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TED Prep Day 5

3/15/2019

 
Starter
Please write the following on a 1/2 sheet of paper:
  1. Your name
  2. What the current status of your TED talk is
  3. What is one thing you need help with the most OR one question you have
  4. What is one thing you are excited about for your talk OR most passionate about regarding your topic?

Whip Around
  • Share your response to #3 or 4 from the starter

TED Talk Critique Scheduling
Did everyone schedule their critiques??

Some advice from Ashley
  • Make sure you cater your content to the audience. It may be a different audience than that which you were writing to in your thesis. (Example: Amanda)
  • Really establish WHY THIS MATTERS and let your PASSION come through!
​
TED Talk Prep
ALL seniors should be prepared on Tuesday, April 2nd with a complete outline and complete rough draft slides (if you are using visuals).  Be ready to give your full presentation for critique!

HOMEWORK:
Complete a rough draft of your TED talk and slides, run through it at least once before class on Tuesday after spring break.

TED Prep Day 4

3/14/2019

 
Starter: Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs  
The art of the slide-based presentation - Today we'll take a close look at slides by comparing Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.  We'll also see how Bill Gates evolved over time into an excellent slide-based presenter.   Follow the directions and do EVERY STEP of this!  A hard copy is in your TED Talk packet I gave you on Monday.

TED Invites
Send an invitation email to your TED Talk to the following people.  Make sure your email includes a polite salutation, the time and date of your TED Talk, your research question, and a brief description of what they can expect at the TED Talk.
  1. Family
  2. Senior Project Advisor
  3. LINK Mentor (if your talk is at all related to the field you interned in)
  4. Any other teachers/students you would specifically like to attend
  5. CC your Humanities teacher on this email

Initial Feedback and Critique Scheduling
Get into the assigned groups that are on the board and posted here.  No matter where you are in your process, you should do the following:
  1. Have each person talk through their presentation in turn.  They should address:
    1. What are you thinking about for your presentation?  Where are you right now?
    2. What are you feeling good about right now- where are the strong points?
    3. What are you concerned about?  Where do you need help?
    4. Show the group your slides (if you have any), talk them through what they mean.
    5. What kind of help do you need?  Are there questions you have that the group could help you with?
  2. After each student talks through their presentation, the group will give informal verbal feedback on their slides and their presentation ideas.
  3. The presenter should commit to an area of focus for upcoming work time.

SCHEDULE CRITIQUES
Once every member has talked through their presentations, you should schedule your critiques for either TOMORROW or the Tuesday of the week after spring break (April 2nd).  You can do 2-3/day, as the critique protocol should take around 30 minutes. Write on the board who is being critiqued on what day.

Develop TED Talks
  1. Develop slides and outline what you want to say
  2. By the end of this time, you should aim for being done with initial slides and outline.

HOMEWORK
Have a complete outline of your TED talk, and complete rough draft slides ready for your critique!

TED Prep Day 3

3/13/2019

 
Dear Seniors,
I am out today grading your senior thesis papers. Please work hard on your TED Talk and if you have any questions, you can email me!  Please read ALL of today's agenda and then get to work. 

Develop TED Talks
  1. Develop slides/other visual aids (if using) and outline what you want to say
  2. By the end of this time, you should aim for being roughly 50% done with rough visual aids and outline.

NOT SURE WHAT TO DO or WHERE TO START? Try these things....
  1. Watch another student example (see yesterday's blog for the links)
  2. Review the TED Talk OVERVIEW and RUBRIC
  3. Review your thesis and highlight the points you want to make sure to hit in your talk.
  4. Journal on WHY you chose your topic to begin with. Why were/are you passionate about it? How can you share your passion with the audience?
  5. Chat out your ideas with a friend

HOMEWORK
Get to the point where your TED Talk is about 50% (maybe even a little more!) outlined, with visual aids developed for that 50% if you are using them.

