Weeks of March 9th and 16th

Monday:

Complete claim statement and article annotations

OR

Regents MC section

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Wednesday:

Discuss MC process-- how do you strategize?

VIDEO with annotating technique

Practice technique

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Friday

MC section and feedback regarding strategy


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Tuesday

SOAPS strategy for close reading

Model SOAPS with a speech as a class


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Thursday

SOAPS speech on your own

Moving from a general topic to a research question

Steps to developing a research question:

·       Do some preliminary research on your general topic. 

Do a few quick searches in the internet and in current periodicals and journals to see what’s already been done, what people are saying about your topic, and to help you narrow your focus. What issues are people discussing when it comes to your topic? What questions occur to you as you read these articles?

·       Consider your audience. 

In this particular case, the audience will be chosen by you. Because you are not writing a paper, per se, you need to decide what audience would best suit your solution. 

·       Start asking questions. 

Taking into consideration all of the above, start asking yourself open-ended “how” and “why” questions about your general topic.

For example, “Why were slave narratives effective tools in working toward the abolishment of slavery?” or “What is the impact of bias when selecting studies for a literature review?

THEN…

Evaluate your question

After you’ve put a question or even a couple of questions down on paper, evaluate these questions to determine whether they would be effective research questions or whether they need more revising and refining.  Ask a peer or teacher for guidance.

·       Is your research question clear? With so much research available on any given topic, research questions must be as clear as possible in order to be effective in helping the writer direct his or her research.

·       Is your research question focused? Research questions must be specific enough to be well covered in the space available.

·       Is your research question complex? Research questions should not be answerable with a simple “yes” or “no” or by easily-found facts.  They should, instead, require both research and analysis on the part of the writer. They often begin with “How” or “Why.”

… and begin to annotate your chosen articles.

AIS 2 plans through February Break

Week of January 28th:

• introduction to course and expectations
• introduction to the exam and IXL

Week of February 3rd:

• MC diagnostic test
• Introduction to IXL; work on isolated strategies
• Watch and discuss video of tips for the English Regents MC section
• Apply skills and ideas to MS section

Week of February 10th:

• IXL:  reading comprehension strategies
• Review the Literary Response section of the exam

AIS 1 LESSON PLAN for Spring 2020

RESEARCH PROJECT:  Ethics in Sports

First, let's read through the following:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2339584-15-most-divisive-issues-in-sports-right-now#slide1

PEW Research Center

·       Journal about 1-2 issues from the articles:  KWL chart

·       Discuss what YOU already know / where YOUR beliefs lie. Could you be biased?

·       CONCEPT MAP regarding the concept of ETHICS

People rely on a variety of resources to obtain information

Where do I find reliable and valid information for my research poster?  How do I know if the information that I have researched is reliable and valid?

CHOOSE A FOCUS and begin reading about the topic; CHECK FOR SOURCE VALIDITY

Construct a research question

(Review the MEDIA BIAS CHART, if necessary.)

New information may result in a new idea or a change of stance

Why do we ask questions?  Why do we need to evaluate what we read?

Begin personal search to help answer all parts of your question-- look for TED talks, podcasts, etc.

Keep reading / listening / viewing-- keep a list of all sources that help answer your research question in Noodle Tools

Writing is a multi-stage process

How do we approach writing? How does each step in the process impact your writing?

·       Choose your 4 best texts (articles, web pages, TED talks) and complete a PRECIS for each one-- for every quote you select, complete a SAY / MEAN / MATTER chart

·       Now, complete the DINNER PARTY ACTIVITY

·       Put your MLA citations, your precis, and your dinner party work together for an ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

·       Create your synthesized CLAIM STATEMENT—what is THE message you want to send to your audience?  Add this to your graphic organizer.

·       Select the BEST EVIDENCE from your texts to complete your graphic organizer

·       Finally, create your poster

Writing is a reflective process

How do we evaluate writing? How can we use evaluation and reflection to improve our writing?

Peer review and student/teacher conferences