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Up First Friday!

1/31/2020

 
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It's Friday! Which means the least productive work day of the week! Let's spend some time at the beginning of class bonding over current events, expand our knowledge of domestic and global affairs, and overall become more informed and sophisticated humans.  
  1. 15 minutes: Listen to  Up First as a class
  2. 20 minutes: You choose one of the headlines from the episode and research it for more context and background. 
  3. 20 minutes: Whole class discussion (let's discuss our reactions to the news-- what did you learn? What questions do you have? Etc....

Work Time Goals
  • Have at least TWO entries for your annotated bib. FIVE are due start of class next Wed. 2/5!
  • Find and read a new source!!!  RESEARCH YOUR BRAINS OUT!

Library Work Day + Annotated Bibliography

1/29/2020

 
WEEK 3 Daily Objectives

Today's Goals:
  • Find 2 more sources (in addition to your Deep Reading sources),
  • Complete annotated bib entry for 2nd source.

Introducing the Annotated Bibliography

1/28/2020

 
Announcements:
  1. DUE: Deep Reading Assignment (see the example on the whiteboard for how to submit!)
  2. SPAM 1:  Remember, your SPAM 1 deadline is THURSDAY!  You must have your meeting and turn in the SPAM 1 form by 3:30 on that date.
  3. Library Day:  We will be going to the Library TOMORROW!

Starter:  Deep Reading Survey
Please take the survey linked above to give us feedback on this assignment!

Ashley's Rationale about the next assignment!
This is actually a really key piece- it requires you to engage and interact with your sources at a deeper level, and it's something that former seniors have found hugely helpful once they enter into the writing process.  If you do this well, you should have some pieces of analysis and evidence that you can pop right into your thesis when you are drafting.  This is also a task that is key to academic research, and is likely something you are going to have to do at some point in college- I've talked to a number of alumni who have had to do this in college.  As far as the number of sources, the more research you do, the more you know.  Remember-- the goal of a writing assignment is the RESEARCH, not the actual writing. The downfall of  much non-fiction writing is not having done enough research.

Annotated Bibliography
  1. Read CAREFULLY over the instructions for this assignment.  
  2. Let's review what academic texts are and some suggestions for searching for them!  (website #1 on academic texts, website #2)
  3. If you are confused, you have a few strategies:
    1. Check out the example that's linked on the Senior Project page of my DP.  Here is one, and here is another good one!
    2. Talk to a classmate (or a few classmates)
    3. Talk to Ashley
  4. Start on this assignment.  
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Daily Goal for Today:  Find (and print!) at least two additional sources.  Remember, these must be reputable and ideally of an academic nature or from a research institution/governmental organization,  but do NOT have to be from academic journals.  If you find these quickly, start reading and annotating them!

HOMEWORK
Find and print at least two additional sources.

Last day of Deep Reading Assignment work time

1/27/2020

 
Announcements/Riddles
  1. What's due Tuesday?
  2. Did you email your SPA to schedule SPAM #1?
  3. When is SPAM #1 Form due?
  4. Where should you be at 9 am on Wednesday morning? (back to school by 12:25 for advisory follies)
  5. Three elephants jumped out of a plane......

Mini-Lesson
  • Review of MLA Bibliography format
  • Sample bibliography
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Work Time: 
Deep Reading and Research
  • Do we need to review the guidelines? Last minute questions?

Goal:  Finish deep reading packet (Due Tomorrow, start of class)

Student-Led Seminar Day!

1/24/2020

 
Starter: Independent work habits discussion
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  1. How is the independent work going?  What's been difficult for you about this process so far?  What's been easy?  What strategies are you using that are bringing you success?
  2. Do you think the library time will be useful to have  a bigger chunk of work time to dive into reading and research in a different environment than the classroom?

AGENDA
  1. Deep Reading work time/listen to the student-led seminar podcast if you haven't yet! (See homework page)
  2. 11:15 and 1:45: Student-led seminar

DEEP READING ASSIGNMENT Goal
Finish intertextuality paragraphs, start bibliography (Due start of class Tuesday, 1/28)

Thursday, January 23rd:  Deep Reading work time!

1/23/2020

 
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STARTER: How are you taking notes and keeping track of sources?
  1. In groups of 3-5, share out your strategy/format/approach/system to taking notes and keeping track of your sources and which bit of information came from which source, etc...
  2. Share out a few different strategies with the whole class.

Etymology Time! "RESEARCH"
But first: Scope out the inspirational quote by Hungarian biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937! He is credited with first isolating vitamin C and discovering the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle.  