TED Prep Day 2

3/12/2019

 
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.
  1. What patterns did you see in terms of what people liked, and what was interesting?
  2. What were the verbal and non-verbal talents the presenters showed?  Share, write your top two on the board.
  3. Write the top audience interaction technique on the board
  4. What style differences did you note in your group?  What similarities?
  5. What did your group notice about how the talks were structured?
  6. Share your different styles as presenters

Student Examples:  Watch at least half of a student example from a past year.  Some note worthy ones are: Gabe, Ellie, Ben, Mikayla, Isabel, Claire, Izzy (linked on the senior project page) OR go to the 2018 talks  and at the bottom of the page are the finalists for the award last year!
 
​Take notes on…
  1. What was their hook?  Was it effective?  Why/why not?
  2. How did this person use positive elements of their own personality to cultivate relationships with the audience and make their talk more interesting?
  3. What do you think would make an effective hook for YOUR presentation?

Short Article: Making presentations in the TED Style.  Read this article, and pick one of the talks described to watch.  Then watch it and take notes on…
  1. Explain why you chose that particular style then watch it!
  2. What stood out to you about this talk?
  3. What do you want to imitate from this talk?
  4. What are 2-3 specific ideas you got from this talk?

HOMEWORK
​Watch ONE MORE student example.  Start thinking about how you want to structure your talk, and what you want to include.

Thesis DUE and TED Talk prep begins!

3/11/2019

 
TURN IN SENIOR THESIS!  CELEBRATE WITH DOUGHNUTS!

Overview of TED Prep schedule
  1. Schedule and activities
  2. TED Talk speaking and paneling schedule
  3. Students update research question/schedule document
  4. TED Talk overview and rubric—how does this work, anyway?

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- it could be about anything!  Take 15 minutes or so to choose.  Then watch it, and write down the following:
  1. Why do you like this talk?
  2. Why do you find the message interesting?
  3. What verbal and non-verbal talents does the presenter show us? (use rubric)
  4. How does the presenter interact with their audience? (use rubric)
  5. What’s one cool thing that may make this person’s style ‘different’ from the rest?
  6. What is your style as a presenter?  Are you funny/serious?  Data and evidence  or free-flowing?  Moving or podium bound?  

HOMEWORK:
Finish TED Talk Analysis (see description above) if you didn't finish it in class.

Final Revisions!  Let's Do This!

3/8/2019

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  1. TED Talk Times:  Check your time, put it in your phone!  Communicate it to your parents! (See change in schedule too!  Eli, Sammy, Charlie, let's chat)
  2. FINAL DRAFT is due on Monday at the start of class 
    1. You must PRINT a copy to turn in to Ashley- this must be done before the start of class, and MUST be printed double-sided.
    2. You must SHARE or EMAIL a copy to Ashley and to your Senior Project Advisor.  This copy should be labeled: First and Last Name Thesis FINAL
    3. Reminder:  Late penalties do NOT go away if you resubmit after I've graded finals drafts, so make sure that your paper is in on time!
  3. THIS IS DUE EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HERE!  If you are absent, you must submit digital copies by the start of class on Monday, and a hard copy immediately upon your return.
  4. Use the FORMATTING checklist I gave you on Monday to make sure your paper is formatted correctly
  5. Proofreading Strategies: See this list for strategies to use while proofreading!

STARTER
Review the rubric (read BOTH pages of it) and then on a sticky note, write the most important thing(s) you need to focus on today in class  based on the rubric.
  • Honors Senior Thesis Rubric
  • Senior Thesis Rubric (non-honors)

Thesis Revision
Stuck?  Go back and revise for the following:

