As I help you all finalize your papers and submit them, either to me, or to the AP Digital Portfolio, I have a final paper for you to think about and write. See the assignment to your RIGHT, and feel free to ask questions via email if you need to. 

Be well. 

Hello AP Seminar!

You now have two links on the blog to read and consider. 

Goal 1: you are clear on WHAT you need to include and leave off your own final drafts, especially formatting

Goal 2: you are clear on HOW you can upload through the Digital Portfolio.

DO NOT SUBMIT your finalized draft yet. I want to see both of your papers one last time before we do those last steps. You can begin the process. 

I miss you all. We definitely should have a virtual food day and share recipes, since we can't share food. :) Don't forget I am here if you have questions.

Evans

REMINDER:
You have "reports" due on 4-16 and 4-23. Please complete the self-edit assignments that are listed on the right and email me at the end of each week. I got MOST of your emails by Friday last week--thanks. The rest of you will be hearing from me....
Don't skimp on this process. It is an important step.

Some of you may be wondering how class differs for you if you are not taking the AP test. The biggest difference is that I actually grade your IRR and your IWA, based on the AP rubric and the grade goes in the gradebook. Students taking the AP test will see that score come from the AP Board in July.

Peer editing begins on FRIDAY. All students have specific expectations and requirements.

Carefully read the directions and the editing reminder website (both are posted on the right). If you are confused or run into technical difficulties, email me ASAP.
All peer edits must be complete by April 9. (Shared with me via googledocs.) You will all be working and commenting on the SAME draft to prevent the multiple copies problem.

We will be revising drafts (with specific requirements) the following week.

UPDATE FOR APRIL
Hello! The days of grades have returned. We have been given permission to move to an online school model for at least the next month. So assignments are now graded (whether or not you are taking the AP test) and will continue to be assigned, going forward. You were all on that train for the last two weeks. Now just pay attention to DEADLINES. I suggest using an online or paper calendar, as you will be getting assignments from ALL classes beginning next week.

As you can see on the side, I am still posting content that will help you be successful in completing Task 2. Not all links will be useful to all students, since your topics vary widely. I will try to vary the content medium so it is not always reading.

We also now have "office hours." This means you can reasonably expect email responses within one day of emailing a teacher (on weekdays, of course). For me, in order to manage the grading portion (applies more to the other classes), office hours are:
Mon-Fri   8-11am Email only / 1:30-3:30 email or phone calls (the number is 971-915-1175, but it is computer to phone, so be patient if I have to call you back) / 3:30-4:30 Email only

Phone calls are only on a true need-basis such as you got stuck and cannot figure out how to complete a task, a technical problem we both need to see in real time to fix, or barriers to completing work that we might need to discuss. You can always email first, and I will call if needed later.

Deadline reminders:
Outline and 2 annotated bib entries were due LAST week. Full Bib should be done at this point.
Completed rough draft is due on Thursday (April 2). I will email out protocol for peer edits by Thursday.
Peer Edits complete by next Tuesday (April 7).

Carry on! Keep your distance, but carry on! :)

Hello! If you are having trouble logging in to databases from home, Mrs. Beazizo sent out these PASSWORDS to make sure you have access. 

A few of you have yet to actually send me your pictures or google docs marked up (2 BEST). Please do so asap, via email. They were due last Thurs/Fri.

Your rough, but completed draft is due the Thursday after the break (April 2).  We will exchanged drafts online through googledocs sharing from the 2nd through the 6th. You will be asked to name the people you commented on in a classwide, shared document. You should comment on at least 3, no more than 5. Remember to consult the RUBRIC to focus your comments for each classmate. Our goal is to hit the HIGH boxes.

Keep checking the blog for updates. I am working on adding resources today and tomorrow.

Your tentative thesis is DUE tomorrow, March 17^th. Submit your thesis via email to Mrs. Evans by 4pm to be considered “on-time.” This is one day later than the original due date. I will provide feedback on grammar only. You should use your classmates, via shared google docs, to get additional feedback.

You should be marking up articles (on paper or online—your choice, just make sure you are actually marking them up, selecting quotes AND creating commentary/connections between ideas). I will ask for your 2 best examples to be submitted (take pics with your phone and email them to me) by Friday, March 20.

There will be no assignments during the originally scheduled break, but since the AP Board has not, at this time, postponed any AP coursework or tests, we will continue to make progress as if we were in building. Therefore, your argumentative paper OUTLINE is due March 30^th, along with your Initial Bibliography (completely and properly formatted for MLA or APA). Again, submit this via email.

Your 2000 word completed rough draft will be due on Thursday, April 2^nd. Submit it to my email, regardless of what our circumstances are. I will start a group googledoc to handle peer edits at that time, if needed.

Further assignments are to be determined. Plan as if you are giving presentations in mid-April.

REMINDER:
Thursday, 2-27, you need to do a "tech. run" of your slides in class.

Completed presentation practice sheets are due on Tuesday (3-3) for all groups.
Pre-presentation reflections will be written at that time
TUESDAY (3-3) is presentation day for TMPs. ALL slide presentations will be emailed to Mrs. Evans (no edits allowed thereafter) by Tuesday morning prior to class.
Post-presentation reflections will be completed after presentations.