1590s, from Middle French recercher, from Old French recercher "seek out, search closely," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + cercher "to seek for," from Latin circare "go about, wander, traverse," in Late Latin "to wander hither and thither," from circus "circle"

Class Biz

  1. Did anyone meet in focus groups at the library yesterday?
  2. How was the library time? Shall we keep it up?
  3. Student-Led seminars are tomorrow, second half of Humanities. Please be sure you've listened to the assigned podcast by then (and for my morning pod, read the short op-ed as well). All "texts" are linked on the Homework page under Friday's column.
  4. Be sure to keep plugging away on your action project milestones! 

Deep Reading work time!
Goal: Write 1 intertextuality paragraph (Forget what that is? Look at the Deep Reading guidelines on the senior project page and check out Lyle Bryson's example!)

​By tomorrow: Make sure you’ve read/listened to the student-led seminar text! See homework page for this!



Wednesday: Durango Public Library!

1/22/2020

 
While we're at the library, first meet with your action project focus group if you requested that meeting time, then get to work achieving this week's objectives. See the suggested agenda (below) for guidelines on how to facilitate this meeting. 

Work Time Goals:
  • Find a book from the library for your research! 
  • Read and annotate your 5th source
  • Complete deep reading notes template for ONE source!

ACTION PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Meeting Agenda (groups are linked here)
Meeting #1 Date/Time: Wednesday, 1/22 at the Durango Public Library
  1. Determine roles:
    1. Note-taker
    2. Teacher liaison (report out on your group’s discussion)
      1. If at any point during or after the meeting your group has questions for the senior teachers, please communicate those needs to us!
    3. Facilitator: 
      1. Facilitate a conversation to determine an agenda at the start of the meeting
      2. Facilitate said-agenda
      3. Keep hooligans from hooligagging 
  2. Ideas for your discussion/agenda:
    1. Share out your project ideas and exhibition thoughts
    2. Discuss any overlapping ideas and ways to help each other
    3. Consider collaborating on your exhibition. What would that look like? Begin to flesh out what the logistics and action items/timeline would be for planning that.
    4. Consider collaborating on mentors or community connections
    5. End with action items for moving forward (who is responsible for doing what item AND BY WHEN?)



Tuesday, 1/21- One Week Until Deep Reading Deadline

1/21/2020

 
Announcements and Today's Goals
  1. Library tomorrow-- be there at 9 am. You'll meet with action project focus groups if you chose to. Let's look at the general agenda for those HERE
  2. Bi-weekly student-led seminars start this week! What are they and why are we doing them?  See the Homework/Calendar page for the links to the assigned text DUE FRIDAY beginning of second Humanities period. 
  3. This week's objectives are linked on the Senior Project page and Homework page. Let's review them!
  4. Today's goals are to:
  • Send SPAM 1 Email if you were gone Friday (see below)
  • Begin reading and annotating your 4th source
  • Start the "Reading Notes" from the Deep Reading assignment (let's review the template for that, eh?)
  • Complete (or begin) ONE to-do item for your senior PROJECT

Fundraising Protocols
 If you are planning on doing ANY fundraising for your senior project, you MUST follow this protocol!

STARTER: 
Set your intention for today's work time 
FRAMING: The key to productive work time is to clear your head of all the "shoulds, woulds, coulds" that you brought into the work time space with you. Focus on the one or two things that you need to accomplish in THIS time. What is reasonable that you accomplish with regards to  your research and senior project?

STARTER TASK: Set two goals for yourself today, ideally based off of the goals I listed in the starter. Try to make them as specific and concrete as possible.  Then, estimate how much time each goal/task will take. 

EXAMPLE
1. I will find an academic text on the effects of colonialism on Kenyan's system of education today. (15 minutes)
2. I will read and annotate the abstract and conclusion of that source (25 minutes)
3. Action Project: I will find and  research two non-profit organizations that do work in Sub-Saharan Africa and email their program directors about potential partnership for my action project.  (1 hour)
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SPAM #1 Email (if you were gone on FRIDAY)
  • SPA Assignments
  • Go to the Senior Project page of my DP, and carefully read the Senior Project Advisor Letter 1 guidelines, and do what it tells you.  Email your SPA following these guidelines.  

Work Time + Conferences

Deep Reading Day 3 and Friyay!

1/17/2020

 
Announcements
  1. We are going to the library  on Wednesday. Meet at the library at 9am! Kyle, Sara and I will be taking attendance. 
  2. Don't forget to get your library card! I suppose you could get one when we get to the  library but be sure to have proof that you live in Durango with you!
  3. Deep Reading Assignment deadline: Jan. 28th, beginning of class. QUESTIONS?

