The glass windows at Harpa, an event center in Reykjavik, Iceland. Students are looking at many different perspectives in researching for the Historical Investigation! Photo taken in 2013.
Dear class,
As promised, we had an entire day devoted to working on the research project that is due next week on Tuesday (rough draft) and Thursday (final draft). Here's what happened in class today:
As promised, we had an entire day devoted to working on the research project that is due next week on Tuesday (rough draft) and Thursday (final draft). Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Critical Thinking LT 4: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Research LT 1: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
AGENDA 4/26/19:
News Brief - Max
Historical Investigation Work Time
News Brief: Max had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison on conspiracy charge. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Anusha was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Anusha was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Historical Investigation Work Time: This is the major assignment of the semester, which involves quite a lot of research time inside and outside of class. Here's the assignment overview:
Here's what we went over in class as an example from Mrs. Ferris (who used APA format for citations - we have learned MLA the last two years, but either is fine as long as you are consistent):
Here's the calendar for the month and what we are doing - be aware that this is subject to change and revision!
The rest of the class was devoted to work time on the Historical Investigation. Next class, we will do peer review and editing, as the final draft is due on Thursday. Thanks, everyone!
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