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POLs Day 2- TPS Report + Conferences

11/30/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

TPS Report. DUE: Monday, 12/5, Start of Class.
POL Slides. DUE: Day before your POL. SHARE with Lori and Kyle.
Honors Final Reaction Writing. DUE: Friday, 12/9, Start of Class.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

ANY LATE WORK FOR HUMANITIES. DUE: Monday, 12/5, 8:30 AM. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE. This applies to the following assignments ONLY. No other late work will be accepted.
1. Sr. Project Research Phase 2
2. Fall Project Self Assessment
3. Fall Project Essay

Announcements:

HONORS: No meeting this week. Finish the book, and complete your final written response by next Friday (I will post this assignment today).
REMINDER: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MONDAY, 12/5.
You need to get a library card by the end of winter break! Set a reminder now!
SJCC Trip- Need to be there by 8:45 AM. We will attend sessions in the morning, break for lunch, attend one afternoon session, then debrief as a group before returning to Durango
1. If you need/want to be driven there and back, please sign up on Lori’s board, and be here at AHS no later than 7:40 on Friday morning.

This Week’s Questions:

How has my preparation this semester developed my ideas for my senior thesis and my senior action project?
Where are gaps in my plans, and what feedback would be most helpful in further developing my ideas?

Reminder of Resources:

POL Presentation Guidelines
Review Prep Calendar
POL Schedule- Please note this is still changing due to some student constraints. Be flexible! I should have it finalized by tomorrow.
TPS Report

Work Time Goals-

Get TPS report about ½ completed
Compare it to the examples linked- what do you need to do to make yours look more like these?
Sign up for a conference with Lori as needed

POLs Day 1- Schedule, Overview, TPS Report

11/29/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

TPS Report. DUE: Monday, 12/5, Start of Class.
POL Slides. DUE: Day before your POL. SHARE with Lori and Kyle.
Honors Final Reaction Writing. DUE: Friday, 12/9, Start of Class.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

ANY LATE WORK FOR HUMANITIES. DUE: Monday, 12/5, 8:30 AM. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE. This applies to Sr. Project Research Phase 2, Fall Project Self Assessment, and Fall Project Essay ONLY. No other late work will be accepted.

Announcements:

HONORS: No meeting this week. Finish the book, and complete your final written response.
REMINDER: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER NEXT MONDAY.
You need to get a library card by the end of winter break! Set a reminder now!

Starter: Everyone share out the following:

What is an experience from your break that stands out or a moment you could highlight?
What is one thing you are grateful for about Animas and senior year?

Office Space Quiz
Take the quiz. Review results.

POL Presentation Guidelines
Review with the class/

Review Prep Calendar
Note deadlines.

Sign Up for Presentation/Paneling

1 presentation spot
2 paneling spots
3 total days (NONE of these can be on the same day!)

Review TPS Report

Walk through
Clarify research section
Look at student examples, report back
Start work

Work Time Goals-

Progress on TPS report
Review teacher feedback, incorporate it into the report as you work

Friday- You DID IT! You did ALL THE THINGS!

11/18/2022

Starter:

What is one celebration you have about this project? This could call out a specific project, person, or event.
What is one big takeaway from this project that you will carry with you going forward?
Assuming Kyle and I do something similar with seniors next year (though maybe on a different topic), what should we do the same? What changes should we make? Tell me why!

Debrief:

Verbal debrief of starter

Poll- Electives and Concurrent Enrollment
Please take the Google form poll so we don't screw up your schedule as we re-shuffle pods for next semester.

Fall Project Self Assessment
Please complete this self-assessment!

Thursday- Finish ALL the things!

11/17/2022

DUE THINGS:

Project: TODAY by 3:30 pm.
Essay: TONIGHT by 11:59 pm.

Stern/Angry/Missing Work Face:
ARRRRRRRGH! Get me your Senior Project Posters and Research Phase 2! NOW NOW NOW NOW!

