In light of your recent attempts to link the ideas in your paragraphs to the question you are covering in your essay, I have found a good handout on TRANSITIONS.
It is compiled by the University of North Carolina and covers the what, the why and the how. And it has examples.
It is three pages long, but it is worth it to read through the whole document. This is a guide for you to make a solid step forward in your academic writing style.
Thursday 18 May 2017
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Friday 5 May 2017
Presentation Reflection
Watch the video of your presentation, review your plan and your criteria.
Write a reflection on your blog about your performance during the presentation. Did you make an improvement in the areas in which you had planned? Did your plan work? Why? Why not?
Due Monday May 8th.
Thursday 27 April 2017
Presentation Skills
Your presentations will be videoed. In order to prepare for the presentations next week, review your presentation criteria and your critical analyses of your own previous presentations.
Make a blog post with a plan for improvement. You should focus on one or two areas that you are going to consciously work to improve in this presentation.
Make a blog post with a plan for improvement. You should focus on one or two areas that you are going to consciously work to improve in this presentation.
Monday 24 April 2017
Collecting data
You have worked to collect data to answer your research question over the last two weeks. What have you learned?
Write a blog post in which you critically reflect on the challenges you have faced designing your data collection for the current assignment. Consider the decisions you have made and how you can apply what you have learned to other aspects of your school work.
This is due before the start of our next lesson.
Write a blog post in which you critically reflect on the challenges you have faced designing your data collection for the current assignment. Consider the decisions you have made and how you can apply what you have learned to other aspects of your school work.
This is due before the start of our next lesson.
Thursday 13 April 2017
Your research...
I have commented on the blogs that had posts about your research plans.
Today, you need to start your research. That will look different for each group depending on whether your question can be answered by an experiment, a survey or information from the internet.
If you are designing an experiment, consider all that you have learnt in science when you are putting it together. You will need to consider variables and a control.
If you are designing a survey, consider whether you need a sampling question at the beginning to discover whether the person being surveyed has anything to say on the subject before you try to gather specific data from them. Also, you need to send me your survey before you send it to anyone. Consider it your pilot survey to check for any errors.
If you are gathering data from the internet, start by developing your lines of argument and preparing a note taking strategy.
Today, you need to start your research. That will look different for each group depending on whether your question can be answered by an experiment, a survey or information from the internet.
If you are designing an experiment, consider all that you have learnt in science when you are putting it together. You will need to consider variables and a control.
If you are designing a survey, consider whether you need a sampling question at the beginning to discover whether the person being surveyed has anything to say on the subject before you try to gather specific data from them. Also, you need to send me your survey before you send it to anyone. Consider it your pilot survey to check for any errors.
If you are gathering data from the internet, start by developing your lines of argument and preparing a note taking strategy.
Tuesday 11 April 2017
Testing your research question
Use the criteria we looked at yesterday to test the quality of your research question.
If you think you have a good quality research question, the next step is to consider how you will conduct your research.
Will you use secondary resources? Are those sources available to you?
Do you need to conduct an experiment? What would that look like? Do you have access to the equipment you will need?
Will you conduct a survey? How will you do that? Who will you include in your sample/population?
Before you travel too far along the path of your research with your question, you need to make sure that it is a feasible one. If you cannot find the information you will need to answer the question, then you need to change the question.
If you think you have a good quality research question, the next step is to consider how you will conduct your research.
Will you use secondary resources? Are those sources available to you?
Do you need to conduct an experiment? What would that look like? Do you have access to the equipment you will need?
Will you conduct a survey? How will you do that? Who will you include in your sample/population?
Before you travel too far along the path of your research with your question, you need to make sure that it is a feasible one. If you cannot find the information you will need to answer the question, then you need to change the question.
Friday 10 March 2017
Elgin Marbles Essay Final
You can work on your final essay.
Make a copy of the draft to work on. DO NOT work on the draft you submitted to me.
You can find the Google Slide on proofreading your work here. Use this, and my comments on your essay, to guide your improvements to the essay.
Make a copy of the draft to work on. DO NOT work on the draft you submitted to me.
You can find the Google Slide on proofreading your work here. Use this, and my comments on your essay, to guide your improvements to the essay.
Thursday 9 March 2017
Reflection on Essay Writing Process
For your reflection post you could take the time to think about the following:
How did you find writing the essay based solely on your notes and essay plan? Were your notes complete? Did you have enough information recorded to complete the essay? Did your system of linking the information to the sources work when it came to citing evidence?
How did you use your time? Did you make good choices when choosing where and with whom you would sit? How did you anticipate the deadline for this assignment? Did you start on the assignment in time to get it finished?
What did you find when you ran your assignment through Turnitin? What did the originality report say? What do you think it means?
How did you find writing the essay based solely on your notes and essay plan? Were your notes complete? Did you have enough information recorded to complete the essay? Did your system of linking the information to the sources work when it came to citing evidence?
How did you use your time? Did you make good choices when choosing where and with whom you would sit? How did you anticipate the deadline for this assignment? Did you start on the assignment in time to get it finished?
What did you find when you ran your assignment through Turnitin? What did the originality report say? What do you think it means?
Monday 6 March 2017
Elgin Marbles Essay - Draft
Your draft is due on March 8th. Remember that you will need time to proofread your own work!
Check for the following:
Capital letters for proper nouns
New idea = new paragraph
Claims are supported by evidence (in text citation)
Works cited lists are in alphabetical order, on a new page, with a hanging indent
Thesis statement
Conclusion
Check for the following:
Capital letters for proper nouns
New idea = new paragraph
Claims are supported by evidence (in text citation)
Works cited lists are in alphabetical order, on a new page, with a hanging indent
Thesis statement
Conclusion
Thursday 2 March 2017
Using citations reflection
To avoid a plot summary style of reflection, include the following in your reflection:
Your learning from reading the article on graphic novels
Your comparison of the article to your own writing of the concessionaires letter
Your application of your learning to the Elgin Marbles essay.
