EOC Basics
The amount of time that you have for the entire EOC
What is two hours?
What is one?
EOC, Part B contains this number of stimulus materials
What is four?
When you start the exam, complete this section first
What is Part B?
The recommended amount of time for EOC, Part A
What is 45 minutes?
The date and time of the AP Seminar EOC
What is Monday, May 11, at 12:00 p.m. (E.T.)?
The objective of Part A
What is analyze the author's argument?
The objective of part B
What is compose a 5 paragraph compelling argumentative essay?
When you complete Part A, the recommended order for answering the questions is this
What is question 2,3, and 1?
The recommended amount of time for EOC, Part B
What is 1 hour 15 minutes ?
The weight of the EOC in the overall assessment of an AP Seminar student's score
What is 45%?
Part A1 asks students to do the following.
What is determine the author's argument, main idea, or thesis?
The response must identify a/an ______________from the provided sources.
What is a theme or issue?
To save time in Part B, you can do this
What is read the 2 sources you are most comfortable with instead of reading all 4?
To earn a MEDIUM score, the recommended length of each section (A1, A2, and A3) for EOC, Part A
What is the following?
A1: 1-2 well-developed sentences
A2: At least one paragraph of roughly 5 sentences
A3: At least one paragraph of roughly 5 sentences
The minimum number of points needed to pass Part A and Part B
What is 10 points and 16 points?
Part A2 asks students to do the following.
What is explaining the author's line of reasoning by identifying relevant claims and clearly explaining the connections between them?
The student must incorporate this number of sources from the stimulus materials.
What is at least two?
To identify all the parts of the argument in Part A, question 2, you should do this
What is identify all the individual claims then lump them into groups based on similarity/themes?
To earn a HIGH score, the recommended length of each section (A1, A2, and A3) for EOC, Part A
What is the following?
A1: 1-2 sentences
A2: One long, well developed paragraph
A3: Three paragraphs
You are NOT required to do these 3 things in your Part B essay (even though you did them in the IRR and IWA)
What is...
establish credibility and relevance
meet a specific word count
use mostly Tier 1 sources
Part A3 prompts students to do the following.
What is evaluating the relevance and credibility of the author's evidence?
EOC, Part B should be driven by _________________.
What is the student's perspective or argument?
The recommended allocation of time for Part B is this..
What is...
Read sources within 15 minutes
Create a research question within 5 minutes
Create an outline within 10 minutes
Use the remaining time to write
Ms. C's suggestions for managing your time while writing EOC, Part A and EOC, Part B
What is the following?
EOC, Part A
--Reading and Annotating: 5 minutes
--A1: 3 minutes
--A2: 10 minutes
--A3: 10 minutes
--Proofreading: 2 minutes
EOC, Part B
--Reading and Annotating: 15 minutes
--Planning and Outlining: 10 minutes
--Writing: 55 minutes
--Proofreading: 10 minutes