Personal Expert Unit
Become an EXPERT on a Famous ATHLETE/PLACE/THING of YOUR CHOICE!
Objective: Students will become experts on the famous folk or topic of their choice, and then present those findings to the class.
DEADLINES!
4/2: (beginning of the hour): Read or watch ___5__ hours to become an expert and submit 50 Cornell Notes from 5 Sources, Working Outline, and Work Cited page.
4/7: begin presentations.
4/7: Peer editing.
4/11: Publish entire paper for teacher grading including Working Outline and Work Cited
Monday, 3/24 Choose a topic begin reading, taking Cornell Notes, developing your outline, and including all your sources on a Work Cited page.
Criteria:
1. Male/Female,
2. Ethnicity,
3. Nation/Part of the World,
4. Sport,
5. Inspiring/Crazy/Complicated/Similar to one of the five in a certain way/Other
You give me your preferences on all 5 criteria, and then I give you a topic. Then, you begin reading (Wikipedia first, although it's not an official
Begin the process of becoming an expert on your topic. Read begin identifying sources, creating cornell notes, and reading about your topic.
Tuesday: Juniors take the ACT.
Wednesday: Explained the working relationship between the Working Outline, the Cornell Notes, and the Work Cited. Kids work on all three the remainder of the week.
Thursday: work on research.
Friday: Continue working on 50 Cornell Notes, Work Cited (5 sources), and Working Outline.
Monday, March 31: Continue research.
Tuesday: Continue research.
Wednesday: Complete research including Submit 50 Cornell Notes, a Work Cited which includes a minimum of 5 credible sources, and a working outline.
Decision Day: kids decide if they're going to do a presentation or a paper. Brief handout: Paper or Presentation.docx.
Thursday: Students draft or plan presentation.
Friday: work on papers or presentation.
Monday, April 7: Begin presentations or work on papers.
Tuesday, 4/22: continue presentations or switch unit.
Nothing below this line is official.
Monday, 12/9: Complete Presentations.
Tuesday: Those students who chose to write papers, submit, and then we switch units.
Thursday: Decision Day: kids decide if they're going to do a presentation or a paper. Brief handout: Paper or Presentation.docx.
Friday: Students draft or plan presentation.
Began next unit in every class except 3rd hour, which is continuing presentations.
Tuesday: complete presentations if necessary; reviewed rewrite policy and then worked on next unit.
Wednesday: Submit 4-6 page research paper.
Thursday: Continue presentations in 2nd and 3rd; 5th hour reads this article: https://vault.si.com/vault/2007/02/26/everything-is-illuminated.
Friday: Quiz on Asian Games (5th hour only), then begin next unit. 3rd hour continues presentations. 2nd hour drafts groups and switches to the next unit.
Monday, : continue research.
Tuesday: continue research.
Wednesday: continue research.
Thursday: submit for grading Cornell Notes, Work Cited, and Outline. Kids provide an informal presentation on their subject to their group.
Gave Drafting Tips (button above) and begin drafting.
Friday: continue drafting.
Monday, 4/25: complete drafting.
Tuesday: peer editing.
Wed: redrafting.
Thursday: redrafting.
Friday: Publish.
Click here for the Peer Evaluation Instrument