Monday: #CDNcraft GOOGLE HANGOUT!

Tuesday: What makes a good research note? 

Use criteria to assess a note. 

Research Note Evaluation Checklist                    

• Bibliographic Citation information
• Thesis/Lead—identified
• Headings
• Key Words/Phrases
• Your ideas—identified
• Quotations—identified
• Paraphrase—identified
• Audience
• Purpose
• Summary— 2-3 sentences

Model notes on Reference Board

And digitally here: Research Notes

 

Complete: “A Very Short List of Canadian Values” note and submit via Assignment Submission page.        

EXIT: Update tracking sheet.

Wednesday: SNOW DAY.

Thursday: Article of the Week #1 “A Very Short List of Canadian Values”

Reading for Meaning sheet#1

 Article #2 

• Read “Canada is hailed for its tolerance but is it ready to confront its racism?”
• Annotate using Hypothes.is:
  • Decide on a purpose question and add it to the article (see my example);
  • Highlight the thesis statement;
  • Highlight text that answers your purpose question and annotate with your thinking;
  • Identify at least three challenging words or unknown concepts/facts and annotate with definitions and/or explanations;
  • Make connections to ideas in the text and other texts or the world by including links in at least one annotation;
  • Ask questions of the text;
  • Comment on at least two other annotations.
• Make a research note
  • Assess your research note using this checklist;
  • Submit the note and the checklist to the Assignment Submission page;
  • Complete the Reading for Meaning sheet #2 and submit it to the Assignment Submission page.

Editing the Wiki

• What page are you editing? Survey
• Complete Peer Editing Sheet and submit via Assignment Submission page.

Friday: Weekly Wrap-up

1. Handshake posted;
2. Replies in Handshake discussion forum;
3. What is your Canada? submitted via Assignment Submission page;
4. Global Perspectives Scavenger Hunt completed;
5. Wiki page edited and Peer Editing Sheet submitted Assignment Submission page;
6. Annotations and Research note #1 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
7. Reading for Meaning Sheet #1 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
8. Annotations and Research note #2 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
9. Reading for Meaning Sheet #2 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
10. Update Tracking Sheet; 
11. Weekly Reflection.

Handshake—>Media Creation. Consider audience and purpose.

1. Sway
2. Stupeflix
3. PPT
4. Thinglink
5. Voki
6. Prezi
7. Padlet
8. Other?

1. What’s your Canada?  Consider audience and purpose.
   1. CBC version
   2. Our public gallery