AP Seminar-Period 5 · '24-'25 Assignments

Choose the slides or the docs, not both.

You do not need to fill out every section exactly as written—adjust it to fit your research approach.
Use bullet points to organize your ideas efficiently.
Focus on key points rather than writing full sentences at this stage.
Include evidence and citations for each perspective/stakeholder you analyze.
Skip or modify sections that don’t apply to your research.
Purpose: This outline is meant to help you organize your thoughts, but you can structure your paper differently if it makes more sense for your research. The goal is to create a clear plan that makes writing your IWA easier.

Please read the directions carefully. You may reference the entries you did in the fall for the two education sources, the fill-in-the-blank example, the red packet of academic language phrases, as well as your credibility statement practice. Remember the goal is to put sources IN CONVERSATION. Formatting is important too.

Pace yourself to put two sources in conversation per day. I’ve planned for three days for you, so that you can finish six by the end of Wednesday.

A note about credibility statements: If it is a peer-reviewed article, you do not need to explain its credibility. The reader would know by looking at your Works Cited. However, if the credibility is not traditionally present, you must justify it by writing a credibility statement.

Please reach out with any questions!

In small groups, you will complete one hexagonal thinking web of ideas and explain your top 5 connections.
Only one team member needs to turn this in on behalf of the whole team. They should make a copy of the template and share it with each member.
Attached is a word cloud of your Padlet re: possible topics.

Read and annotate according to our usual guidelines (ACE).

OBJECTIVE: I CAN describe and explain the essential rhetorical elements in Colin Powell's speech BY writing a four-sentence rhetorical précis for each USING sentence starters and templates.

TASK: Rhetorical Précis Paragraphs

DIRECTIONS: Review posted websites, and/or search for other rhetorical précis templates that you would like to use. Follow the sentence starters and templates carefully and write your own rhetorical précis paragraph for your last source!

Only one team member per team needs to attach and submit. Thanks!

Read and annotate according to our usual annotation guidelines (ACE).

Use your OPTIC analysis protocol to view and annotate these photographs

Please read and annotate in preparation for tomorrow's jigsaw poster activity. Upload your annotated PDF.

Create a shared doc and work together to write a script for your TMP. Use headings to organize by slides or required elements. Plan how much time you've allotted for each element. Review your rubric to ensure you include everything you need to get a high score.

You are free to organize your presentation however you see fit. Just be sure to review the rubric and make sure it meets all expectations.
You may use any presentation software, but please attach the file or viewable link to it to this assignment post.

1. Watch the Edpuzzle 

2. Brainstorm three solutions using the outline

Purpose: organize your research to find solutions, resolutions, or conclusions

Objective: use your individual knowledge of the topic to help form the group argument for the TMP 

Step 1: 
One team member creates a new Padlet set to "Canvas" mode so that your posts can move like stickies. Share it to all team members and attach it to this assignment.
The title of your Padlet should be your RQ.
Make a copy of the slide deck and attach it to this assignment.
Step 2:
Each team member will use a single post per source to communicate the following info: source, main idea, proposed solution/conclusion. Use bullet points or simple phrases to communicate. 
SCREENSHOT AND ADD TO THE SLIDE DECK
Step 3:
As a team, you are charged with categorizing the sources into small groups in a logical fashion based on either the main idea or proposed solution/conclusions. Once all sources are placed into categories, the group should attempt to identify and label each group. 
You may want to have placeholder posts and categories for missing information or topics needing further research.
SCREENSHOT AND ADD TO THE SLIDE DECK
Step 4: 
Based on the categories created by the group there might be one or two categories which have more stickies than others. The largest or two largest groups should help start a conversation regarding the best solution or conclusion which will serve as the basis of the TMP; the smaller groups could serve as the other solutions to be discussed in the presentation. 
At this point, you probably have some sort of outline. 
SCREENSHOT AND ADD TO THE SLIDE DECK

ATTENTION: ONLY ONE TEAMMATE CLICKS ON THE REMAKE LINK BELOW. Please attach it to this assignment. Thanks.

Maximum word count: 1200
Word count for a score of 5 on this assignment: 1000
Strive to write 200-300 words each class period and have a complete draft ready on Thursday for peer review. 

