Forestview AP Inquiry Project
Forestview High School's administration and AP faculty hope this school year will allow each of you to investigate and learn not only your respective Advanced Placement subjects, but also view and experience the connections between them. The AP Inquiry Project will challenge you to demonstrate methods of deeper learning and understanding. Now in its 4th year, this venture is still "fresh" to the Forestview community and slight adjustments are made from year to year. Certainly questions will arise, and the purpose of this document is to begin to address those questions. We are providing an overview of what the inquiry project entails with most frequently asked questions. Members of the AP Inquiry Committee and Forestview AP teachers can field other questions you develop over the course of your studies.
Who will participate in the Inquiry Project? If you are a student taking two or more AP courses in a school year, you will prepare and present this inquiry project during the Fall or the Spring Semester (not both). AP courses taken online are counted as eligible. AP courses offered in an AB/BC format will count as one course. AP Prep courses are not counted in eligibility. The semester in which you are assigned to present is based on when you are scheduled to take the most AP courses.
How does the Inquiry Project affect my overall AP course grade? The project grade will count as the final exam grade for all AP courses taken during the semester the project is presented. The project grade cannot count as the final exam grade for online courses, however, since these do not originate from Forestview and are not taught by Forestview faculty. The project grade does not replace or count towards the national AP Exam taken in May of the school year.
What does this inquiry project look like? The final product of your inquiry will be a multi-media presentation that integrates at least two current AP disciplines. During the last month of the semester, you will give a 10 - 15 minute presentation in which you will answer an inquiry question that you developed earlier in the semester (within the first six weeks). Please be aware that the purpose of this presentation is for you to develop and demonstrate new ideas and thinking. The presentation is not a platform for you to entertain. It is also the expectation that all materials presented are in good taste; meaning that there is no offensive language or objectionable material. The presentation must also be accompanied by supporting materials including an annotated bibliography and works cited page that cites primary and secondary resources used in the creation of your project. (More information on the annotated bibliography and other materials necessary for grading is given in the "What must be turned in?" section of this document.)
How will I get this project accomplished? Within the first six weeks of the semester, you will work with your individual AP teachers to develop an essential inquiry question.
Once you have developed an acceptable inquiry question, you will completely fill out an "Essential Inquiry Question Form" and a "Parent/Student Form."
Attachment:- Assignment File.rar