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TED Prep - Day 8 - Critiques + Room Set Up

3/29/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
  2. TED Talk Slides. DUE: Midnight the day before TED Talks. Share with Lori and Grayson.
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DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. TED Talk Outlines. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/29, 3:30 PM. Google Classroom. ​
Reminders:
  1. GO TO ELECTIVE CLASSES. This will be expected through the end of the year.
  2. Professional Dress is REQUIRED. Don’t fail your TED Talk because you couldn’t get it together to dress nicely.  See us if you need help or particular items of clothing!  NO JEANS.  NO TENNIS SHOES. SHOWER.
  3. Share TED Talk Slides with Lori and Grayson. Do this the night before you present.
  4. Check the TED Talk and Paneling Schedule. One more time.  Make sure you know paneling and presentation times!  All will be done in Lori’s classroom.

Questions
Any final questions for us about TED Talks?  

Group Critiques
Get into your critique group.  You should run the rest of your critiques today.

Done with Critiques?
  1. Help Lori with room set-up
  2. Finish notecards
  3. Practice, practice, practice some more

TED Prep - Day 7 - Example + Group Critiques

3/28/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
  2. TED Talk Slides. DUE: Midnight the day before TED Talks. Share with Lori and Grayson.
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. TED Talk Outlines. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/29, 3:30 PM. Google Classroom. 
Reminders:
  1. GO TO ELECTIVE CLASSES. This will be expected through the end of the year.
  2. Professional Dress is REQUIRED. Don’t fail your TED Talk because you couldn’t get it together to dress nicely.  See us if you need help or particular items of clothing!  NO JEANS.  NO TENNIS SHOES. SHOWER.
  3. Check the TED Talk and Paneling Schedule. One more time.  Make sure you know paneling and presentation times!  All will be done in Lori’s classroom.
  4. Cap and Gown Orders due TOMORROW. See Libby’s email for details!

2nd Period- Full class critique of volunteer- Zoell
  1. Set up a panel.  Get 5 student volunteer panelists.
  2. Everyone fills out a rubric during the talk.
  3. After the talk, let the student stay in for discussion. With panel (and other student input), score each section of the rubric.
  4. Stop for meta-commentary at various times- before paneling, etc.

Starter
Take 5 minutes to write down revisions and changes you want to make to your TED talk based on what you saw this morning.  Think about organization, audience interest, content, Q&A prep, etc. 

Split Time between Kyle and Lori’s class for periods 3/4
Group Critiques
Get into your critique group.  You should run 2 critiques today.

5th Period
Individual help from Lori, Grayson, Kyle. Independent work time on TED Talks.  

TED Prep - Day 6 - Talk Through + Critique Planning

3/25/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
  2. TED Talk Slides. DUE: Midnight the day before TED Talks. Share with Lori and Grayson.
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. TED Talk Outlines. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/29, 3:30 PM. Google Classroom. 
Announcements
  1. Fill out Public Schedule. Put your most revised and perfected version of your research question here!  If you needed to revise it based on thesis feedback, DO IT NOW!
  2. Check the TED Talk and Paneling Schedule. One more time.  Make sure you know paneling and presentation times!  All will be done in Lori’s classroom.
  3. For Off Campus Work on Wednesday. Both the library and the Smiley Building have some rooms available for private small groups- use them for practicing your TED Talk!
  4. THURSDAY- Be here 2-4 for example presentation + critique of that presentation.

Starter- Cocktail party. Practice your hook 3 times.  Make it engaging!

Initial Feedback and Critique Scheduling
Get into the assigned groups. Do the following:
  1. Have each person talk through their presentation in turn.  They should address:
    1. What are you thinking about for your presentation?  Where are you right now?
    2. What are you feeling good about right now- where are the strong points?
    3. What are you concerned about?  Where do you need help?
    4. Show the group your slides, talk them through what they mean.
    5. What kind of help do you need?  Are there questions you have that the group could help you with?
  2. After the student talks through their presentation, the group will give informal verbal feedback on their slides and their presentation ideas.
  3. The presenter should commit to an area of focus for upcoming work time.

Once every member has talked through their presentations, you should schedule your critiques for Thursday and Friday.  You can do 2-3/day, as the critique protocol should take 30 minutes. Write on the board who is being critiqued on what day.

Revise TED Talk Slides and Outline
Take your feedback, make it better!  Make notecard, refine slides, etc. 

TED Prep - Day 4 - Outline, Slides, Thesis

3/15/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Grayson's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 11:59 PM. Google Classroom. Please remember that you MUST highlight, mark, and comment on revisions if you want us to regrade!
  2. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
  3. TED Talk Outlines. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 3:30 PM. Google Classroom. 
  4. TED Talk Slide Draft. DUE: Tuesday, 3/26, Start of Class. Google Classroom. 
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DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. Action Project Goals and Notes. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/15, End of Class. Google Classroom.
CHECK PRESENTATION AND PANELING TIMES!
Remember, you are not required to be in core classes on these days if you are not presenting or paneling.  You ARE required to attend ALL ELECTIVE CLASSES. 