Starter: SPAM 1 Scheduling Email
  • SPA Assignments
  • Go to the Senior Project page of my DP, and carefully read the Senior Project Advisor Letter 1 guidelines, and do what it tells you.  Email your SPA following these guidelines.  

Senior Project Conferences ​
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Deep Reading and Research
  • Your goal is to start deeply reading source # 3 today but definitely finish deeply reading source #2 and make sure you have bomber sources for # 3 and 4. 
  • You might consider doing the READING NOTES task on one of your sources for the Deep Reading Assignment.  I suggest using the linked template on the Deep Reading assignment form.  

Homework
Read and annotate your 3rd source

Deep Reading- Day 2

1/16/2020

 
Starter
Check in…what’s the most interesting thing you’ve found in your research so far?

Announcements
  • Deep Reading Assignment Questions/Clarifications?
  • Research NOTE:  If you feel like you are getting bogged down in super specific scholarly articles, maybe try to zoom out and consume an academic text that takes a bigger picture view! OR, while these don't count as an academic text, read through a Wikipedia or watch a comprehensive documentary on your topic.
  • Advice from class of 2019: Keep a document/folder of visual resources that would work better in a TED Talk than in the thesis paper (cool images/video clips, etc...)

Research Question conferences, continued
  1. Review research question
  2. Show me sources you have found so far
  3. Original research (interview, survey, etc.) timeline and resources
  4. Advisor discussion

Deep Reading and Research GOALS:  
  1. Read and annotate your second source, find an additional source (#3)
  2. Keep track of new vocab words for your Lexicon (defined: the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge). 
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HOMEWORK
Finish deeply reading and annotating the 2nd source and find a 3rd source

Deep Reading Day 1 and SPA Interest Survey

1/15/2020

 
Starter- Senior Project Advisor (SPA) Interest Survey
Please take the survey linked above to indicate who you'd like to work with for your thesis!

REMINDER/ANNOUNCEMENT

You do not have to have every source for the Deep Reading assignment come from the Durango Public Library Academic Database. They just need to be ACADEMIC sources.
See the second to last page of the Deep Reading Assignment for a breakdown of academic vs. non-academic sources.
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Conferences with Ashley
  1. Review research question
  2. Show me sources you have found so far
  3. Original research (interview, survey, etc.) timeline and resources
  4. Advisor discussion

Research Goal:
  1. Deeply read and annotate your first source (annotations can be on the text, or in separate notes- your choice!).
  2. Complete lexicon list for first source
  3. Start reading your second source.

HOMEWORK
​Finish reading, annotating/notetaking on your first source.

Reading Scholarly Articles: Day 2 of the Senior Thesis

1/14/2020

 
Starter:  Research Quote
Read the quote linked above.  As you read it, make mental notes of sentences or ideas that strike or surprise you.  When you are done reading, respond in writing to the following questions:
  1. What does this professor identify as the thing that hurts much non-fiction writing?  Do you agree or disagree with her assessment?
  2. What sentence in this piece most stood out to you?  Copy it and explain why it strikes you, and what it makes you think.
  3. Are you guilty of the bad habit she discusses in the second to last paragraph?  If not, how do you avoid this?  If you are, how could you avoid this mindset in the next few months?

Review of Deadlines, etc.
For my own peace of mind, let's review deadlines, etc. (These can be found on the Senior Project page)

Announcements
1. Have you a library card?
2. Next Wednesday, we'll meet at the library and you'll have 30 minutes or so to meet with your action project focus team if you so choose!

How to Read a Scholarly Article
Pull up ONE of the articles you found on the library database yesterday. 
  1. Now, using the table on the first page of the above linked handout, find all the sections.  Are there any differences in labeling between the handout and your article?  Does your article have all the sections noted?
  2. Turn to the back of the "How to read a scholarly article" handout.  Look at which sections you read, and for what purpose.  For the next few days, you're probably ONLY going to be reading the abstract and conclusions.

Deep Reading Assignment (the assignment link and student examples are on the Senior Project page!)
  1. Pair/Share:  What does it mean to deeply read something?  What does this process look like?
  2. Read the Deep Reading assignment.  Annotate it with questions and concerns for Ashley.
  3. Ask Ashley your questions, clarify the assignment to your satisfaction.
  4. Need more clarity?  See the examples on the Senior Project page or watch the screencast "Deeply Reading an Academic Text" on the Senior Project page of my DP.

Start Your Research!
I suggest finding at least 2-3 articles to get you started before you start your deep reading.  So spend today using the abstract and conclusion to sift through the articles you find.

