We will be using this Google Site as a repository of materials you will need throughout the year.
We will be using Google Classroom to manage many assignments. You should already see AP Seminar in your Google Classroom dashboard. If not, please let me know.
AP Capstone is not a course. It’s a two-year program based on two AP courses—AP Seminar and AP Research. Other AP courses teach you, in depth, about a specific subject, like biology or U.S. history. AP Seminar and AP Research are different. They focus on helping you develop academic skills you can use in any discipline. These skills include:
Critical thinking: View issues from multiple perspectives and create arguments based on evidence.
Collaboration: Work alone, in a group, and with expert advisers to communicate your ideas.
Conducting research: Explore various research methods and complete research projects on topics of your own choosing.
Public speaking: Present and defend your work as a group and individually.
Using the QUEST model, students will explore complexities of one or more themes by making connections, exploring multiple lenses, stakeholders, and perspectives related to those themes.
Students will develop and apply discrete skills identified within the QUEST big ideas.
Students will gain a rich appreciation and understanding of issues by engaging in activities such as:
reading articles and scientific research studies
reading foundational, literary, and philosophical texts
viewing and listening to speeches, broadcasts, personal accounts
experiencing artistic works and performances
Students will develop ethical research practices and abide by the AP Capstone and BHS plagiarism policies.
Students will work collaboratively with a team to identify, investigate, analyze, and evaluate real-world problems; consider and evaluate alternatives or options; propose solutions/resolutions; and present and defend their solutions in multimedia presentations.
Students will work independently to identify a research question based on stimulus material; research, analyze, evaluate, and select evidence to develop an argument; present and defend a conclusion; and produce a multimedia presentation.
About Mrs. Malatesta
Greetings!
This is my 28th year of teaching and my sixth teaching AP Seminar. I'm a mom of two - Sarah is an engineer who lives in Colorado - and Lindsay is an industrial designer who lives in Brooklyn. As a family, we enjoy gaming (yes, really). Mr. Malatesta and I love to travel and take photos. We are also big sci-fi & adventure fans.