Starter:  Send an invitation email to your TED Talk to the following people.  Make sure your email includes a polite salutation, the time and date of your TED Talk, your research question, and a brief description of what they can expect at the TED Talk
  1. Family
  2. Senior Project Advisor
  3. LINK Mentor (if your talk is at all related to the field you interned in)
  4. Any other teachers/students you would specifically like to attend
  5. CC your Humanities teacher on this email

Fill out Public Schedule
  1. Put your most revised and perfected version of your research question here!  If you needed to revise it based on thesis feedback, DO IT NOW!
  2. This will go out to the general public, so proofread carefully!

WORK TIME
  1. TED Talk Outlines
  2. Thesis Revisions- remember, do the HARD THINGS first!
    1. Rewrite question or thesis if suggested
    2. Rewrite and reorganize- look at suggestions for organization and argumentation
    3. Fix other parts (intro, conclusion, part 2)
    4. Proofread, sentence level, transitions
    5. Formatting (use the damn checklist!)

TED Prep - Day 3 - Finish Outlines

3/14/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Grayson's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 11:59 PM. Google Classroom. Please remember that you MUST highlight, mark, and comment on revisions if you want us to regrade!
  2. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
  3. TED Talk Outlines. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 3:30 PM. Google Classroom. 
  4. TED Talk Slide Draft. DUE: Tuesday, 3/26, Start of Class. Google Classroom. 
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. Action Project Goals and Notes. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/15, End of Class. Google Classroom.
TED Schedule
  1. Presentation times are done, paneling times are NOT.  They will be done by tomorrow.
  2. Tell me NO LATER than this evening (via email) if you see a conflict or problem with your presentation time!

TED Talk Example- Secrets of Great Communicators
  1. What were three specific tips that stood out to you?
  2. What is one change or revision you want to make to your TED talk based on what you saw on this talk?

Q&A Prep and Tips
  1. Share out some of the types of questions you anticipate the panel asking you.
  2. Let’s go over how to answer questions-- the do’s and don’t’s! 
    1. DO:  Be specific
    2. DO: Thank the panelist for their question
    3. DO: take a moment to think back to your research and offer examples and evidence
    4. DON’T: Say “I don’t know” if the question is within the scope of your research question!

TED Talk Outline
  1. Outline TED Talk
  2. Thesis revisions
  3. Done with these things?  Start working on slide design!
  4. Our goal is to walk into class with a completed outline and slide drafts next week, to allow for maximum practice

Guidelines for RE-Submission of your Senior Thesis:
Once you have received your final grade for your paper, you will have the option to rewrite it based on my comments.  Your revised paper grade will REPLACE your original grade.  In order for your re-submission to be accepted, you must follow the guidelines below exactly. 
  1. Deadline:  SEE DP! 
  2. Turn in revised draft on Google Classroom
  3. Submit your digital revised draft together with both your previous draft and the graded rubric (put your old draft and rubric in my inbox).
  4. Your final draft must demonstrate improvement between drafts
  5. I will not be commenting on revised drafts, and the revised grade will replace your original grade
  6. Important: Annotations on your final draft  are REQUIRED.  Feel free to highlight, underline, comment, or draw arrows to specific points made, new evidence used, new phrasing etc.  Your final grade depends in a large part on your ability to show growth between drafts in the categories I have outlined in the rubric.  Make it easy for me to see this growth with your annotations.  Even better if your comments are coded to rubric categories.  Annotate as you revise to make this easier on yourself!

TED Talk Prep - Day 2- Examples + Outlines

3/12/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Grayson's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 11:59 PM. Google Classroom. Please remember that you MUST highlight, mark, and comment on revisions if you want us to regrade!
  2. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. Action Project Goals and Notes. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/15, End of Class. Google Classroom.
Examples, Analysis, Outline

Starter: A TED talk you've surely seen (on purpose – we care not about his message). Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?  We'll watch this with our graphic organizer.  Debrief organizer in small groups (3-4 students), share out.

TED Analysis:  In small groups, share out your TED analysis from yesterday + starter
  1. What patterns did you see in terms of what people liked, and what was interesting?
  2. What were the verbal and non-verbal talents the presenters showed?  Share, write your top two on the board.
  3. Write the top audience interaction technique on the board
  4. What style differences did you note in your group?  What similarities?
  5. What did your group notice about how the talks were structured?
  6. Share your different styles as presenters

Student Slides
Let’s look at some example slide shows from past AHS students. Pick 2, scroll through and be prepared to share out what do you notice?
  1. Ava Kadence J
  2. Taylor S
  3. Rosie G
  4. Garrett M
  5. Trevor H
  6. Amira
  7. Darby
  8. Billie B

