Individual Written Argument

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Individual Written Argument (IWA)

The first assessed piece for Performance Task #2 is an Individual Written Argument (IWA). This component comprises 70% of the total 35% for Performance Task #2.

The IWA will need to be 2000 words in length.

TASK GUIDELINES

Your instructors will engage you in discussions of emerging issues from the cross-curricular stimulus material supplied by the College Board. These materials are released in early January, and students must address the current year's stimulus material in your written responses.

Once you have read and analyzed the stimulus material and identified thematic connections, you will then compose a research question prompted by this analysis.

You will then gather additional information through research; analyze, evaluate, and select evidence; and develop a logical well-reasoned argument of 2000 words. NOTE THAT THIS IS A PERSUASIVE ESSAY.

Building an Argument

Sample Argument Statements:

Template for Collecting Research Evidence

Literature_Review_Template_Final

Writing Your Individual Written Argument

IWA Outline Template

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Top 10 Tips for Successful IWAs

Editing Your Individual Written Argument

Self Editing

IWA Self Edit

Peer Editing

Task 2 Peer Review

Individual Written Argument Papers: Samples

High Scoring IWA 2022: Destructive Obedience: Star Wars Storm Troopers
High Scoring IWA 2020: Why Genetic Editing is Unfeasible
High Scoring IWA 2019: Data Science - Sustainable Agriculture, China
High Scoring IWA 2018: Reality in Virtual Reality

Scoring Guidelines for Individual Written Argument

AP Seminar Written Argument Scoring Rubric.pdf

CHECKLIST - Before Uploading your Individual Written Argument:

Make sure your name, your teacher's names, and school are all removed from your paper.
Include Individual Written Argument, Paper Title, AP Seminar [Current Year], and Word Count on your title page.
Make sure your title is engaging and specific.
Triple-check your internal citations.
Make sure to edit your references.
Run your paper through Grammarly.
Read your report out-loud to yourself so you can catch confusing and/or unclear phrasing.

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