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April 2013

AP Seminar

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Placement _______

WELCOME

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Community Builder:Just like me…..

1. One person begins introducing themselves to the group

2. When another person in the audience hears something the previous person shared that is “just like them” the chime in say “ that’s just like me”

3. The person that chimed in saying “ that’s just like me begins introducing themselves starting with the connection from the previous person.

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 until all members in the audience have introduced themselves.

Students will share with the class one strategy or tip they will use on

exam day

AP SeminarCBC

I DO

•Instructor will review the 21st Centry skills and AP success stats with students and make a conncetion to the AP Seminar•Instructor will review specific content for AP course of study

WE DO

• Instructor and students will utilize test taking strategies to answer multiple choice and free response answers

YOU DO

• Students will utilize materials from the AP Seminar to study for AP exam

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3 Learning Goal: Learners will understand and implement effective test taking strategies for passing AP exams.

Objec

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• Learners will: utilize content knowledge learned in AP courses coupled with effective test taking strategies to increase pass rate by completing practice AP test questions

Bellwork: Community Builder

Strategic Plan Goal # 1Increased Student Achievement

NEXT STEPS:1. Utilize new learning and implement on AP exam2. Continue to study for AP exam

Benchmarks:

Exit ActivityEssential Question:How do we revolutionize the way we teach, lead, and learn for 21st century success?Common Language:

• Advanced Placement• Effective Strategies

21st Century Skills Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap

1. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving2. Collaboration and Leadership3. Agility and Adaptability4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism5. Effective Oral and Written

Communication6. Accessing and Analyzing Information7. Curiosity and Imagination

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Positive StatisticsHurray Lake County

SchoolsLake County Schools….

– Named to the College Board District Honor Roll

Content Overview• Brain Dump Activity for 14 time

periods of US History• Highlight anything you have

questions on• Thesis Drill (DBQ/FRQ topics)• Answer questions

Strategies and Practice: Multiple

Choice• 80 Multiple Choice questions in

55 mins.• Answer every question; skip it

and come back to it if unsure; check every so often to make sure you are bubbling in the right number

• If time left over, review your answers; only change it if you read the question wrong; trust your 1st choice otherwise

AP MC Grading Scale

• Raw Score AP Score(# of questions right)

• 60-80 5• 50-59 4• 40-49 3• 30-39 2• 29 and below 1

Strategies and Practice: Free

Response• 1 DBQ (document based question)

+ 2 FRQs (free response questions)• 15 minutes: mandatory

reading/planning/prewriting• Hand out writing booklets• Big chunk of time (115 mins.):

45 mins. to write DBQ, 5 mins. planning, 30 mins. write FRQ #1(choose 1 of 2 = B4 Civil War); 5 mins. planning, 30 mins. write FRQ #2 (choose 1 of 2 = After Civil War)

DBQ Helpful Tips• Hook, background information,

THESIS (take a stance)• Minimum = use one more than

½ the documents (the more, the merrier)

• Group the documents; no laundry list

• MUST HAVE OUTSIDE INFORMATION! (info. not given to you in the documents, something you add from your brain)

DBQs Continued…• Show analysis, not just

description• Paragraphs should be at least

3-5 sentences in length (not an entire page)

• Use the documents and cite them – Ex: “According to Cotton Mather

(Doc. A), it is evident that…”• Try to evaluate the usefulness

of the document (strengths/weaknesses/bias)

DBQs continued…• Answer the question provided

(not the one you want to answer)

• Focus in on the dates provided in the question (they chose those particular dates for a reason)

• Adding info. from outside of the time period isn’t helpful unless it shows causation or impact

Exit Activity• With a shoulder partner, turn

and talk about one strategy you will utilize on your AP exam and why.

Lake County Schools Investing In Excellence!

College and Career Readiness

Academic Services

April 2013