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AP Capstone: Seminar and Research

AP Capstone: Seminar and Research. Back to School Night August 30, 2018 AP Capstone Website. About Me:. English 12 instructor and GPS Coordinator Globe Education Academy alumna and mentor (UC Davis School of Ed) BA: English (minor in music), California Lutheran University

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AP Capstone: Seminar and Research

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  1. AP Capstone: Seminar and Research Back to School Night August 30, 2018 AP Capstone Website

  2. About Me: • English 12 instructor and GPS Coordinator • Globe Education Academy alumna and mentor (UC Davis School of Ed) • BA: English (minor in music), California Lutheran University • MEd: Curriculum and Instruction, CSU Sacramento • National Board Certified Teacher Communication: E-Mail – mmalaspi@fcusd.org Phone – 916-294-2400 ext. 415202 Remind Account @apsem1819 Google Classroom: un10wy Website (information relevant to course and links to videos, websites, etc. ) I do NOT post daily homework.

  3. AP Capstone Diploma and Certificate Path

  4. AP Capstone Framework: QUEST These are the Big Ideas of the course which are transferable to other coursework, college, career and beyond.

  5. What is AP Seminar? AP Seminar is a skills-based, thematically organized, interdisciplinary course which • Provides sustained practice of investigating issues from multiple perspectives • Cultivates student writing abilities so they can craft, communicate, and defend evidence-based arguments • Empowers students to collect and analyze information with accuracy and precision It is NOT subject-specific or discipline-specific.

  6. 2018-2019: AP Seminar at Folsom High School • Open to 11th and 12th graders beginning this year. • Counts for GPS Elective Credit and “G” elective credit for CSU/UC system. • Encouraged for students with a wide variety of interests, in a wide variety of pathways, with a wide variety of academic needs.

  7. AP Seminar theme this year GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Unit 1: Identity and Diversity Unit 2: Effects of Globalization Unit 3: Issues Related to Human Rights Unit 4: Team Project on Global Issue Unit 5: Individual Project (based on College Board-provided materials) Unit 6: Springboard into AP Research

  8. How are AP Seminar students assessed?Assessments take place over the course of the second semester. PERFORMANCE TASK 1 (20% of overall score) Team Research Project • Individual report of 1200 words • Team project and presentation (8-10 minutes + oral defense) PERFORMANCE TASK 2(35% of overall score) Individual Research Project • Individual research-based essay of 2000 words • Individual presentation (6-8 minutes + oral defense) END OF COURSE EXAM (45% of overall score) • Argument analysis and evaluation • Argument essay synthesizing source material

  9. 2018 AP Seminar Scores According to College Board, students taking the AP Seminar assessments in 2018 experienced an 82.2% PASS RATE, with 5 students earning perfect scores! 5 = 7.9% 2 = 15.4% 4 = 16.7% 1 = 2.4% 3 = 57.6%

  10. Grading System Grading Scale: 90% A, 80% B, 70% C, 60% D, below 60% F Weighted Grades: Writing/Projects/Formative and Summative Assessments = 80% Classwork/Homework = 20% Please note that FIRST semester will include many more teacher-graded assignments than second semester. Unit assessments in the first semester will be “mock” versions of AP assessments in the second semester. Grades in SECOND semester will largely be based on completion and adherence to deadlines and performance task expectations.

  11. Mock Individual Written Argument DUE Friday, October 19 AP Seminar RoadMap 1st Semester Unit 1: Identity and Diversity Weeks 1-6 Unit Final: Mock EOC Exam Part A Friday, September 21 Unit 2: Effects of Globaliza-tion Weeks 7-12 Wks of Oct 22 and Oct 29 Year at a Glance Unit Final: Mock EOC Exam Part B Wednesday, October 24 Unit 3: Human Rights Weeks 13-18 Mock Individual Research Report DUE Friday, December 7 Mock Individual Media Presentation 2018-2019 Friday, December 21 Friday, April 12 Friday, February 1 Digital Upload Deadline Tuesday, April 30 End of Course Exam Intro to AP Research Last 2 Weeks of School On to AP Research! Mock Team Media Presentation Tuesday, May 7 Wks of Feb 18 and Feb 25 PT 2: Stimulus Packet Distributed On or before Feb 25 PT 2: Individual Written Argument Due PT 2: Individual Media Presentation PT 1: Individual Research Report 2nd Semester PT 1: Team Media Presentation On or before April 26

  12. What is AP Research? In AP Research, students • Develop the skills and discipline necessary to conduct independent research to produce and defend a scholarly academic thesis. • Explore deeply an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest and through this inquiry, • Design, plan, and conduct a year-long mentored, research-based investigation. The course culminates in an academic thesis paper of approximately 5,000 words and a presentation, performance, or exhibition with an oral defense.

  13. Thank you for coming!

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