MONDAY, June 2

Final Prep

What makes a source credible?  http://goo.gl/IhAPbc   

Link to your responses last week to the "Got Credibility?" form: http://goo.gl/UaA6hI

Check in here: http://goo.gl/URuvrW

Work on filling out the paper chart AS A GROUP, finding facts to support your claims about your area of investigation.    Making an Evidence-Based claim handout: http://goo.gl/QpUuFf

 (BEWARE: if you are doing this at home, please print it out, since you will not be able to save a copy!)

Friday, May 30

Target:  to continue annotating a source in order to form a claim about your area of investigation

If you haven't already, fill out this "Got Credibility?" form ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND A SOURCE YOU WANT TO USE to ensure that you have found a credible source: http://goo.gl/hwglaV

 Copy and paste the source you have found into a copy of this document for you to record your annotations and work towards making a claim.  (Be sure to put it in your research folder.)

Fill out the details box that help support your question and then form a claim, based off the details you pull out of the article.  You will be sharing this claim with your group members on Monday.  

Thursday, May 29

Annotating a Source

Target: to find a good source of information on your area of investigation (one that helps you answer your question) that you can practice READING CLOSELY in order to come to a claim.

Begin today by finding a good source using the Napa Country Databases or the google search engine that will help you answer your inquiry question. If you found one yesterday that you emailed to yourself from the databases, you may use that one!

If you haven't already, fill out this "Got Credibility?" form to ensure that you have found a credible source: http://goo.gl/hwglaV

 Copy and paste the source you have found into a copy of this document for you to record your annotations and work towards making a claim.  (Be sure to put it in your research folder.)

Wednesday, May 28

Got Credibility?  

Today you and your group should narrow your search to one area of investigation and one question.

I would like you to try using the Napa County databases to see if you can find sources about your topic that you can trust.  Follow this link to the Napa Library websites: http://goo.gl/RzEYrL.  You will need to open your GMAIL to access the ECARD you will create when you first get to this site.  This ecard is free and will allow you to access the valuable resources on the databases.

Continue to fill out your potential sources handout, looking for a minumum of two sources each.

When you are done,  fill out this "Got Credibility?" form to ensure that you have found a source you can use to annotate tomorrow and Friday: http://goo.gl/hwglaV

If you have time, copy and paste the source you have found into a copy of this document for you to annotate tomorrow.

Thank you, Maya Angelou.   April 4, 1928- May 28, 2014

Tuesday, May 27

Target: To conduct a pre-search for your area of investigation 

1.  In groups of 4, choosing two areas of investigation, conduct a pre-search for materials, completing the Potential Sources handout.

2. Consider the Area Evaluation Checklist http://goo.gl/dzJ2PJ

3. Use this padlet to brainstorm more questions related to your area of investigation. Get help from other groups to add more questions. 

1st period: http://goo.gl/jiMHD5

3rd period: http://goo.gl/eqUN74

5th period: http://goo.gl/0SYfqY

Friday, May 23

Target: Conduct a pre-search for your three areas of interest, and assess credibility of the potential sources.

1. Review padlet from yesterday.

2. Together, we will fill out the potential sources handout using "How Twitter Works":  http://goo.gl/Z3lC

3. In groups of 4, choosing two areas of investigation, conduct a pre-search for materials, completing the Potential Sources handout.

3. Consider the Area Evaluation Checklist http://goo.gl/dzJ2PJ

4. Use this padlet to brainstorm more questions related to your area of investigation. Get help from other groups to add more questions. 

Wednesday, May 21: An article from a Study Sync Blast

Learning Target:  To read CLOSELY a potential source of information that might help you answer this inquiry question: 

How is social media changing the way we communicate?

 Link to source: http://goo.gl/SGM9tm

Fill out this analyzing details chart: http://goo.gl/pX94d4

If you would like to read more on this subject, you can visit studysync.com and sign in to watch videos and read more.  You can find it under the BLAST page on your account. 

Tuesday: Gary Snyder poem and NY TImes article

Research Project: Technology

Introduction

NY Times article: http://goo.gl/3Wldde

Guiding questions and answers go here:   1st period: http://goo.gl/FNX5HC  3rd perid   http://goo.gl/Fr2Vs3  5th period: http://goo.gl/gPG5Zg

GUIDING QUESTIONS: http://goo.gl/vFZWCp

Exploring the Topic:

Finding a potential area of interest:

Tool to record your conversation in your groups: Exploring the Topic Tool

Use this tool for making questions: Posing Inquiry Questions

Padlet link to share your group's questions: 1st period http://padlet.com/wall/gjaofze86rs

3rd period: http://padlet.com/wall/2dr50r9f341v   5th period: http://goo.gl/WpLuce

Monday:TURN IT IN and Begin Research Project

Target:  to turn in your final draft (whew!) and begin thinking about what research is and why it matters.

1. Drop your essay link here:http://goo.gl/frgyZk to turn in your final draft.

2. Begin RESEARCH PROJECT--watch Mythbusters video.

3. Try agoogleaday: http://goo.gl/xFxAm