HOMEWORK
Find at LEAST one good source from an academic journal or publication.

Senior Thesis Info Dump

1/13/2020

 
 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  • Get your library card!  Do it NOW!
  • Turn in your CCwC reflection if you were able to schedule interview(s) by today. If not, let me know your extension needs on the survey below. 
  • Weekly Objectives handouts (each week, I'll hand out these to help you stay on track. They can also be found digitally on the SENIOR PROJECT PAGE).

Starter:  Independent Work Survey
Take the survey linked above!   Make sure to click the "send me a copy of my results" button at the bottom of the page before you submit- we'll be coming back to these later!  We'll review the results as a class, and then in pairs you'll discuss the following things:
  1. What is your biggest anticipated difficulty in working independently on your thesis?  Help each other develop potential strategies for overcoming your difficulties.
  2. What is your biggest anticipated strength in working independently on your thesis?
  3. What was most helpful for you about last week's action project test week?
  4. What do you still need to do to feel dialed on  your ACTION project??
  5. Would meeting this week or early next week with students of similar action project focuses be useful to you? If so, what would you want to accomplish or discuss with them?
  6. Share out with the whole class!

Action Project Team Meet-up Sign-up AND Update Research Question/Project Document
Update the linked-document above with the following:
  1. On the first page, find your action project focus and write your name next to it and what you'd want to discuss with other students with similar project focues.
  2. THEN, scroll down to ASHLEY'S CLASS and write your most updated research question based on feedback during your POL
  3. Your refined project idea. 
  4. Most pressing next steps for your thesis research and/or project idea (based on feedback from POL and/or your action project test week)

Info Dump:  Review Deadlines, Honors, Expectations, etc.
  1. Familiarize yourself with Senior Project DP Page-- really, check it out!
  2. Review Senior Project Deadlines
  3. Review Work Expectations
  4. Week 1 Daily Objectives (found digitally on the Senior Project DP page)

Using the Library Database
Follow along with Ashley into the magical world of the Durango Public Library's academic database!
*Matt Hughes has a good screencast on how to do this as well. It is linked on the Senior Project page. 

HOMEWORK
Find (but don't read) 3-5 potential sources that seem to be about your general topic.  Have them bookmarked in the library folder so that you can easily access them at the start of class tomorrow.  If you don't have these bookmarked, you'll be behind for tomorrow's class.

Gallery Walk!

1/10/2020

 
Where was Ashley yesterday?  Learning important skills to help keep her Osprey Week students safe! For example, how to have a bomber repair kit in my backcountry ski pack to fix the things students might break; making an even better first aid kit, and practicing beacon searches so if someone should decide to get swept up in an avalanche, I can more efficiently and effectively lead a search.  
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3rd and 4th Periods: Gallery Walk Prep
10:15-11:45:
Get dialed for your gallery walk and complete more research/inspiration and/or do your CCwC reflection
11:45: Set-up the Commons

5th period: GALLERY WALK 

6th period: 
Gallery Walk debrief
10 minute individual reflection


  1. Read through your feedback from peers
  2. What were the most helpful or thought-provoking comments?
  3. What ideas did this gallery walk spark for you about your own project or thesis? 

20 minutes all class discussion
  • What did you notice about people’s project ideas and reflections?
  • What ideas or questions did it spark for you about senior project?
  • ​What feedback do you have for the senior teachers as we move forward to help you be successful
  • ​Overall, how did this week work for you? What would you keep about it? What would you change?


​​​Class Bonding- Game time!

Day 3 of Action Project Test Week

1/9/2020

 
Starter: Goal setting!
What are your work objectives for today?  How long will each task take you? Do you need to conference with Kyle or another teacher? If so, sign up with Kyle or let him know who you need to conference with. 

REMEMBER--

  • Gallery Walk is TOMORROW, 5th period, in the Commons.  Be ready! Questions?
  • CCwC reflection is due Monday.  Any problems?
  • You need to have a dialed timeline for your project for tomorrow's exhibition. Here are all the things you need to have answered for tomorrow:
  1. What is my project idea? 
  2. What question/dilemma do I need feedback on from my peers?
  3. To what extent am I ready to launch my action project? 
  4. What are the steps I need to take to be successful and what is the timeline for those steps?
  5. What inspiration did I find? (Who did I connect with? What cool projects ideas did I research, etc…)
  6. How did the research I did this week help me prepare for my senior thesis? What questions do I need to answer? What subtopics do I need to research, etc….?
  7. Did I achieve the goals I set for myself during Tuesday’s starter? Explain.


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