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Starter: A TED talk you've surely seen (on purpose – we care not about his message). Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? We'll watch this with our graphic organizer. Debrief organizer in small groups (2/3 students), share out. TED Analysis: In small groups, share out your TED analysis.
Student Examples: Watch at least half of a student example linked on my senior project page. Take notes on…
Short Article: Making presentations in the TED Style. Read this article, and pick one of the talks described to watch. Explain why you chose that particular style, then watch it and take notes on…
TURN IN SENIOR THESIS!
THIS IS THE DETAILED SCHEDULE with Day's activities and resources FOR THE REST OF TED TALK PREP TED TALK BIZ- Overview of TED Prep and TED Talk schedule
Starter: TED Talk by Sarah Kay + graphic organizer. Debrief and share out. TED Commandments: Read them, choose most and least important, most surprising, debrief. TED Talk Analysis: Watch a TED Talk that speaks to you. Take 15 minutes or so to choose. Then watch it, and write down the following in your google doc of starters:
HOMEWORK Ted Talk Analysis- Finish it, have it ready for debrief tomorrow! CLASS BIZ
AGENDA 1. WORKSHOP: MLA Formatting 2. Format your paper *************************************************************************************************************************** Helpful Formatting Documents (Permanently linked on the Senior Project page)
Class Biz
Writing Workshops: Sentence Focus and Passive Voice + Title Page Formatting Helpful Formatting Documents (Permanently linked on the Senior Project page)
Peer Critiques! Do them if you scheduled them today Thesis Revision Stuck? Go back and revise for the following:
HOMEWORK:
Peer Critiques! Do them if you scheduled them today
Thesis Revision Stuck? Go back and revise for the following:
HOMEWORK:
STARTER
1. Email your advisor and me your rough draft if you haven't already!! 2. Review the appropriate rubric and note which areas of the rubric you need to focus on in your thesis or with which you need the most help/feedback from your peers. Make a mental note or jot this down on your actual thesis. This is meant to help YOU so please take a few moments to do this! Here are the rubrics: Peer Critique Guidelines and Groups
TED Talk Scheduling
I need to know who has extenuating circumstances and needs to go a certain day for TED Talks. TED Talk days will be Thursday, 3/9- Friday, 3/17. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Work Time FINISH THAT SUCKER! Then share it with Ashley and your Project Advisor BY the start of class tomorrow. HOMEWORK: Finish your rough draft thesis, share it with Ashley and your Project Advisor BEFORE the start of class tomorrow. Class Biz
Transition Sentence Writing Workshop (see senior project page under Week 7 Objectives for this document) Work Time
HOMEWORK Finish your rough draft by the beginning of class, Wednesday. Class Biz
Agenda Peer Critiques Parts 1-3
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Class Biz
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Announcements:
SPAM 3 Email (if you didn't already do this yesterday)
Writing Workshop: MLA In-Text Citations See the handout linked on the Senior Project page for a quick cheat-sheet to how to do this correctly!
Writing Workshop: Setting Up Quotes See the handout linked on the Senior Project page for methods, examples, and punctuation rules.
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HOMEWORK: Get 1/3 to 1/2 done with Part 3. Class Biz
SPAM 3 Email
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HOMEWORK: Complete Part 2 of your thesis if you didn't finish it in class today. Class Biz:
Starter:
What Makes a Good Introduction? Follow the directions on the handout you were given (linked above) to analyze good introductions of past papers, and come up with strategies for your own introduction. Work Time!
HOMEWORK: See writing goal above. Starter: Read Bekkah Kuster's example conclusion from her thesis (see below) and jot down what you notice about what she includes in her conclusion. How could she have developed her conclusion further? It is a bit on the short side!
Class Biz
Outline Critiques Do the outline critique process outlined in the document linked above! Outline Work Time
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Bekkah Kuster's Example Conclusion (this one is a bit on the short side and could use development. Check out the other thesis examples on my senior project page for more ideas on conclusions!) Research Question: What energy strategies from U.S. cities and countries around the world would be most effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Part IV: Conclusion The results of this research show that there are three essential strategies that must be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and successfully transition to a clean energy nation. These are collaboration, ambitious goals, and policy. The research also shows that these steps must be taken together, in a coordinated manner, as each helps to ensure the success of the other. The combination of these strategies has proven to be successful in countries around the world including Germany and Denmark. The fact that they have also been successful in some U.S. cities and states, like Greensburg, Kansas and Vermont, proves their universal applicability. This research has also shown that we need to shift the mindset of citizenry to value long-term successes over short-term profit. Denmark and Germany both experienced events (e.g. Chernobyl) that made clear the dangers and unsustainability of non-renewable energy sources. Greensburg also experienced a catastrophic event that similarly made undeniable the need for transition to renewables. It is apparent from these three histories that significant change is only made when the current system is clearly no longer viable. Yet, more than citizen pressure was required to make these transformations possible; governmental will, persistence and skill were also essential. This is illustrated by the experience of the Gulf states after the BP oil disaster. While they also experienced an environmental catastrophe, intentional governmental action (such as acknowledging the need for change, promoting a vision, and providing resources and opportunities for structural change) to promote systemic change did not occur. At this time, we can no longer wait for such events to spark this change in consciousness and political will. Changes can sometimes occur in particular settings without the need for catalytic events. Yet for transition to occur at a national level, which is now a practical necessity, the will -- both popular and governmental -- must be engendered in some other way. This is a critical area demanding further research. Once approaches are developed to address this challenge, the strategies of collaboration, ambitious goals and policy will be significantly more powerful. Class Biz
Outline Work Time + Conference with Ashley as needed
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