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Collaborative research and equitable task distribution · Developing a team-driven research question from a real-world issue · Individual Research Report (IRR): written argument in ~1,200 words · Team Multimedia Presentation design (8–10 minutes, visuals-forward slides) · Oral defense preparation: responding to a single follow-up question per student · Source attribution and citation practices within the IRR · Big Idea: Question and Explore (QE) — developing inquiry and exploring complexity · Big Idea: Team, Transform, and Transmit (TTT) — collaboration and communication · Big Idea: Synthesize Ideas (SI) — integrating evidence into a shared argument

Developing an independently chosen, arguable research question · Individual Written Argument (IWA): 2,000-word limit, 7-row rubric (48 points total) · IWA Row 1–2: Context — situating the argument in a larger real-world framework using stimulus sources · IWA Row 3: Perspective — analyzing and connecting multiple perspectives rather than summarizing them · IWA Rows 4–5: Argument — constructing and developing a multi-claim line of reasoning with evidence · IWA Row 6: Citations — consistent attribution and citation practices (MLA or APA) · IWA Row 7: Style and Conventions — academic written communication quality · Individual Multimedia Presentation (IMP): 6–8 minutes, scored by the AP Seminar teacher · Oral Defense: 2 teacher questions probing depth of understanding; scored by the teacher · Big Idea: Understand and Analyze (UA) — evaluating arguments, claims, and evidence in sources · Big Idea: Evaluate Multiple Perspectives (EMP) — comparing viewpoints and understanding context · Big Idea: Synthesize Ideas (SI) — building an original argument from multiple sources

EOC Part A — Short Answer (3 questions, ~30 min): analyzing a single provided argumentative article · EOC Part A Q1: identifying the article's thesis or central claim · EOC Part A Q2: explaining the article's line of reasoning — how claims and evidence connect to build the argument · EOC Part A Q3: evaluating the effectiveness of evidence — relevance, sufficiency, and type (anecdotal, statistical, expert opinion) · EOC Part B — Synthesis Essay (1 essay, ~90 min): constructing an original argument from 4 provided stimulus sources · Generating a thesis perspective not already present in any of the four sources · Integrating and citing at least 2 of the 4 stimulus sources as evidence within the essay · Coherent multi-claim argumentative structure under timed conditions with unseen sources · Big Idea: Understand and Analyze (UA) — applied to Part A single-text analysis · Big Idea: Evaluate Multiple Perspectives (EMP) — applied to Part B multi-source reasoning · Big Idea: Synthesize Ideas (SI) — applied to Part B original argument construction · Digital exam delivery via College Board Bluebook app; all responses typed and auto-submitted