April 26, 2012
Class Work
1. We will finish the presentations. Your notes will be collected.
2. Let's talk about your artifacts...
3. Look to the future - where will your artifact be 20 years from now? Will it still be important? Will others want it? Will it be useful? Will you keep it? Will it be kept in the family? Will you donate it to a museum? Will its usefulness end?
Homework
Write about the future of your artifact. On Tuesday, bring to class. your research notes, description of the artifact, story of how you obtained the artifact, and your predictions for the future of the artifact. (Hard or electronic copies - both are OK.)
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Class Work
1. We will continue with the presentations. If you have not presented, be ready today.
If you have presented, take good notes and ask questions.
2. How is your artifact research coming along?
Homework
Write a detailed description of your artifact.
Tell the story of how the artifact came into your possession.
Bring both to class on Thursday.
1. We will continue with the presentations. If you have not presented, be ready today.
If you have presented, take good notes and ask questions.
2. How is your artifact research coming along?
Homework
Write a detailed description of your artifact.
Tell the story of how the artifact came into your possession.
Bring both to class on Thursday.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Class Work
It is Presentation Day! As a listener, you need to take notes. (sheet provided)
As a presenter, you need to be ready to go when your name is called. A scoring sheet will be provided. Please provide you name and topic on the score sheet before giving it to me.
You have interesting topics. This is going to be a great day!
Homework
If you have not yet located an artifact that says something about you, so do. This could be a gift from a special family member. It could be something you found. It could be an item which has been passed down from generation to generation. Whatever you select, it must say something about you as well.
How is it like you? What memories or "gifts" does it provide?
Starting simply, what is the object? Describe it in detail - remember the "rock" paper? Give details. How did it come to be in your possession? What is the story of the object?
Now, do a bit of research. For example, I chose my grandmother's wedding ring as my artifact. I will research the history of wedding rings. I might look up why diamonds are the traditional stone in wedding/engagement rings. I will probably look for information about rings in general and try to find out what cultures use them and why they are used. I will also try to find information about some famous rings.
Think of at least seven questions you hope to answer about your artifact or other items like it. Then, start searching for the answers. Bring your questions and answers to class next Tuesday.
NOTE: There is no class on Thursday. I have an evil tooth that needs to be fixed. Appointments were in short supply.
We will continue with the presentations on Tuesday.
It is Presentation Day! As a listener, you need to take notes. (sheet provided)
As a presenter, you need to be ready to go when your name is called. A scoring sheet will be provided. Please provide you name and topic on the score sheet before giving it to me.
You have interesting topics. This is going to be a great day!
Homework
If you have not yet located an artifact that says something about you, so do. This could be a gift from a special family member. It could be something you found. It could be an item which has been passed down from generation to generation. Whatever you select, it must say something about you as well.
How is it like you? What memories or "gifts" does it provide?
Starting simply, what is the object? Describe it in detail - remember the "rock" paper? Give details. How did it come to be in your possession? What is the story of the object?
Now, do a bit of research. For example, I chose my grandmother's wedding ring as my artifact. I will research the history of wedding rings. I might look up why diamonds are the traditional stone in wedding/engagement rings. I will probably look for information about rings in general and try to find out what cultures use them and why they are used. I will also try to find information about some famous rings.
Think of at least seven questions you hope to answer about your artifact or other items like it. Then, start searching for the answers. Bring your questions and answers to class next Tuesday.
NOTE: There is no class on Thursday. I have an evil tooth that needs to be fixed. Appointments were in short supply.
We will continue with the presentations on Tuesday.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
Class Work
1. Editing activity for the PowerPoint
2. Sign up for your presentation. Remember, you MUST have your PowerPoint on a jump drive or burned to a disk. There is not time to sign into your e-mail and find it when you give your presentation. (A few of you have your presentation in a format other than PowerPoint. Let's practice a bit today to see how long it takes for you to sign into the "cloud" and find your presentation.)
3. Let's talk about eye contact, vocal projection, stance, and a smile! All are important when giving a presentation.
4. How to be a good member of the audience . . . let's create the guidelines.
5. Sign up to give your presentation . . . This is the order . . . times are estimates only .
4. Preview of coming attractions - What are artifacts?
Look at the pictures - how would you define the word? http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=artifacts
Are artifacts from historical events different from "every-day" artifacts?