Thursday (3-5) is an activity looking for common themes in the Stimulus materials we have already covered as we look to finish those materials and form our tentative thesis statements/questions.

EMAIL ME A COPY OF YOUR FINAL IRR ESSAY.  PDF is preferred.

Lesson for Tuesday, Feb. 11

You have completed your IRR (informative essays) for your group research question. You should have a printed copy for class today. Get in your groups, if you aren’t already seated together, and thoroughly read each of the 3 other IRRs from your group. Make editing comments, as you read, but your primary job today is to fully understand all 4 lenses for your research question.

When you have read all 4, groups should fill out the worksheet that will help you move from individual research to group thesis/solution (posted). Do not turn this in until Thursday.

Next, use the SPSE outline (posted) to begin developing their presentation. The SPSE outline is merely an example, but it is a decent model of how your group argumentative presentation might be organized. Each group needs an initial outline of what to include completed by the end of the period. We will work on the actual slides/presentation next class, after reviewing previous student presentations.

Today is Rough Draft day for your IRR! Your goal is to get feedback on your neutrality, the variety of sources, the synthesis (are the experts in conversation, or merely sectioned off as subtopics?), and the organizational flow.
After peer feedback you will create a reverse-outline from your draft to double check that you have not missed any crucial pieces of information in your own line of reasoning as you explain this topic through your chosen lens.

It is also FOOD DAY. :)

For our review the last week before finals, the topic you need to find articles or other information about is censorship of entertainment. This may mean you bring a list of banned books, or the law regarding what is considered inappropriate content, articles discussing controversies, etc. Bring one article, cartoon, law, list, or whatever for MONDAY, January 13.

We will be practicing more blending, but also working on signposting. I have posted 2 handouts (I will print them for class) on signposting.

Remember, the final on Tuesday, Jan. 21 is a practice essay in the style of the End-of-course-exam (EOC), part B.

As we practice blending sources that differ greatly, yet have links, we need sources. Therefore, you have homework. :)

For THURSDAY, bring an interesting source (a historical document, a TED talk or other video clip under 3 min, a political cartoon, an editorial, an art piece, a poem, song lyrics, articles, polls, data, etc.) on the general topic of gender equality AS DEFINED BY the UN Sustainability Goal #5.

Hello AP Seminar! Here is the LINK to the list of needed items for the Center for Hope and Safety. Ideally, we will have them gathered this week (by Thursday). It does sound like they will still accept them the week after the Thanksgiving break.

I am purchasing several sets of socks. Do what you can, and don't feel bad if you cannot participate in this particular drive. There are many ways to help. I am always happy to help you find ways to get involved with the community. See you on Monday.

Your FINAL DRAFT of the Individual Research Report is due on Tuesday (turnitin.com AND a printed copy to Evans). Be sure you checked your IRR against the rubric for this style of paper.

Resources for your practice IRR paper have been uploaded. Make sure you are keeping track of the sources you use AND using some sort of citation maker to get them in the roughly-appropriate format for your final paper.

Check out the IRR graded samples and the peer-edit aids posted. Your ROUGH DRAFT is due tomorrow!

DUE on OCT. 22: your argumentative essay on some aspect of food and society

It should be 2-3 pages, single spaced--this does not include the Works Cited. Shorter papers will lose a full grade. 
Double check your own paper against the rubric (IWA--Task 2 in the green rubric set). 
Be sure you used PROPER citation format (label it APA, MLA7 or MLA8).
Have at least 4 credible sources--both cited in the paper (use the templates I gave you!!) and at the end of the paper, in a section labeled Works Cited (MLA) or Bibliography (APA). 

Please return your copies of Global Issues by John Seitz to the library at this time. 

Upcoming Deadlines:
Rough draft of Annotated Bib due Monday (for only 3 of your sources). One of these sources should be a documentary--we haven't clarified this in class yet. See Monday's plan below!
Rough draft of research paper due Tuesday, Oct. 8.

Monday, 9-30:

Students need to show their rough draft Annotated Bibliography—in googledocs or a print version, to verify they have at least 3 completed bibliographic entries, with the accompanying annotation. More is fine, but please indicate if they are not complete on the attached gradesheet.

After verifying their work, students move to their self-selected REVISION groups (3-4 students) with their drafts/Chromebooks. Using the checklist from the blog, and any other resources we have used in class, students should peer edit one another’s drafts and discuss how to improve them. A copy of the rubric is on the class blog.

If there is time, revision groups should also share/discuss the documentary sources they watched as homework, using the same techniques (summarize, consider validity, credibility, currency).

The CALENDAR for this class has been corrected/updated significantly as of 9-23-19. Please use the updated version located here on the blog until you get a new paper copy for October.

Due to my absence 9-23:

Using the example we created last week in class (posted on the class blog) and the checklist (also on the blog), write your annotations for both of the articles you found. If you watched your documentary already (due by Sept. 30), you can also work on that annotation. Don't forget you need multiple perspectives/lenses. You may to work in partners, after 30 min, to get feedback. I will do individual checks when I return.

I am moving the other discussion, and the AP class sign-up paperwork, to the day I return.

UPDATE: After thinking about the scanner errors on the article (Ch. 3 "Food"), we will just check out the text tomorrow at the beginning of class and then use it for the next week. This will save print, but you won't have to keep the text for too long. See you in class!