PHASE 1: Most Important
  1. Structural Changes:  Reorganization sections, resequence
  2. Additions/Expansion: Add additional evidence/research, expand on your analysis, add new arguments
PHASE 2: Cohesion and Sentence Level (leave a few days for this)
  1. Cohesion:  In your analysis of evidence, make sure that you are building on and relating to earlier points and arguments.  In your topics and transitions, make sure you are frequently referencing how this point helps to prove your thesis.
  2. Transitions:  Make sure you have have them, and that they connect paragraphs and sections cleanly.
  3. Quote Setup/Follow Up:  Make sure that all your quotes have a setup that gives necessary context, and a follow up that explains the quote, and clearly connects that particular quote to your argument.
  4. Sentence Level:  Check for passive voice and focus, sentence variety (mix of long and short sentences).
  5. Hemingway Editor:  This is a GREAT resource for sentence level revision!  You still need to use your brain, but this can really help you identify sentence level issues.
PHASE 3:  Proofreading (leave a day for this)
  1. Quote setup punctuation
  2. MLA in-text citations
  3. Punctuation/spelling/contractions
  4. Works Cited (formatting and alphabetize)
  5. MLA Formatting
  6. Write your abstract
  7. READ IT OUT LOUD to catch flow and proofreading issues.

HOMEWORK:
​Finish this beautiful piece of writing!  I'm so proud of the hard work you've put in, and am looking forward to reading your polished pieces.  Make sure that your hard copies are printed before class, and that you've shared it with me and your Senior Project advisor.  Let's do this!

Refine, Refine, Refine. Oh! And TED Talk schedules

3/7/2019

 
  1. TED Talk Schedule is here. Charlie, Sammy and Eli chat with me to get on the schedule.
  2. TED Talk PANEL schedule is here.  If you have an issue, switch with a peer then come see me.
​​
Work time-- same as yesterday!
  1. Please refer back to the checklists I gave you on Monday!
  2. Write your abstract and dial in your title page
  3. Conference with me
  4. Review the writing workshop resources on the Senior Project page and/or yesterday's DP
  5. Run your paper through the Hemingway Editor

Wednesday, 3/6

3/6/2019

 
​CLASS BIZ
  • Three more days of class before Theses are due.  I'm here for you. It's ok to cry. You've got this.
  • SPAM 3 due today at 3:30 pm. Yippppppppppeeeeeee!
  • Did you sign up for a TED Talk?  Lori emailed out the sign-up document.  Once everyone has signed up, I'll then create a panel schedule and share that with you all.

WORK TIME
  1. Please refer back to the checklists I gave you on Monday!
  2. Write your abstract and dial in your title page
  3. Conference with me
  4. Review the writing workshop resources on the Senior Project page and/or yesterday's DP
  5. Run your paper through the Hemingway Editor


Tuesday, 3/5: REFINE THESIS

3/5/2019

 
Announcements
  1. Psych! I am not leaving anymore.  Turns our mother nature has different plans. I'll be here this week.
  2. SPAM 3 Forms due tomorrow @ 3:30 pm-- turn it into the box o' fun on my desk.
  3. Final Draft deadline: March 11th START OF CLASS--Digital copy emailed to me AND PRINTED COPY + with the rubric stapled on the top!
  4. This Thursday, 5:30-6:30pm: Graduation meeting in my classroom
  5. TED Talk Schedule sign-up: Lori will be emailing out the TED Talk sign-up document tomorrow morning around 8:30.  First come, first serve. If you have specific scheduling needs, sit at your computer and hit refresh until her email comes in!
  6. ​Abstract/Title page: ​Don't forget to dial in your title page and abstract.  

Today's Workshop: Common Errors in Senior Thesis Papers

Resources At A Glance (pulled from Senior Project page)

1. The Rubrics
  • Honors Senior Thesis Rubric
  • Senior Thesis Rubric (non-honors)

2. WRITING WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES
  • What Makes a Good Introduction?
  • Setting up Quotes- Punctuation rules, and what to include.
  • MLA Citation Cheat SheetThe basics on one page.
  • MLA Citation Exceptions- Weird exceptions to the rules.
  • Transition Sentences- How to transition effectively.
  • Writing an Abstract- Length and what to include.
  • Sentence Focus and Passive Voice​- Write with clarity!
  • Hemingway Editor- A resource for sentence level revision.
  • Punctuating Titles- Quotes?  Italics?  Underlined?  Go here!
  • MLA Formatting Checklist- Use this to check your work.
  • Title Page Example- What your title page SHOULD look like.
  • Proofreading Strategies​​- How to proofread effectively.
  • Common Writing Errors and Revision Checklist:  Use this as a guide to making your revisions and final proofreading checks