3rd Period- Essay Proofreading Priorities
In addition to the stuff from Wednesday…

Have TWO people from your group read the intro and the conclusion. Make sure they have everything included that is on the outline and assignment sheet.
Individual Essay:
1. Check against the outline/assignment.
2. Make sure you have EVERY element
3. Check your topic sentences. They should:
  1. Serve as a transition
  2. Tell us clearly what the paragraph is arguing
  3. Connect to your thesis statement
Have the person in your group who is the strongest/most nitpicky PROOFREAD the entire document for grammar, punctuation, spelling, typos, etc. They should just fix things (not rewriting sentences, but fixing small errors).
1. They should comment on larger issues in individual essays, and those people should fix them.
Designate one person in your group to turn it in.

Work Time

Finish your project. If it’s physical, put it somewhere prominent in Lori or Kyle’s room. If not, create a Google Folder or document with all the info gathered easily in one place, and turn it in by sharing it with Kyle and Lori.
Writing conferences with Lori and Kyle
1. Specific place in your writing
2. Specific question

Tuesday- Transitions + Project Work

11/15/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Transition Assessment. DUE: Tuesday, 3:30 PM.
Sr. Project Research Phase 2 (including interview notes). DUE: Wednesday, 11/16, Start of Class
FINAL DRAFT Essay + Project Done. DUE: Thursday, 11:59 PM

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Fall Project Individual Outlines. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Thursday, 11/17.

FALL PROJECT- Project Check In Notes
See this document for the notes and next steps Kyle and Lori took!

3rd Period- 30 minutes with Lori
Ensure Access

Make sure every RD is in the document
Make sure everyone in the group has access to that document
All of the future revisions should be made directly in this document.

Transitions

How much work did you do with these last year?
Review transitions- students read out loud, underline key lines.
Close attention to logical connections
Review Transition Assessment

3rd Period- 30 minutes with Kyle
Work with Kyle on writing and redundancies.

4th and 5th- Project and Essay Work
Get things done! Work towards completion with your project and your essay!

Monday- Paper Combine + Check In Meetings

11/14/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Sr. Project Research Phase 2 (including interview notes). DUE: Wednesday, 11/16, Start of Class
FINAL DRAFT Essay + Project Done. DUE: Friday, Start of Class.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Fall Project Individual Outlines. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Thursday, 11/17.

3rd Period- Write Conclusion

Copy and paste your essay together into one document
Add the introduction you wrote last week to the top
Share with your group, Lori, and Kyle
Write the collaborative conclusion

Sign Up for Project Check Ins
Strict schedule! Sign up on the board for a time + location.

4th and 5th Periods
Project Check Ins

10 minutes per meeting
Show us what you have, talk about what you need to do to get finished by Thursday!

Project Work

Make a plan for the week: What needs to get done? Who will do it?
Work on projects.

Tuesday- Projects + Outlines

11/8/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Sr. Project Research Phase 2 (including interview notes). DUE: Wednesday, 11/16, Start of Class
Fall Project Individual Outlines. DUE: Thursday, 11/10.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Friday Reflection 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 11/11

FALL PROJECT- Project Check In Notes
See this document for the notes and next steps Kyle and Lori took!

Project Status Meetings

Updates- What did you accomplish today? What was the feedback from your meeting with Kyle and Lori?
Individual Priorities/To-Do Lists + Dependencies- Use arrows!
Challenges- What’s hard right now?

Kyle’s Class

Work on individual writing, conference with Kyle about your data.

Lori’s Class- Outlines

Outlining of Individual writing + writing time

Project Work Time (4th Period)

Check in with your group quickly, develop tasks for today
Get things done!

Thursday- Project Tunes

11/3/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Sr. Project Research Phase 2 (including interview notes). DUE: Wednesday, 11/16, Start of Class
Data That Matters REVISIONS. DUE: Monday, 11/7, Start of Class (3rd Period)

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Friday Reflection 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 11/4

Starter 31

What type of feedback do you need on your project right now? What kind of focusing question would be helpful to have other people answer?

