On this webpage, I curate resources for the use of students taking AP Seminar. For information about this course—including a very detailed course and exam description—please visit the College Board’s website.
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AP Digital Portfolio: Student User Guide
AP Seminar online classes and review sessions
Performance Task 1
- a detailed description of all components of PT1 (including Oral Defense questions)
- “Examining Your Question”
- sample student responses (high, medium, and low) and scoring commentary
- scoring guidelines for the Individual Research Report (IRR) and the Team Multimedia Presentation (TMP)
- “What’s the difference between the IRR and the IWA?” (Simone)
- “Guidelines for Presentations” (Simone)
Performance Task 2
- a detailed description of all components of PT2 (including the Stimulus Materials and Oral Defense questions)
- “Examining Your Question”
- sample student responses (high, medium, and low) and scoring commentary
- scoring guidelines for the Individual Written Argument (IWA) and the Individual Multimedia Presentation (IMP)
- “What’s the difference between the IRR and the IWA?” (Simone)
Lenses
Guides to Research
- research guides, by subject (VCU Libraries)
Guides to Writing
- The Writing Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Texas A&M’s University Writing Center
- quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing (Purdue OWL)
Determining the Credibility of Sources
- Evaluating Sources for Credibility (North Carolina State University)
- Online Source Analysis Template (College Board)
- Evaluate Credibility Using the Rumor Guard 5 Factors (New Literacy Project)
- The Media Bias Chart (Ad Fontes Media)
- Weekly Rated Articles (Ad Fontes Media)
- SIFT: four moves that help separate fact from fiction
- five easy lessons—taking about 30 minutes apiece—that explore the SIFT model more deeply
Annotated Bibliography
- Brief explanation of the purpose and format (Purdue OWL)
- Template for writing an annotated bibliography in MLA (Indian River State College)
- “How to Compose Your Annotated Bibliography #3”
MLA Citations
- a simple description of the core elements of MLA citations (UNC at Chapel Hill)
- examples of citations for various online sources (UNC at Chapel Hill)
- Please note: When possible, cite a DOI (preceded by “doi:”) instead of a URL.
- examples of citations for various print sources (UNC at Chapel Hill)
- How to Cite Using MLA Style (a series of videos at Read, Write, and Cite)
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL)
- Using Citation Machines Responsibly (Purdue OWL)
- EasyBib
- MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics (Purdue OWL)
- video about in-text citations (Purdue OWL)
- MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format (Purdue OWL)
- video about the works cited page (Purdue OWL)
- MLA Sample Works Cited Page (Purdue OWL)
- MLA Sample Paper (Purdue OWL)