PT 2

Make sure to check out AP Live: AP Seminar - 38 videos that break down EOC A, EOC B, PT1, and PT2 for students 

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Assuming your students have completed a practice PT2 in the fall, the first thing to do when embarking on the 30-day to 6 week adventure that is PT2 is to:

• Re-familiarize students with the IWA and IMP rubrics 

• Walk students through not only the rubrics, but the scoring notes (these are created at the reading and are invaluable for rubric interpretation) 

• Determine a plan for working through the stimulus materials as a class

Below are some talking points I use with my students

Next on the agenda are class discussions on each stimulus text and a topic brainstorm session following each discussion. The first 5 points on the rubric cannot be earned without a relevant integration of one of the stimulus materials into your argument.

To give you an opportunity to hone your speaking skills, I'm going to have groups of you (or individuals, in some cases) lead discussions on different stimulus texts. You will all read and annotate all texts, but will only be responsible for leading a discussion of one. Below is a list of who is leading which discussion (please make note of the dates on the calendar).

This generally takes us about a week and involves students reading and annotating a new piece each night. I read and annotate as well to trouble-shoot during the discussions, but my primary role is note-taker. Below is one of our brainstorm sessions as an example: 

Topic Ideas from Stimulus Materials Discussions:  Stimulus Class Discussion Notes 2020