Course Description and Purpose
Using an _______ framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances.
Inquiry
Come to class prepared to be fully present, contribute to a community of learners through _________ work.
Collaborative
You will have difficulty reaching your potential in this course if you are not _________ or do not complete work on time.
Present
Lapses in integrity may affect all of ________ and not just your score.
Grove
This syllabus is a ______ in ______ and subject to change.
Work progress. While this will serve as a guide for the year, some things may change slightly.
Students will develop their own ________ in written essays.
Perspectives
Recognize and avoid ________ by responsibly citing sources.
Plagiarism
It is your _________ to seek help before the due date.
Responsibility
Students feeling ___________ by an assignment should consult with Erin to strategize rather than steal or co-opt the work.
Overwhelmed
Those who do not do their work or make working in a group untenable may lose credit for team presentations and tasks. As the task is based on ___________, the student will receive a zero for the presentation, and the assignment cannot be made up individually.
Teamwork
Students learn to ________ information from multiple sources.
Synthesize
Chromebook or laptop, must have a _______, and ________.
Keyboard charger. You need to bring your computer AND charger to class daily.
I will not accept late work after _______ days past the due date.
Five
Participating teachers shall inform students of the consequences of plagiarism and instruct students to _________ use and acknowledge the ideas and work of others throughout their course work.
Ethically
The College Board has guards in place to detect __________.
Plagiarism. This includes AI, which also includes some elements of Grammarly and similar tools.
The course aims to equip students with the power to _________ and ________ information with accuracy and precision in order to craft and communicate evidence-based arguments.
Analyze evaluate
Skill development is a _________, not a product
Process
For each day the school work is late, _______% will be deducted from the score up to ______%.
10% 50%
The student’s individual ________ should be clearly evident, and the ideas of others must be acknowledged, attributed, and/or cited.
Voice
There will be few times that teachers or adults can give _______ _______ on formal AP Seminar tasks.
Direct feedback
Students will design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both __________ and as part of a ________.
Individually team
Outside of class, prepare for class by completing homework and actively pursuing ________ ________.
Outside information
Any assignment not submitted on the ______ ______ is considered_______ ______.
Due date, late work
Students who do not create original work or properly integrate and cite resources (this includes ________ or __________ plagiarism and ________) may receive a “zero” for class assignments. This can also result in a zero for that section of the AP exam OR not receiving a score at all.
Intentional, unintentional, AI
Come ready to work with others. Your success relies heavily on _________ and ________ _________.
Collaboration peer review