The One with the Abstract (shout out to "Friends"....and Amanda)

3/4/2019

 
Announcements
  1. SPAM 3 form is due WEDNESDAY at 3:30 pm. If submitting on Wednesday, you need to take a photo and email me the photo for evidence of completion as I won't be here Wednesday-Friday of this week. REMEMBER to complete the REFLECTION too!
  2. No more library days! But you can still go in your free time.
  3.  I will be gone Wed-Friday. I know that's not ideal but the safety of the students and co-leaders on my Osprey Week trip depend upon it as I need to go recon our route and make sure no one will die.  Plus I just like saying I'm going to recon something. It makes me feel like a spy or CIA agent.  (If I hadn't become a teacher....Agent Carruthless). This means you need to conference with me TODAY or TOMORROW if you are concerned about your final draft.  ALSO, I will allow students to submit final drafts on Tuesday 3/12 IF they have pressing questions about argumentation/content NOT grammar/formatting that couldn't have been addressed before I left and needed to be addressed before you can finalize your thesis for the deadline.  SO, if you are in that boat, you need to email me NO LATER than Saturday at midnight. I will NOT allow extensions for anything else on this final thesis. Questions? Ask them now.
  4. I'm checking correctly-formatted title pages with abstracts by the end of class on Tuesday to make sure y'all got it.

​Writing Workshop #1: MLA Formatting Checklist
  • Let's skim through this as a class
  • What questions do you have?
  • Double check your own thesis for all these formatting items!

Writing Workshop #2: Writing an abstract
  • Read the above linked document on how to write an abstract
  • Write a draft of your abstract and show it to me by the end of class on Tuesday.  I will also want to see a complete title page, correctly formatted, by then. 

Thesis Revision
Stuck?  Go back and revise for the following:
​
PHASE 1: Most Important
  1. Structural Changes:  Reorganization sections, resequence
  2. Additions/Expansion: Add additional evidence/research, expand on your analysis, add new arguments

PHASE 2: Cohesion and Sentence Level (leave a few days for this)
  1. Cohesion:  In your analysis of evidence, make sure that you are building on and relating to earlier points and arguments.  In your topics and transitions, make sure you are frequently referencing how this point helps to prove your thesis.
  2. Transitions:  Make sure you have have them, and that they connect paragraphs and sections cleanly.
  3. Quote Setup/Follow Up:  Make sure that all your quotes have a setup that gives necessary context, and a follow up that explains the quote, and clearly connects that particular quote to your argument.
  4. Sentence Level:  Check for passive voice and focus, sentence variety (mix of long and short sentences).
  5. Hemingway Editor:  This is a GREAT resource for sentence level revision!  You still need to use your brain, but this can really help you identify sentence level issues.

PHASE 3:  Proofreading (leave a day for this)
  1. Quote setup punctuation
  2. MLA in-text citations
  3. Punctuation/spelling/contractions
  4. Works Cited (formatting and alphabetize)
  5. MLA Formatting
  6. Write your abstract
  7. READ IT OUT LOUD to catch flow and proofreading issues.

HOMEWORK:
  1. Work on revising your Senior Thesis!  FINAL DRAFT is due Monday, March 11 at the START OF CLASS.  It should be shared with me and your Senior Project Advisor, and I want one PRINTED copy in my inbox at this time as well.

Friday: Last day for peer critiques!

3/1/2019

 
Announcements
  • Don't forget to schedule SPAM 3 (see Tuesday's DP or the Senior Project page for instructions on that)
  • Turn in SPAM 2! They are now late.
  • Please complete peer critiques by the end of class tomorrow.

​Peer Critiques

Conference with Ashley if needed

Refine your essays!
    Humanities 12 Google Meet Link
    Flex and Sven Schedule

    Ashley Carruth

    Humanities teacher at Animas High School

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