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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Early YearsProject Ex.
BatemanDecember 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?
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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
YOUR GUIDE TO OPVL
Origin
Purpose
Values
Limitations
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?
Sources can be
Origin What is the source?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
Purpose Why is the source?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
Value How is the source useful?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
Limitations What can’t the source tell us?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
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 ______________________.
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Example of Early Years ProjectBatemanDecember 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