AP Seminar Stimulus Packet Quiz

How many sources (articles, journals, images) are there in the Stimulus Packet?

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 5

Which stimulus material is set in a jury room?

Which SM features a video?

• The Song of Freedom at the Estonian Song and Dance Festival

• The Holdout

• Excerpts from Democracy in America

• Excerpt from The Namesake

Which SM focuses on sustainability in relation to the clothing industry?

• Ultra Fast Fashion is Eating the World

• The Holdout

• Neural Sensitivity to Conflicting Attitudes

Which of the following is true of the stimulus materials?

• You could complete the IWA without looking at the SM

• They are theme based and broadly scan the academic curriculum

• They are not theme based and are very general

• They are just for discussion and not relevant to the IWA

Which of the following is true of the SM? (more than one correct answer)

• Your research question must be rich enough to allow you to engage in meaningful exploration and to write and present an individual research report

• Your research question must be rich enough to allow you to engage in meaningful exploration and to write and present a substantive, defensible argument.

• After analyzing the materials develop a research question that suits your individual interest based on a thematic connection between at least two of the stimulus materials

• After analyzing the materials develop a research question that suits your individual interest based on a thematic connection between at least three of the stimulus materials

Which of there following is true of the IWA? (more than one correct answer)

• Compose a research question of your own prompted by analysis of the stimulus materials.

  Your question must relate to a theme that connects at least two of the stimulus materials.

• Integrate at least one of the stimulus materials as part of your argument.(For example, as providing relevant context for the research question or as evidence to support relevant claims.)

• Establish a well-organized argument that links claims and evidence and leads to a specific and plausible conclusion, resolution or solution that addresses your research question.

• Evaluate different perspectives by considering objections to them, and their limitations and/or implications.

True or False:

Abide by the 2,000-word limit (excluding footnoted citations, bibliography, and text in figures or tables).

• True

• False

True or False: Word count does include titles, sub-headings, and in-text citations.

• True

• False

Remove references to your name, school, or teacher.

Upload your document to the AP Digital Portfolio as directed by your teacher.

• True

• False