The Individual Research Report
Individually, students investigate their assigned approach, perspectives, or lens on the issue or topic of the team research question. Each student presents his or her findings and analysis to the group in a well-written individual report that: 
identifies the area of investigation and its relationship to the overall problem or issue; 
summarizes, explains, analyzes, and evaluates the main ideas and reasoning in the chosen sources; 
identifies, compares, and interprets a range of perspectives about the problem or issue; and 
cites all sources used and includes a list of works cited or bibliography. 
Students must avoid plagiarism by acknowledging, attributing, and/or citing sources throughout the paper and including a bibliography or works cited (see the AP Capstone Policy on Plagiarism and Falsification or Fabrication of Information). 

Note: Students and teachers should check work for plagiarism prior to final submission.

You do not need to fill out every section exactly as written—adjust it to fit your research approach.
Use bullet points to organize your ideas efficiently.
Focus on key points rather than writing full sentences at this stage.
Include evidence and citations for each perspective/stakeholder you analyze.
Skip or modify sections that don’t apply to your research.
Purpose: This outline is meant to help you organize your thoughts, but you can structure your paper differently if it makes more sense for your research. The goal is to create a clear plan that makes writing your IRR easier.

Please read the directions carefully. You may reference the entries you did in the fall for the two education sources, the fill-in-the-blank example, the red packet of academic language phrases, as well as your credibility statement practice. Remember the goal is to put sources IN CONVERSATION. Formatting is important too.

Pace yourself to put two sources in conversation per day. I’ve planned for three days for you, so that you can finish six by the end of Wednesday.

A note about credibility statements: If it is a peer-reviewed article, you do not need to explain its credibility. The reader would know by looking at your Works Cited. However, if the credibility is not traditionally present, you must justify it by writing a credibility statement.

Please reach out with any questions!

What is one thing this team did well that you want to emulate, and one thing your team could improve? How do the IRRs, slideshow, and oral defense work together to create a strong, cohesive argument?

Th 1/16: Phase 1 (slides 1-11)
F 1/17: Phase 2 (slides 12-20)
T 1/21: View AP Daily Videos, reflect, revise
W 1/22: Phase 3 (slides 21-26)

Only one team member needs to upload and submit on behalf of the team.

As a group... 
Have one team member make a copy of the doc and share it to the rest of the team
Watch the AP Daily Video: Finding an Area of Interest to Research 
Pause when it tells you to and complete the practice exercises in the attached doc 
Submit when done

Please complete this form before you leave for winter break.

Objective: In small groups, you will be reading and annotating sources from the 2017 EOC B exam, analyzing multiple perspectives and putting those sources in conversation by creating a "dinner party" slide deck and presentation.

Log onto AP Classroom and watch the assigned AP Daily Video with the above title
When the presenter asks you to pause, pause and complete the task on the Google Doc 
Finish watching the video and answering the rest of the questions

If you are opting to do the rewrite, please attach it to this assignment post. You have one week. :) If you need more time (like over the break, please let me know! I'd be happy to grant you an extension.) 


Clarifications re: Rewrite 
Each student can choose any paragraph from their team paper to rewrite. It does not have to be a paragraph that you originally wrote. 
It is optional for each student, meaning that not every team member needs to agree to do the rewrite. Whoever wants to do it, can. If you don't want to do it, that's okay, too!
You are revising it individually, not as a group. No more group writing - yay!

Group member #1 makes a copy of the attached Coffee House template, uploads it to this assignment post, and shares it with the other group members. 
Each discussion question will have a different group member as the facilitator. They will ask the question and type the discussion notes in bullet points.
After the group is finished discussing the question, every group member is responsible for writing their own individual response to the discussion question in their corresponding box on the right side.

Only one person in your group needs to make a copy, share it to all, and submits it for everyone.

Only one group member needs to make a copy to turn in on behalf of the entire group.

One team member is responsible for making a copy of the doc, sharing it to all, uploading and submitting it to this assignment post. Please have one team member bring a printed copy to class on Thursday.

Attach your assignment here. Due Monday at the beginning of class.

Only one team member needs to turn in the slides (due at the end of class)
Every one needs to do their own reflection (due before class on Monday)

Agenda:
Use the RAVEN method to research the two speakers' credibility and reputation. 
Watch an excerpt on Edpuzzle and answer the questions.

Attach a link or a copy of your slideshow here. Presentations will be on Wednesday!

Only one group member needs to turn in a copy to this assignment post.