Motivation, Emotion, Stress & Health / Personality

Content overview

This unit has no lessons, and that's the design. It is a single self-guided assignment completed independently over the winter break, covering content that did not fit the instructional calendar. Your own notice says it plainly, and it's worth quoting to anyone who picks this up: "This assignment serves the purpose of introducing AP Psychology students to key vocabulary and concepts spanning three, smaller-weighted units that did not fit into our challenging schedule. To be prepared for the AP Exam, it is important to be effortful in completing this assignment (I do not recommend doing this in one sitting or even in one week; it is intended to be spaced out over three weeks). Further, this assignment is worth two test grades. This assignment is to be completed independently." For a colleague adopting this, that framing matters more than any lesson plan would. The honesty about why the unit is asynchronous, the explicit warning against cramming, and the weighting at two test grades are what make an independent unit work rather than quietly disappear.