Lesson Plans
AUGUST
Unit 1
1. Class Rules (Attendance, Communication, Participation)
2. My Unique Fact, What People Probably Don't Know About Me
3. Syllabus Review
A. Capstone Overview
B. Seminar vs. Research
C. Lab Attendance
D. Grading Scale
E. Writing assignment and presentation 1 – Implicit bias
F. Writing assignment and presentation 2 – Wealth distribution
G. AP Exam Task 1 - Team Project and Presentation (TPP) 8-10 minutes, Individual Research Report (IRR) 1,200 words: Review exemplars
H. AP Exam Task 2 – Individual Written Argument (IWA) 2,000 words, Individual Multimedia Presentation (IMP) 6-8 minutes, Oral Defense (OD) 2 questions: Review exemplars
I. AP Exam Task 3 – Understanding/Analyzing an argument (3 short answer questions, 30 minutes), Evidence based argument (1 essay, 90 minutes): Review exemplars
J. Plagiarism Policy
K. Symposium
4. Technology Review (MS Word Citation Tool, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Scholar, EBSCO, Gale, Turnitin, PowerPoint, Excel)
5. Class communication (Remind101, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, email, cell phones, etc.)
6. Ice Breaker – Pen Ninja
7. Personality Profile Testing
SEPTEMBER
1. QUEST
2. CRAPP TEST
3. Toulmin argument model - Monty Python Argument Clinic
4. Fallacies via The Onion and the Daily Mash
5. Youtube: Trump Won't Win Montage, Jon Oliver Scientific Studies
6. Havidol, Lipsinking with children’s voices, Youtube Writing Peer Review Top 10 mistakes, Jennie McCarthy video on autism
7. Commonwealth Club of California 10/9/2017
8. Radio Lab, Here and Now 10/9/2017
9. Citation Style as works cited
10. Annotated Bibliographies vs. Literature Review
11. Team Building - Zoom
Unit 2
1. Implicit Bias (Lenses: Gender, Age, Race, Economic, Religion, Success, Teachers, Police)
2. Stimulus Material Review
3. Rubric Review
4. Writing Template
A. Thematic Statement/Question
B. Introduction
C. Literary Review via lenses (perspectives, opposing and alternative views, validity/credibility/strength/weakness of sources, limitations, implications, visuals)
D. Solution, recommendation
E. Bibliography
F. Attachments
5. Teams, Roles, Norms, Expectations, Lens
6. Peer Edit Expectations
7. Acceptable publications (New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, National Geographic, Ted Talks, National Public Radio, Commonwealth Club of California, Medical Journals)
8. Unacceptable publications (Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Fox News, CNN, any www.unabletoCRAPPout .com)
9. Implicit Bias Annotated Bibs (2)
10. Peer Edit Bibs (2 per bib)
11. PowerPoint Pitch
12. Poster Pitch
13. Implicit Bias Annotated Bibs with opposing views (3 new)
14. Peer Edit Bibs (2 per bib)
15. Rough Draft 1
16. Peer Edits (2) For Draft 1
OCTOBER
1. Rough Draft 2
2. Peer Edits (2) For Draft 2
3. IRR Rubric Review
4. Implicit Bias Final
5. Youtube: Life After Death by Powerpoint, Gettysburg Address Powerpoint, How to avoid death by Powerpoint
6. TMP Rubric Review
7. Oral Defense Question Review
8. PowerPoint Slides Due
9. Practice Presentations
10. Implicit Bias Group Presentations
11. Implicit Bias TMP and IRR Exemplar Review
Unit 3
1. Wealth Distribution (Rich, poor, political, race, international, futuristic, economic)
2. Rubric Review, Stimulus Review
3. Teams (Roles, norms, expectations, lenses)
4. Annotated Bibs (5)
5. Peer Edits (2)
6. PowerPoint Pitch
7. Poster Pitch
8. Rough Draft 1
9. Peer Edit for Rough Draft 1 (2)
NOVEMBER
1. Annotated Bibs (10)
2. Rough Daft 2
3. Peer Edit (2) for Rough Draft 2
4. Final
5. Peer Edit (2) for Rough Draft 2
6. PowerPoint slides due
7. Oral Defense Question Review
8. Practice Presentations
9. Presentations
10. Exemplar Review
11. Symposium
DECEMBER
Unit 4 - Performance Task 1
1. Rubric Review
2. Stimulus Material Review
3. Template Reviewed Again
4. Teams (Roles, Norms, Expectations, Lenses)
5. Consultant selections, letters, confirmation emails
6. Editor selections, letters, confirmation emails
7. Annotated Bibs (5)
8. IRR Peer Review (2)
9. IRR Consultant Review
10. IRR Editor Review
11. PowerPoint Pitch
12. Poster Pitch
JANUARY
1. Sign up for AP exam
2. Annotated Bibs with opposing views (15)
3. Rough Draft 1
4. IRR Peer Review (2)
5. IRR Consultant Review
6. IRR Editor Review
FEBRUARY
1. Rough Draft 2
2. IRR Peer Review (2)
3. IRR Consultant Review
4. IRR Editor Review
5. IRR Final Submit
6. TMP Rubric Review
7. PowerPoints slides submitted
8. Oral Defense Question Review
9. Practice Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Exemplar Review
Unit 5 – Performance Task 2
1. Rubric Review
2. Stimulus Review
3. Template Review Again
4. Potential Lenses
5. Consultant selections, letters, confirmation emails
6. Editor selections, letters, confirmation emails
7. Annotated Bibs (5)
8. IWA Peer Review (2)
9. IWA Consultant Review
10. IWA Editor Review
11. PowerPoint Pitch
12. Poster Pitch
MARCH
1. Annotated Bibs with opposing views (15)
2. IWA Peer Review
3. IWA Consultant Review
4. IWA Editor Review
5. Rough Draft 1
6. IWA Peer Review
7. IWA Consultant Review
8. IWA Editor Review
APRIL
1. IWA Rough Draft 2
2. IWA Consultant Review
3. IWA Editor Review
4. IWA Final Submit
5. PowerPoints slides submitted
6. Oral Defense Question Review
7. Practice Presentations
8. Presentations
9. Exemplar Review
Performance Task 3 – Practiced time writings
10. Part 1 – 3 questions, 30 minutes
11. Part 2 – 1 argument 90 minutes
MAY
1. Capstone Graduation Ceremony
2. Seminar Meetings to discuss Research Plans
3. Independent Research
4. Research Type
5. Research Style
6. Citation Style
7. Future Research
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