process~

Working in your discipline cadres over the course of the next few days, find 10 open sources within your discipline, sub-category, or topic. 
Summarize the main objective of the source and the value of the topic. Describe your interest in the source's topic or its connection to your topic.
Link the source in the heading and add a citation in the speaker notes (probably in APA).
You may share sources, but you cannot have the same commentary. Tailor your commentary to your own inquiry and thought process.
Discipline Cadres:
STEM - Juleana, Hieu
Humanities - Elizabeth, Nam, Kathleen, Bi
Art x Humanities - Abby, Hung
Social Sciences - Brandon, Adam, Nguyen
Social Sciences x Humanities re: social media - Cathy, Kaylee, Axel
TBD - Anthony, Edward

Objective: After reviewing the disciplines of research and their ways of knowing, identify a discipline that you are interested in, brainstorm possible research topics and create research questions. Reference previous slide decks, your notes, search on databases for studies in a certain discipline, etc.

Purpose: Begin your quest to forming an effective research question by starting broadly in the discipline and narrowing down by specific topics, then inquiry statements. Perhaps you will pluck one of these or a combination of them to move on with.

Agenda:
Complete the circle map and create research questions. Be sure to zoom out to see all the directions and shapes. Turn in by the end of today.

History: https://padlet.com/heymissdinh/breakout-link/nEw64OA8KjQ9qaPB-9od1vjG3ga6KbNOy
Science/Math: https://padlet.com/heymissdinh/breakout-link/eXwgvw5glPya2ybR-9od1vjG3ga6KbNOy
Humanities: https://padlet.com/heymissdinh/breakout-link/8G57v19BkWAdvdVX-9od1vjG3ga6KbNOy
Arts: https://padlet.com/heymissdinh/breakout-link/E1Xd49NoxErL2GJr-9od1vjG3ga6KbNOy

No one else will read this! Be honest. :)

No one else will read this! Be honest. :)

Upload the following to this assignment post:
A copy of your survey 
A copy of your raw data 
Presentation slide deck

One team member makes a copy and shares it to all members. This team member is also responsible for submitting the assignment.
As a team, complete the proposal form by the end of class tomorrow. Your team cannot begin collecting data without an approved proposal.

To help see the differences between the Seminar and Research classes, regrade your Individual Written Argument from Seminar Performance Task II using the Research paper rubric. Write a paragraph sharing your annotations and scoring commentary. It would be helpful reference specific pages, cite quotes, and comment on each component as well as discuss it holistically.

Write a second paragraph reflecting on this past week’s activities, including 1) the whole class review of an exemplar (A Slice of Instagram), 2) identifying components of the academic paper and reviewing various sample papers in small groups, and 4) regrading your paper. Be sure to cite evidence of your IWA and use the language of the rubric. Share what you learned about the/your QUEST, crossing the bridge from AP Seminar to AP Research, and moving from (r)esearch to Research.

You may also use this space for processing and self-reflection. How are you feeling? What soft skills do you think you will need this year? What personal goals will you set for yourself? What challenges do you anticipate and how do you expect to overcome them?

By the end of tomorrow:
-Upload a written reflection (minimum 300 words, Times New Roman, 12pt)
-Upload your IWA

1. Review the following pages on our website: 

Course Info.
Syllabus
Day 1 Rules
How to Reach Mrs. Dinh 
2. Read a few letters from previous classes. The letters from last year's class is linked in a separate post.

3. Create a new doc and write at least 250 words summarizing what the course and classroom expectations are and how you are feeling about them.

4. Complete Getting to Know You form.