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AP Psychology

Summer Assignment

Welcome to AP Psychology!  I hope that your summer vacation will be one that finds you resting and able to rejuvenate. Because I know that your summer will be chock filled with beaching, vacationing, working and relaxing, I thought that it would be a good thing to begin some great reading for A.P. Psychology class! I know that I am ready to read, ponder and reflect. I hope that you are too.

The book that I have chosen for your summer reading is Opening Skinner’s Box by Lauren Slater. This little book is a great introduction that describes some of the great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century. In addition to the experiments themselves, she provides “behind the scenes” accounts of the stories behind the findings that are both amusing and provocative.  Over the course of the school year, we will be revisiting these famous experiments in the textbooks and video clips. So, this background reading will prove useful and I hope an enjoyable read. I am requiring that you read this over the summer and have it completed before school begins.

Also, to better prepare for our experiences next year and for your AP Exam, you will need to complete five online modules this summer. Please, review the summer expectations listed below and let me know if you have any questions.

Sign Class Roster (Required)

Please sign the class roster list verifying that you are enrolled in the Schoology course before next Wednesday, May 31st. Mr. Gibbons will have the verification sheet in Room 220.

5 Schoology Modules (Required)

There are 5 modules on your AP Psychology Schoology Summer course.  The first module is due on July 2nd.  The due dates are every two weeks throughout the summer; however, you may complete them as early as you desire to accommodate any summer plans you may have.  Each module is composed of the following items:

read two chapters from Opening Skinner’s Box
complete a 5 question chapter reading quiz
submit a summary paragraph of each chapter
view a short video and post to a discussion
 

Summer Grading

1.) Summer Schoology Modules

Each module will total a 25-point Formative Grade. So, your first assignment of the first marking period will be the total of the summer modules worth 125 points!)

2.) Due Dates: Posted throughout the summer.  Late work is not accepted.

I am really looking forward to our class next year. A.P. Psychology will be a study of human behavior and how we all, individually, respond, with our behavior, to our world around us.

Please contact me regarding any questions via Schoology or email: edmond.gibbons@bsd.k12.de.us

 
I would be happy to accommodate any student who would like to sign out a textbook this summer and begin to preview the material. Enjoy your summer!  -Mr. Gibbons