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Because teachers are not allowed to help students while they are working on the the Performance Tasks (PT) for the AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) course, this gives students a practice run where they can get feedback and coaching the writing the Performance Tasks requires.
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Have students peer review each other PTs.
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The volume of reading and revisions is too high for the teacher to provide timely feedback.
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Use this peer review process Rebecca Dovi developed with help from AP and IB english teachers:
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First, students swap their PT with another student
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Next, give one statement to students to steer them in the direction of what they are looking for.
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Never give students more than two statements to steer them.
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Example Statements:
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Using a highlighter, mark each time the writer uses emotional language.
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Using a highlighter, mark every time the writer answers a specific question from the prompt.
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This one is especially helpful because students often think they have answered a question when they may not have been clear.