Project Task List Rev.3
Project Task List rev.3
Sunday, March 26, 2017
8:31 PM
Research 4 Today
Unit 2: Choosing Sides
In the book Chasing Lincoln’s Killer the historical figures have chosen a side based on their strong beliefs. Although Lincoln and Booth chose political sides over a century ago, today’s teenagers are continually expressing their point of view on issues that they feel passionately about. In this unit, you will have the opportunity to voice your point of view on a issue.
-Explore your issue through research.
-Generate a list of political issues-historical or modern-
-Choose one topic that you and your partner feel passionately about and can express your point of view in order to persuade others
-Research articles on both sides of the topic
-Analyze the argument
Using the Word Template, create a Digital Document presenting your point of view of a historical or modern issue that you feel strongly about.
Project Task List:
Name: ______Partner:______
Research For Today Unit 2: Choosing Sides Date Due: ______
Task / Where to Find It / Task Sequence / PossiblePoints / Earned Points / I’m Done!
Complete a “Choosing My Position” worksheet / OneNote/
Schoolwires / Do this first! / 5 pts.
One partner in the group: open Noodletools, create a new project, share with all group partners, share to the class drop box on NoodleTools
Partners develop Research Question and place in the Dashboard section of the Noodletools project / Noodletools.
Com / Do this second! / 5 pts.
Each partner will choose four (4) articles on your issue-historical or modern. Each partner completes a citation for each article (4 citations each)
2 articles for(pro) your issue and 2 articles against (con) your issue
*Note: As resources, you must find one pro article and one con article on your issue from SIRS, the research database and one pro article and one con article from another website as noted in OneNote/Schoolwires. You can also use a book on your issue. / NoodleTools.com / Do this third! / 8 pts. (2 pts. For each)
Each partner will read, highlight, and annotate for the author's point of view and technique on all four articles selected.
(POV Lens 1 and Lens 2) / Various websites and SIRS, research database / Do this fourth! / 20 pts. (5 pts. each article)
Partners collaborate to develop their thesis statement and create outline for their argument essay. Place the thesis statement in the Dashboard section of the Noodletools project. / Outline on OneNote/
Schoolwires / Do this fifth! / 5 pts.
Using the four (4) articles, create 20 NoodleTools notecards
(five (5) note cards per article)
Pull evidence to support your stance on your chosen topic / NoodleTools.com / Do this sixth after the mini lesson! / 20 pts.
Partners complete argument essay to be implemented into digital document. / Do this seventh!
Partners create content for your digital document. Locate, develop and save items that speak to your position: LRVL
Look: image (refer to How to Cite Images sheet in OneNote/Schoolwires to cite your images)
Read:written position piece/argument essay
Visit: multi-media site
Links: to additional websites that further support position
* All items are required. / Digital Template – On Schoolwires/OneNote / Do this eighth!
Final presentations:
Argument Essay - Submit to Turn It In / Next to last / 5 pts.
Final Digital Document
Partners present their position! / Last / 60 pts.
Lessons:
Point of View - Close Reading Lens 1 and Lens 2
Overview of Reliable Sources – Databases/websites
Media Literacy/Info Evaluation
Noodletools
-How to/Expectations (Review)
-Bibliographic Annotations (written after completion of the Noodletools Notecards)
Thesis Statements (Review)
Body Paragraph Writing
Writing for argument and counter argument
Turn-It-In Peer Mark Commenting
Scoring and Comments: / Total Points / Total Earned