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=artifacts+from+the+titanic
How does is the term defined in the dictionary? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/artifact
What are personal artifacts?
Do you have an "artifact" that is important to you? What is it? Where did you get it? Is it symbolic of you?
Homework
1. Prepare your PowerPoint presentation. Be ready.
2. Be ready with your essay. Include the draft and editing notes with the final copy. Place the final copy on top.
3. Look for a personal artifact.What is it? Where did you get it? Did it belong to someone? Is it symbolic of you? Explain. Just do a 10 minute "free write" and reflect on the artifact.
1. Editing activity for the PowerPoint
2. Sign up for your presentation. Remember, you MUST have your PowerPoint on a jump drive or burned to a disk. There is not time to sign into your e-mail and find it when you give your presentation. (A few of you have your presentation in a format other than PowerPoint. Let's practice a bit today to see how long it takes for you to sign into the "cloud" and find your presentation.)
3. Let's talk about eye contact, vocal projection, stance, and a smile! All are important when giving a presentation.
4. How to be a good member of the audience . . . let's create the guidelines.
5. Sign up to give your presentation . . . This is the order . . . times are estimates only .
4. Preview of coming attractions - What are artifacts?
Look at the pictures - how would you define the word? http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=artifacts
Are artifacts from historical events different from "every-day" artifacts?
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=artifacts+from+the+titanic
How does is the term defined in the dictionary? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/artifact
What are personal artifacts?
Do you have an "artifact" that is important to you? What is it? Where did you get it? Is it symbolic of you?
Homework
1. Prepare your PowerPoint presentation. Be ready.
2. Be ready with your essay. Include the draft and editing notes with the final copy. Place the final copy on top.
3. Look for a personal artifact.What is it? Where did you get it? Did it belong to someone? Is it symbolic of you? Explain. Just do a 10 minute "free write" and reflect on the artifact.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Activity #1 - Share your conclusion.
Activity #2 - Learn to create a memorable PowerPoint slide presentation.
Tips for an effective PowerPoint presentation
Your slides should include the following:
Slide #1: Title and Your Name
Slide #2: Identify the problem - make your claim
Slides 3, 4, 5: Explain the causes of the problem. This answers "because" and possibly gives evidence.
Slides 6, 7, 8: Explain the effects of the problem - This is more evidence.
Slides 9, 10, 11: Call to action - give the viewers concrete examples of what can be done and explain what difference their actions will make. (This section contains another claim, more reasons, and more evidence.
Slide 12: Works Cited page - This should look just like the Works Cited page in your essay.
(We will take time in class today to get started. You should finish at least the first three slides.)
Bring your PowerPoint to class on Thursday. This needs to be an electronic version. Either e-mail it to yourself or save it to a jump drive. DO NOT forget the jump drive! It is best to do both. Always have plan B.
We will begin the presentations next Tuesday - April 17. Sign up sheets will be available on Thursday.
Note: You must come to class either if you are presenting or if you are an audience member.
Tips for effective presentations:
www.cbsnews.com/.../how-to-give-a-killer-presentation
What not to do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glAKOc9DEVs
A view to the future...
Homework
1. Finish your essay. It is due on Thursday.
2. Work on your PowerPoint - the draft will be reviewed on Thursday.
Activity #2 - Learn to create a memorable PowerPoint slide presentation.
Tips for an effective PowerPoint presentation
Layout · Photographs, graphic design, and clipart are useful and enhance the presentation · Title, author, and course identification are on the first slide · Works Cited page is the last frame and is in MLA format |
Fonts · Font size is at least 16 · Footless Font is used · Color is of a deep enough contrast to be easily read · Font colors are limited to three or four throughout the presentation |
Text · Bulleted points are limited to no more than six per slide · Six or fewer words per bullet are used · Headlines are effective · Spelling is correct · Punctuation is correct · End punctuation or no end punctuation is consistent when using bullets · Upper and lower case is used correctly · Animation is limited and necessary · Sound is limited and effective |
Content · A work of art is included · Point/thesis is clear · Supporting elements are evident · Introduction captures the attention of the audience · Conclusion contains a strong message · Clear steps for a “call to action” are obvious |
Your slides should include the following:
Slide #1: Title and Your Name
Slide #2: Identify the problem - make your claim
Slides 3, 4, 5: Explain the causes of the problem. This answers "because" and possibly gives evidence.
