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The Early Years Project Ex. Bateman December 2012. Overview . Each group will be developing a ppt presentation for class notes covering a topic Clearly explain the background/context of each topic Clearly explain the content of each topic Clearly explain the impact of the topics
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The Early YearsProject Ex. Bateman December 2012
Overview • Each group will be developing a ppt presentation for class notes covering a topic • Clearly explain the background/context of each topic • Clearly explain the content of each topic • Clearly explain the impact of the topics • Present the information in an engaging manor (pictures, maps, videos, ect.) • Content is thorough, accurate, and relevant
Overview Continued • Groups of two • One ppt per group • Projects must be submitted by the end of class Thursday • Class conduct while working on the project will determine the due date. • Students should be focused and engaged on the project, failure to do so will result in participation loss and less time to work on the project.
Rubrics • A – Knowing and Understanding • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject • B – Investigating • Clear focused research question • Follow an action plan • C – Thinking Critically • Analyze and evaluate a range of sources in terms of OPVL • Make connections between information to make valid, well-supported arguments
Investigating • Formulates a clear and focused research question • Follows an action plan to investigate a research question • Effectively addresses the research question
Research Question? • Should be: • An interesting general topic • Relevant • Focused and specific • Researchable • Ex. • Unfocused: What is the effect on the environment from global warming? • Focused: How is glacial melting affecting penguins in Antarctica? • Too simple: How are doctors addressing diabetes in the U.S. • Appropriately Complex: What are common traits of those suffering from diabetes in America, and how can these commonalities be used to aid the medical community in prevention of the disease? http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/?p=307
Action Plan • The stages that the student follows in order to complete the investigation • What? • Where? • When? • Who? • Delegates and constructs an overview for the actions to be completed to complete the activity
Origin Purpose Values Limitations Your Guide to OPVL You’ll be doing this for your Historical Investigation
Evaluating Sources • Not everything you hear is true • Would you trust: • Your best friend’s diary? • Voldemort’s personal diary? • A television commercial? • A book written by Darth Vader? • A Nazi newspaper?
Origin Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis. • What is the source?
Purpose Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis. • Why is the source?
Value Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis. • How is the source useful?
Limitations Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis. • What can’t the source tell us?
II. Sample “OPVL” Paragraph The origin of this source is a journal that was written by _________ in ________ in _______. Its purpose was to _________________ so _________________. A value of this is that it gives the perspective of ________________________. However, a limitation is that __________, making ______________________.
Example of Early Years Project Bateman December 2012
Slide 1: Research Question • Assessed using Criterion B • Research question should be clearly stated on the first slide
Slide 2: Action Plan • Assessed using Criterion B • Your action plan should be clearly stated on the second slide of your presentation.
Body Slides: Content of Project • Assessed using Criterion A • Uses humanities terminology in context • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of content
Final Slides: OPVL / Bibliography • Assessed using Criterion C • OPVL of each source used • Bibliography • MLA Citation