AP CAPSTONE

AP Summer Research

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT: AP RESEARCH

Dear Researcher,

I must first and foremost congratulate you on your interest in challenging yourself with the AP Capstone program. The skills that you have and will continue to acquire due to the Capstone program are paramount in your post-high school success. So, to your dedication, I salute you!

The following summer work has been created after much consideration and discussion with other AP Research colleagues. I am NOT about busy work, but there are some concepts and items that you need to establish for yourself prior to starting AP Research. Know that you will be asked to dig deep once you begin in the fall, so please start now. This assignment will help you select and begin to narrow a research topic.

The readings and resources that you will need to complete the summer assignment are available through links within the document. All work will be due on the day we return to school. This will be your first grade. All the documents are in the Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14njG25lqFnW-PlYuvVzGl-WGM4ooL3gX?usp=sharing

I look forward to working with you very soon. I will be checking my email periodically in the summer, so feel free to contact me if you feel concerned, bewildered, overwhelmed, confused, frustrated, or any combination of the previously listed.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Norton
mnorton@forsyth.k12.ga.us

AP Capstone is only for juniors and seniors. If your application is submitted by the application deadline and approved for enrollment, juniors will take AP Seminar and seniors will take AP Research. The AP Capstone program is a two-year commitment.

AP Capstone™ is a diploma program from the College Board. It’s based on two yearlong AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research.

Rather than teaching subject-specific content, these courses develop students’ skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting. Students who complete the two-year program can earn one of two different AP Capstone awards, which are valued by colleges across the United States and around the world.

Requirements to Earn Capstone Diploma:

Students must earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research
and score a 3 or higher on four additional AP Exams of their choosing, in order to receive the AP Capstone Diploma™.
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research but not on four additional AP Exams receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™.