Slides 6, 7, 8: Explain the effects of the problem - This is more evidence.
Slides 9, 10, 11: Call to action - give the viewers concrete examples of what can be done and explain what difference their actions will make. (This section contains another claim, more reasons, and more evidence.
Slide 12: Works Cited page - This should look just like the Works Cited page in your essay.
(We will take time in class today to get started. You should finish at least the first three slides.)
Bring your PowerPoint to class on Thursday. This needs to be an electronic version. Either e-mail it to yourself or save it to a jump drive. DO NOT forget the jump drive! It is best to do both. Always have plan B.
We will begin the presentations next Tuesday - April 17. Sign up sheets will be available on Thursday.
Note: You must come to class either if you are presenting or if you are an audience member.
Tips for effective presentations:
www.cbsnews.com/.../how-to-give-a-killer-presentation
What not to do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glAKOc9DEVs
A view to the future...
1. Finish your essay. It is due on Thursday.
2. Work on your PowerPoint - the draft will be reviewed on Thursday.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
April 5, 1012 - Thursday
Class Work
1. We will review the body of the "Mother Nature" essay. (Peer editing activity)
A. Swap papers with one reader.
B. Look for: The claim, reason(s), and evidence. Highlight.
C. Read for style. Does the paper flow? Do you have any questions about the information? If so, write the question on the draft. (If you are reading an electronic copy, type your comments in a different colored font.)
D. Were the sources cited? Was credit given to the owner of the information? If you can't tell, the answer is "NO"!
E. Make a concluding comment about the essay as it appears. What would you, the reader, like to see in the conclusion? What would move you to action?
2. Let's laugh one more time: "So Earth Had This Boyfriend" (Handout)
3. Writing conclusions - take a look at the concluding paragraphs on pp.
288, 219, 188, 253, and 205 in Write Now. First, read the concluding paragraph. Next, read the introductory paragraph. How do the two relate? Is the conclusion effective? (This will be a group activity. Each group will study ONE conclusion.)
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html Sample introductions and conclusions.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conclude.html Quick reminders on how to write conclusions.
4. Using pictures - "A picture is worth a 1000 words" - or so they say. See p. 479 in Write Now. With your group, look at the pictures in the text. Select one that shares a strong message. How is the message delivered? What is the message? How do colors enhance the message? How does object/person placement support the message? Is there one item that is most effective in the picture? If so, what is it and how does it support the message?
5, Locate a picture or work of art to include in your essay. You will place it in the appendix and reference it.
Homework
Write your conclusion and reference a picture or work of art in your essay.
Bring the conclusion to class and be able to locate the picture or work of art electronically in class.
Make sure your Works Cited page contains only the works cited in your essay.
Read through the guidelines for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. Make a list of the top 10 most important points. (This is your opinion.) Explain why you think each point is important.
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/powerpoint.html
http://www.articlesbase.com/software-articles/guidelines-for-creating-powerpoint-presentations-670788.html
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/skills/presentations.aspx (This contains directions/instructions as well as tips.)
1. We will review the body of the "Mother Nature" essay. (Peer editing activity)
A. Swap papers with one reader.
B. Look for: The claim, reason(s), and evidence. Highlight.
C. Read for style. Does the paper flow? Do you have any questions about the information? If so, write the question on the draft. (If you are reading an electronic copy, type your comments in a different colored font.)
D. Were the sources cited? Was credit given to the owner of the information? If you can't tell, the answer is "NO"!
E. Make a concluding comment about the essay as it appears. What would you, the reader, like to see in the conclusion? What would move you to action?
2. Let's laugh one more time: "So Earth Had This Boyfriend" (Handout)
3. Writing conclusions - take a look at the concluding paragraphs on pp.
288, 219, 188, 253, and 205 in Write Now. First, read the concluding paragraph. Next, read the introductory paragraph. How do the two relate? Is the conclusion effective? (This will be a group activity. Each group will study ONE conclusion.)
