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“AP Capstone taught me critical thinking skills to help me solve issues and come up with new solutions”

Past HSHS Capstone Student and Current Student at Duke University

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WELCOME TO AP CAPSTONE!

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AP Capstone classes are inquiry based courses offered in the Sophomore and Junior year that teaches students skill sets used to craft and communicate evidence-based arguments

What is AP Capstone?

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HSH

HSHS

AP Capstone Across Wake County Schools

Holly Springs High School Established AP Capstone in 2014.

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College Ready Skills

Critical Thinking

  • Use Academic Databases
  • Develop perspectives
  • Identify bias in sources
  • Apply research methods
  • Produce scholarly work

Communication

  • Work in teams
  • Work with mentors
  • Team presentations
  • Individual presentations

Year 1-AP Seminar

Critical Thinking

  • Critically evaluate sources
  • Develop own perspective
  • Evaluate other perspectives
  • Two research papers

Communication

  • Team presentation
  • Individual presentation

Year 2- AP Research

Critical Thinking

  • Design and conduct individual research project
  • Longer Academic paper including a Literature Review

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Communication

  • Multimedia presentation
  • Oral defense
  • Work with subject area mentor (similar to a thesis advisor)

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We support students’ pursuit of AP Capstone awards

AP Seminar

AP Research

4 AP Exams

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AP Seminar

AP Research

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What does AP Seminar and AP Research look like in a student’s schedule?

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Fall

Semester Course

Semester Course

Semester Course

YEAR LONG Paired AP Seminar + English II (H) (A/B Day Schedule)

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Fall

Semester Course

Semester Course

Semester Course

YEAR LONG Paired AP Research + AP Language (A/B Day Schedule)

Spring

Semester Course

Semester Course

Semester Course

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YEAR LONG Paired AP Seminar + English II (H) (A/B Day Schedule)

Spring

Semester Course

Semester Course

Semester Course

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YEAR LONG Paired AP Research + AP Language (A/B Day Schedule)

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

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CAPSTONE ALUMNI FEEL PREPARED TO �SUCCESSFULLY �BRIDGE TO THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

Compared to a typical student in your year at your college, how prepared are you to do the following?

Analyze existing research

Conduct own research

Think critically about sources

Defend arguments using evidence

Design multimedia presentations

Work in teams

Much less

Equal

Much more

Somewhat more

Somewhat less

Not sure

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Please consult the Credit Policies available at College Board for schools that give college credit for AP Capstone

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Interested? We recommend these classes during 9th grade to help prepare!

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Honors Argument Theory

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Next Steps?

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Find out more about AP Capstone

as well as AP Programs at HSHS at the

AP Table outside the Media Center