Your learning from reading the article on graphic novels
Your comparison of the article to your own writing of the concessionaires letter
Your application of your learning to the Elgin Marbles essay.
Friday 17 February 2017
Developing argument...
This debate on the Elgin Marbles is an excellent resource for how an argument may be developed that addresses both sides of the issue.
Well worth your time.
Well worth your time.
Thursday 16 February 2017
Practice, practice, practice... makes perfect
The Elgin Marbles
In order to practice your active reading and notetaking strategies, you are going to write an essay to answer this question:
Where should the Elgin Marbles be displayed?
First you need to find out about the Elgin Marbles and why there is a question to answer about them.
Wikipedia is a good way to get a general idea of a new subject.
Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles and read about the Elgin Marbles. Using this notetaking template, write Who? What? Why? Where? When? and How? questions about the Elgin Marbles.
Because Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source, you must find corroborating evidence on good quality websites or in books when you answer the questions you have written down.
Remember to record the source information as well. This is not the URL, it is the name of the author, the name of the website and when it was published.
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Digital tools to assist with active reading and note taking
Write a two paragraph blogpost about the three digital note taking tools we learnt about last week.
The first paragraph should cover the tools as a group. Do you see any value in using these kinds of tools in your academic life? Why or why not?
The second paragraph should cover one tool in detail. Consider how you would incorporate the features of your chosen tool into your research or note taking process.
Remember to use your critical thinking skills when you are writing this post.
This will receive a grade and is due at the beginning of next lesson.
If you complete your blogpost this lesson, continue working on your invitation letter.
Thursday 19 January 2017
Active reading and notetaking strategies
We are going to look at different note taking tools to help us record information during the research process. Firstly we will be exploring digital tools.
In groups you will investigate one of the following online tools and present your findings to the rest of the class.
Evernote
Diigo
Yawas
Your presentation should include the what, where, and why of the tool with specific reference to keeping track of information and sources while conducting research.
In groups you will investigate one of the following online tools and present your findings to the rest of the class.
Evernote
Diigo
Yawas
Your presentation should include the what, where, and why of the tool with specific reference to keeping track of information and sources while conducting research.
Tuesday 17 January 2017
Speakers for Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day at ISOI is held on March 17th. For the last four years the 10th grade has organised speakers to present seminars for the other grades in the secondary school. This year we will be organising these seminars again.
We will need 6-8 speakers so that we can divide the students, teaching assistants and teachers into audiences of appropriate size.
Students from previous years developed a checklist for you to work from so that you can see the timeline and activities that are needed to run a successful event.
The first step is to develop a list of people you think we should invite to the event and seek approval from Mr. Martin.
To do this, come up with ideas for people you think we should invite, do some research about them and write a blog post outlining who you propose, their achievements and why they would be a suitable speaker for our event.
Complete the first three columns of this chart for your proposed speaker. Mr Martin will be reviewing your blogposts and granting approval.
We will need 6-8 speakers so that we can divide the students, teaching assistants and teachers into audiences of appropriate size.
Students from previous years developed a checklist for you to work from so that you can see the timeline and activities that are needed to run a successful event.
The first step is to develop a list of people you think we should invite to the event and seek approval from Mr. Martin.
To do this, come up with ideas for people you think we should invite, do some research about them and write a blog post outlining who you propose, their achievements and why they would be a suitable speaker for our event.
Complete the first three columns of this chart for your proposed speaker. Mr Martin will be reviewing your blogposts and granting approval.
Tuesday 10 January 2017
How useful is your Golden Standard?
Choose another student in the class and use their Golden Standard to find the best website to provide evidence for one of their lines of inquiry.
DO NOT choose the person sitting next to you. You must choose to work with the Golden Standard of someone with whom you do not usually interact.
Post a comment on their Golden Standard blog post to give them feedback on the usability of their Golden Standard.
DO NOT choose the person sitting next to you. You must choose to work with the Golden Standard of someone with whom you do not usually interact.
Post a comment on their Golden Standard blog post to give them feedback on the usability of their Golden Standard.
Friday 6 January 2017
Practice makes perfect #2
Today you need to complete your pre-research and identify your lines of inquiry (minimum 3).
Once you have identified your lines of inquiry, you will need to design your Golden Standard for the research phase. Remember to be specific for each of the Who, What, Why, Where and When criteria. A non specific criteria is not helpful when you are trying to apply it when evaluating the quality of information sources.
Make sure you post the lines of inquiry and Golden Standard on your blog before the end of this lesson.
Once you have identified your lines of inquiry, you will need to design your Golden Standard for the research phase. Remember to be specific for each of the Who, What, Why, Where and When criteria. A non specific criteria is not helpful when you are trying to apply it when evaluating the quality of information sources.
Make sure you post the lines of inquiry and Golden Standard on your blog before the end of this lesson.
Thursday 5 January 2017
Practice makes perfect
We are going to imagine that we have been told to write a research essay so that we can practice designing a Golden Standard.
Choose a question from the list of questions in this document, make sure that no one sitting next to you, or in front/behind, has chosen the same questions as you have.
Consider the possible lines of inquiry. Make a list/ graphic organiser for these.
Now design a Golden Standard for this inquiry.
Publish both the lines of inquiry and the Golden Standard on your blog.
Choose a question from the list of questions in this document, make sure that no one sitting next to you, or in front/behind, has chosen the same questions as you have.
Consider the possible lines of inquiry. Make a list/ graphic organiser for these.
Now design a Golden Standard for this inquiry.
Publish both the lines of inquiry and the Golden Standard on your blog.
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