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html Sample introductions and conclusions.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conclude.html Quick reminders on how to write conclusions.
4. Using pictures - "A picture is worth a 1000 words" - or so they say. See p. 479 in Write Now. With your group, look at the pictures in the text. Select one that shares a strong message. How is the message delivered? What is the message? How do colors enhance the message? How does object/person placement support the message? Is there one item that is most effective in the picture? If so, what is it and how does it support the message?
5, Locate a picture or work of art to include in your essay. You will place it in the appendix and reference it.
Homework
Write your conclusion and reference a picture or work of art in your essay.
Bring the conclusion to class and be able to locate the picture or work of art electronically in class.
Make sure your Works Cited page contains only the works cited in your essay.
Read through the guidelines for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. Make a list of the top 10 most important points. (This is your opinion.) Explain why you think each point is important.
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/powerpoint.html
http://www.articlesbase.com/software-articles/guidelines-for-creating-powerpoint-presentations-670788.html
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/skills/presentations.aspx (This contains directions/instructions as well as tips.)
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Class Work
Activity #1: Sharing introductions - you need a paper copy or need to be able to call yours up on the computer.
A. Share with your group.
B. Each group will "elect" one or two members to share with the class. (More may share if the group feels that the introductions are effective.) You can't hear too many good introductions!
Activity #2: Today we will look at three sample articles.
Article #A: "Practical Wildlife Management" (Handout)
Article #B : "Evening the Odds" (Handout)
For both essays, we will look for the claims, reasons, and evidence.
Article #C: "Tilling a New World" by Bill McKibben
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/21/opinion/oe-mckibben21
1. What is the claim? What is/are the reason(s) for the claim? What evidence is provided?
2. What proposals/solutions are offered? Are they reasonable? Are they affordable? Are they ethical?
3. What thinking must be reversed if the trend toward producing more carbon dioxide is going to be reversed? What points does McKibben make to illustrate how thinking and actions can be altered? What aspects of his reasoning are most convincing?
4. To what extent is the title effective? What is "tilling"?
Activity #3 - Preview of coming attractions...see pp. 467-479 in Write Now - Using visuals. Let's do #1 on p. 479.
Homework
Now that you have a dynamic introduction, you are ready to work on the body of the essay. Decide if you will discuss the history or the problem first. Both strategies can work.
In the body of the essay, you need to give credit to your sources. Review the rules for in-text citations.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla
or
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
or
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/mlaparen.html
Bring the draft to class on Thursday - paper or electronic.
Also, look for a photo, work of art, chart, or graph that you can use in your essay.
Activity #1: Sharing introductions - you need a paper copy or need to be able to call yours up on the computer.
A. Share with your group.
B. Each group will "elect" one or two members to share with the class. (More may share if the group feels that the introductions are effective.) You can't hear too many good introductions!
Activity #2: Today we will look at three sample articles.
Article #A: "Practical Wildlife Management" (Handout)
Article #B : "Evening the Odds" (Handout)
For both essays, we will look for the claims, reasons, and evidence.
Article #C: "Tilling a New World" by Bill McKibben
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/21/opinion/oe-mckibben21
1. What is the claim? What is/are the reason(s) for the claim? What evidence is provided?
2. What proposals/solutions are offered? Are they reasonable? Are they affordable? Are they ethical?
3. What thinking must be reversed if the trend toward producing more carbon dioxide is going to be reversed? What points does McKibben make to illustrate how thinking and actions can be altered? What aspects of his reasoning are most convincing?
4. To what extent is the title effective? What is "tilling"?
Activity #3 - Preview of coming attractions...see pp. 467-479 in Write Now - Using visuals. Let's do #1 on p. 479.
Homework
Now that you have a dynamic introduction, you are ready to work on the body of the essay. Decide if you will discuss the history or the problem first. Both strategies can work.
In the body of the essay, you need to give credit to your sources. Review the rules for in-text citations.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla
or
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
or
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/mlaparen.html
Bring the draft to class on Thursday - paper or electronic.
Also, look for a photo, work of art, chart, or graph that you can use in your essay.
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