Week of February 27, 2017
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”
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
- Handshake posted;
- Replies in Handshake discussion forum;
- What is your Canada? submitted via Assignment Submission page;
- Global Perspectives Scavenger Hunt completed;
- Wiki page edited and Peer Editing Sheet submitted Assignment Submission page;
- Annotations and Research note #1 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
- Reading for Meaning Sheet #1 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
- Annotations and Research note #2 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
- Reading for Meaning Sheet #2 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
- Update Tracking Sheet;
- Weekly Reflection.
Handshake—>Media Creation. Consider audience and purpose.
- What’s your Canada? Consider audience and purpose.
