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

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!