Individual Written Argument (IWA)
The first assessed piece for Performance Task #2 is an Individual Written Argument (IWA). This component comprises 70% of the total 35% for Performance Task #2.
The IWA will need to be 2000 words in length.
TASK GUIDELINES
Your instructors will engage you in discussions of emerging issues from the cross-curricular stimulus material supplied by the College Board. These materials are released in early January, and students must address the current year's stimulus material in your written responses. Once you have read and analyzed the stimulus material and identified thematic connections, you will then compose a research question prompted by this analysis. You will then gather additional information through research; analyze, evaluate, and select evidence; and develop a logical well-reasoned argument of 2000 words. NOTE THAT THIS IS A PERSUASIVE ESSAY.
The IWA will need to be 2000 words in length.
TASK GUIDELINES
Your instructors will engage you in discussions of emerging issues from the cross-curricular stimulus material supplied by the College Board. These materials are released in early January, and students must address the current year's stimulus material in your written responses. Once you have read and analyzed the stimulus material and identified thematic connections, you will then compose a research question prompted by this analysis. You will then gather additional information through research; analyze, evaluate, and select evidence; and develop a logical well-reasoned argument of 2000 words. NOTE THAT THIS IS A PERSUASIVE ESSAY.