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  1. AP Seminar Exam Questions and Performance Tasks

    If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at [email protected]. Download free-response questions from past AP Seminar exams, along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring ...

  2. PDF AP Seminar Performance Task: Individual Research-Based Essay and

    This performance task, highlighted in bold below, is one of three parts of the overall assessment for AP Seminar and one of two performance tasks. The assessment for this course is comprised of: Performance Task 1: Team Project and Presentation. Component 1: Individual Research Report. Component 2: Team Multimedia Presentation and Oral Defense.

  3. PDF AP Seminar Performance Task 2: Individual Research-Based Essay and

    a score of 0 on that particular component of the AP Seminar and/or AP Research Performance Task. In AP Seminar, a team of students that fails to properly acknowledge sources or authors on the Team Multimedia Presentation will receive a group score of 0 for that component of the Team Project and Presentation.

  4. Exam Task 2: Research-Based Essay & Presentation

    Performance Task 2. : Performance Task 2 is an assessment in AP Seminar where students are required to analyze a real-world issue and develop an argumentative essay. It evaluates their ability to research, synthesize information, and construct a well-supported argument.

  5. PDF AP SEMINAR 2016 SCORING GUIDELINES

    The argument presents resolutions, conclusions, and/or solutions that are unambiguously linked to evidence and fully address the research question. 6. 6 Building and Communicating an Argument. The essay omits commentary about connections between claims and evidence or offers only very general commentary. 2.

  6. PDF AP Seminar Performance Task 2: Individual Research-Based Essay and

    NR (No Response) A score of NR is assigned to responses that are blank. Reporting Category. Scoring Criteria. Row 1. Understand and Analyze Context. (0 or 5 points) 0 points. The response does not incorporate any of the stimulus material, or, at most, it is mentioned in only one sentence.

  7. PDF AP Seminar Performance Assessment Task 2 Sample Student Responses and

    Points earned for... Max Points. 5 SELECT AND USE EVIDENCE. Any evidence presented in the response is predominantly irrelevant and/ or lacks credibility. The response includes mostly relevant and credible evidence. 6 Pts. The response includes relevant, credible and sufficient evidence to support its argument. 9 Pts.

  8. AP Seminar Exam Guide

    Oral defense (2 questions from the teacher), which is scored by your teacher (10% of section score) End-of-Course Exam (45% of score) 4 questions in 2 hours. 3 short-answer questions (30% of section score) based on a single source. explain and analyze an argument. 1 essay question (70% of section score)

  9. End of Course Exam: Short Answer and Long Essay

    Three short answers questions 👌. One longer argumentative essay 👩🏾‍💻. You'll have two hours to complete both sections of the exam. You can complete the exam in any order that you choose. Before we dive into the nitty gritty, one thing to keep in mind is that the rubrics are short and to the point.

  10. PDF Directions and Sources Packet

    Weight: 35% of the AP Seminar score Task Overview This packet includes stimulus materials for the AP Seminar Performance Assessment Task 2: Individual Research-Based Essay and Presentation. This essay should be in the form of an argument. You must identify a research question prompted by the provided stimulus materials,

  11. Ultimate Guide to the AP Seminar Course and Exam

    The AP Seminar course is the first of two classes required for the AP Capstone Diploma—a two-year program with a curriculum designed to develop students' skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting. Students who receive a score of 3 or higher on the exams for both courses earn an AP Seminar ...

  12. AP Research Performance Task Sample and Scoring ...

    2016: Through-Course and End-of-Course Assessments. Download sample Academic Papers along with scoring guidelines and scoring distributions. If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at [email protected].

  13. The Ultimate Guide to Acing the AP Seminar Exam

    The AP Seminar Exam 2024 will be administered over two weeks in May: May 6-10 and May 13-17. However, it's important to note that April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET) is the deadline for AP Seminar students to submit performance tasks as final and for their presentations to be scored by their AP Seminar teachers.

  14. PDF AP Seminar Performance Task 1

    The report earned a score of 3 for this row because, with few exceptions, the writing is clear, precise, and capable of communicating complex ideas. 2021 College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org. AP® Seminar 2021 Scoring Commentary. Performance Task 1 Individual Research Report.

  15. PDF AP Seminar Performance Task 2

    AP Seminar. 30 April 2022. Word Count: 2058 From studying feminism through the lens of Princess Leia 1 to Kanan Jarrus 2 and the Obama Doctrine to comparing the Galactic Republic 3 and ancient Rome, scholars have applied. Gerorge Lucas' Star Wars to many fields of research (de Bruin-Molé; Sweet; Charles).

  16. What's the general structure of the AP Seminar course and exam?

    AP Seminar is a unique course that focuses on developing students' research, analytical, and interdisciplinary thinking skills. It's part of the AP Capstone™ program, which also includes AP Research, and is designed to help prepare students for college-level research and academic success. Course Structure: In AP Seminar, you will undertake several major projects and participate in regular ...

  17. How Can I Get a 5 in AP Seminar?

    Some tips to get a 5. 1. Time Management. A great piece of advice for anyone in any AP class, but especially those in AP Seminar, is to get a hold onto a time management system. I'm not saying you have to live in planner-land and start time blocking every minute of your day (though for those people, props, y'all are incredible), but setting up ...