Student Examples:  Watch at least half of a student example linked on my DP (see the Student Work tab under Senior Project)  Take notes on…
  1. What was their hook?  Was it effective?  Why/why not?
  2. How did this person use positive elements of their own personality to cultivate relationships with the audience and make their talk more interesting?
  3. What do you think would make an effective hook for YOUR presentation?
This is your ticket into independent work time to work on…

TED Talk Outline
Use the template to start outlining your TED talk!  Think carefully about what to include, what to cut, and how to sequence it. ​

TED Talk Prep- Day 1

3/12/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Grayson's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 11:59 PM. Google Classroom. Please remember that you MUST highlight, mark, and comment on revisions if you want us to regrade!
  2. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. Action Project Goals and Notes. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/15, End of Class. Google Classroom.
Overview, Scheduling, Examples

Starter (on slides linked above)
  1. TED talk with no content
  2. Why would I have you watch this?  What can we learn from it?

Overview and Logistics
  1. Review the TED Overview and Rubric document
  2. Scheduling Survey- Fill this out so I can create the schedule and have it finalized this week!

Day 1 Assignment
  1. Sarah Kay
  2. Watch another TED Talk + Notes

Action Week 2- Finish and Reflect!

3/8/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Action Project Goals and Notes.  DUE: Friday, 3/8, End of Class. Google Classroom.
  2. Grayson's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 11:59 PM. Google Classroom. Please remember that you MUST highlight, mark, and comment on revisions if you want us to regrade!
  3. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. FINAL DRAFT THESIS. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/8, Midnight (digital copy). Google Classroom. ​
Announcements
  1. DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT! Make sure you are putting in the work to put in photographs, screenshots, sketches, notes, etc. into your Goals and Notes documents!

Work Time- Planning
  1. On your Goals and Notes document, make a checklist for today.  Make sure to label it with the date.  Remember, break bigger tasks into smaller pieces!

Work Time- Doing
Finish final tasks that you need to do this week to set yourself up for success in April!

Work Time- Documenting and Reflecting
  1. Make sure ALL of your progress has been documented.  Pictures, screenshots, notes, sketches, material lists, links, budgets, etc....put it all in there!
  2. Complete the reflection at the end of the document. I am looking for solid and detailed paragraphs for each of the three questions. The first question is where you put ALL your evidence of progress and work this week.

Project Test Week 2- MORE Checklists and Work!

3/7/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Action Project Goals and Notes.  DUE: Friday, 3/8, End of Class. Google Classroom.
  2. Grayson's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 11:59 PM. Google Classroom. Please remember that you MUST highlight, mark, and comment on revisions if you want us to regrade!
  3. Lori's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: See linked document here. Google Classroom.
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. FINAL DRAFT THESIS. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/8, Midnight (digital copy). Google Classroom. ​
Announcements
  1. DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT! Make sure you are putting in the work to put in photographs, screenshots, sketches, notes, etc. into your Goals and Notes documents!

Work Time- Planning
  1. On your Goals and Notes document, make a checklist for today.  Make sure to label it with the date.  Remember, break bigger tasks into smaller pieces!
  2. Share your tasks for the day with your group- accountability!

Individual Conferences
Just like yesterday, we’re going to spend today checking in with folks about their research. These are quick 5 minutes conversations!  You will need to bring your Goals and Notes document, and be ready to talk about your plans for the week, and the concrete tasks you plan to get done!

Work Time- DOING
  1. Start working through your list!  
  2. Remember to check off and document completed tasks on your goals and notes document.

Exit Ticket
  1. What did you accomplish today?  
  2. How efficiently did you use your time today, on a scale of 1-4 (4 = very efficiently).

Project Test Week 2- Checklists and Work!

3/5/2024

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​​
  1. Action Project Goals and Notes.  DUE: Friday, 3/8, End of Class. Google Classroom.
  2. Grayson's Pod Thesis Revisions. DUE: Friday, 3/15, 11:59 PM. Google Classroom. Please remember that you MUST highlight, mark, and comment on revisions if you want us to regrade!
​
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​
  1. FINAL DRAFT THESIS. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/8, Midnight (digital copy). Google Classroom. 
Announcements
  1. Wednesday Work- If you are planning to work OFF CAMPUS tomorrow, you MUST get approved by Lori or Grayson before the end of class today!  Expect to show proof of your accomplishments.

Work Time- Planning
  1. On your Goals and Notes document, make a checklist for today.  Make sure to label it with the date.  Remember, break bigger tasks into smaller pieces!
  2. Share your tasks for the day with your group- accountability!

Individual Conferences
Just like yesterday, we’re going to spend today checking in with folks about their research. These are quick 5 minutes conversations!  You will need to bring your Goals and Notes document, and be ready to talk about your plans for the week. 

Work Time- DOING
  1. Start working through your list!  
  2. Remember to check off and document completed tasks on your goals and notes document.

Exit Ticket
  1. What did you accomplish today?  
  2. How efficiently did you use your time today, on a scale of 1-4 (4 = very efficiently).
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