Fall 2017: AP Research

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
31
Discussion of AP Seminar scores
Day 1 picture
T-shirt order (bring $ by Friday)
Refresh on differences between Seminar and Research, academic paper, and what makes a good topic / Aug 1
Syllabus, discussion of grades, PREP, and WIPs
What makes a good topic, continued: MIT Library site
Libguides.mit.edu
Practical Research notes due (chapters 1 and 2) / 2
Activity: Understanding terms associated with research:

(“The Mediterranean diet doesn't benefit everyone, study says”) – on CNN health today/ see blog for questions

Finish syllabus/ order t-shirts ($15) / 3
Practical Research Chapter 1 roundtable discussion (part 1) / 4
Practical Research Chapter 1 roundtable discussion (part 2)
Draw for WIP groups
Breakfast
7
5 source annotated bib due
Field groups: brainstorm, narrow, peer help (guiding questions) / 8
Practical Research chapter 1 (part 3) Roundtable discussion / 9
Research proposal template/ discussion, questions, due date for proposal: TBD / 10
Work day / find one source – turn in bib info and gist on a notecard / 11
WIP group 1/ breakfast
14
Begin PREP journaling (due next Tuesday) – Topics: What makes this topic original and what makes it a legitimate study versus merely a report? / 15
Research question writing
HW: Read high score sample paper / 16
Class roundtable: high scoring paper (rubric) / observations and questions / 17
Continue discussing high scoring sample: Minority Populations (link on blog)
Video: Is most published research wrong?
Source credibility refresher (poster handouts) / PREP handout / 18
WIP group 2/ breakfast
21
Eclipse Day (Research/ conferences) / 22
PREP entry 1 due
Moving from a topic to a problem statement (why does this topic merit research?)
Practical Research chapter 2 Roundtable discussion (part 1) / group jigsaw / 23
Present chapter 2 sections (groups) / 24
Preliminary research question due (group feedback) / 25 Pep Rally
Discussion of mentors/ expert advisors
28
Ways of Knowing: Theories of Knowledge / 29
TOK (student slides and IB site) / 30
Introduction to methods for research
(read qualitative chapter) / 31
Skittles method designing activity / Sept 1
5 additional sources due (or 10 if topic has changed)
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11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 Homecoming
18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22
25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29
2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
9
Inquiry Proposal Due / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
16 / 17 / 18PSAT / 19 / 20
23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27
30 / 31 / 1 / 2 / 3
6 / 7Workday / 8 / 9 / 10
13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24
27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 1
4 / 5 / 6Econ EOC / 7Econ EOC / 8
11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Finals 12/15-12/20
Break 12/20-1/1

Spring 2018

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1 / 2Workday / 3Workday / 4 / 5
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23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27
30 / 1 / 2 9th & 11th Lit EOC / 3 Alg1 & Geometry EOC / 4 Alg1 & Geometry EOC
7 US, Econ, & Bio EOC
AP EXAMS (5/7-5/18) / 8 US, Econ, & Bio EOC / 9 / 10 / 11
14 / 15
Senior Finals (1st/2nd) / 16
Senior Finals (3rd/4th) / 17
Senior Finals (5th/6th) / 18 7th Final
Finals 5/18-5/23