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I don't understand how some posters are willing to spout off inaccurate information as fact! AP Seminar is NOT graded solely by the local school teacher as you would have learned at BTSN from the teacher. My DC is at PHS taking AP Seminar this year. AP Seminar is a required course for 9th grade PHS Global Ecology students and 10th grade PHS Humanities students.

It's also easy to verify on the College Board's AP Seminar web page which explains comprehensively the course components and grading:

[url]https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-seminar/exam[/url]

"Assessment Overview
The AP Seminar assessment consists of three parts: two performance tasks and the end-of-course AP Exam. All parts measure student achievement of the course learning objectives."

Performance Task 1: Team Project and Presentation—20% of AP Seminar Score
--Individual research report (1,200 words), College Board scored, 50% of 20%
--Team multimedia presentation and defense (8–10 minutes, plus defense questions), Teacher scored (group score), 50% of 20%

Performance Task 2: Individual Research-Based Essay and Presentation—35% of AP Seminar Score
--Individual written argument (2,000 words), College Board scored, 70% of 35%
--Individual multimedia presentation (6–8 minutes), Teacher scored, 20% of 35%
--Oral defense (2 questions from the teacher), Teacher scored, 10% of 35%

End-of-Course Exam (2 Hours)—45% of AP Seminar Score
--Understanding and analyzing an argument (3 short-answer questions); suggested time: 30 minutes, College Board scored, 30% of 45%
--Evidence-Based argument essay (1 long essay); suggested time: 90 minutes, College Board scored, 70% of 45%

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