Meetings With:

Immigration and Housing Group- 11:00
Project Osprey Group- 11:30

Project Status Meetings

Updates- What did you accomplish so far this week? Where are you on your checklist of tasks?
Individual Priorities/To-Do Lists + Dependencies-What do you need to get done to be ready for your project tune?
Focusing Question- As a group, develop your focusing question for your project tune today. This should be a question that others can weigh in on to help you make your project better. Every person should have this question written down somewhere!
1. Example: How can we present our data in this art piece in a way that is clear and integrated?
2. Example: How can we use visuals to help tell this story? What kinds of visuals would be best?
Project Tune Presenters- Choose ONE person to present your project in the project tune today. This should be someone who can clearly articulate the project, and who can take good notes to bring back to the group. TELL LORI WHEN YOU HAVE DECIDED ON THIS PERSON!

Work Time

Accomplish project work!
Get yourself ready for your project tune today

5th Period- Project Tunes
Meet in my classroom to review instructions, then split between commons, Kyle’s, and Lori’s room.

Wednesday- Research Phase 2 + Research Questions

11/2/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Sr. Project Research Phase 2 (including interview). DUE: Wednesday, 11/16, Start of Class
Data That Matters REVISIONS. DUE: Monday, 11/7, Start of Class (3rd Period)

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Friday Reflection 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 11/4

Research Question Workshop
See the link above for slides for today.

Review

Qualities of a good research question
Process
Example of refining
Types of research questions
Sub Questions
Effective vs. Ineffective
Research Question Guidelines + Notes
Write a few versions of a more refined research question
Conference with Lori

Work Time on Senior Project Phase 2

Write at least 3 refined versions of your research question at the TOP of your Senior Project Phase 2
Work on Senior Project Research, Phase 2
Get your Senior Project interviews scheduled!

Tuesday- Project Work + Storytelling

11/1/2022

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Sr. Project Research Phase 2 (including interview). DUE: Wednesday, 11/16, Start of Class
Data That Matters REVISIONS. DUE: Monday, 11/7, Start of Class (3rd Period)

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Friday Reflection 1. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 11/4

Starter 30

What is the thesis of your project? Give it to me in one sentence. If you’re not sure, give it your best shot!
For our critiques on Thursday, what are you going to show? What do you think the focusing question of your critique should be?

FALL PROJECT- Project Check In Notes
See this document for the notes and next steps Kyle and Lori took!

Project Status Meetings

Updates- What did you accomplish today? What was the feedback from your meeting with Kyle and Lori?
Individual Priorities/To-Do Lists + Dependencies- Use arrows!
Challenges- What’s hard right now?

Work Time

Get ready for critiques- make sure you have something to show on Thursday, 5th period.
SIGN OUT on Lori’s board if you are leaving for ANY PURPOSE.

5th Period- Build on Storytelling with Data

Thesis Statements: Come up with the thesis statement that is driving your project. This should be ONE sentence only.
1. In groups, compare thesis statements you came up with. Look at similarities and differences, get to one that you all think is the driver of this project.
2. Write that thesis in the middle of the butcher paper!
3. Underneath it, write down which of the 7 types of narratives you think this is- if you think you need MORE than one type, list that/those too!
Individual Narratives
1. Individually come up with a statement that drives your personal data narrative. Again, this should be one sentence!
2. Determine which of the 7 types of narrative you think will be MOST engaging/useful/appropriate for this particular individual thesis.
Map These on Butcher Paper
1. Large group thesis in the middle
2. Branch others out.
3. Use labeled arrows to draw connections between your arguments- how does one logically connect to the others? What is the most logical sequence to introduce these?
Outline YOUR Segment of this:
1. Exposition: Presentation of the topic and context of the data analysis; why are we trying to ask this question now? What is the context readers will need to understand to care about this?
2. Confrontation: Presentation of the central question and the challenges involved; what are interesting observations and problems? This is where you use the structure from the Narrative Type you chose! For example, for change over time, you will probably want to start at one time and explain the data, then move to another time, and explain how the data changed, and WHY.
3. Resolution: Concluding wrap-up with recommendation for action; what insights does the data analysis yield, and what things might need to be changed?
  1. What story does this data tell?
  2. What are the key insights here?
  3. What types of actions or changes does this data recommend?
  4. What further research is needed to gain a more complete picture of this, or to better identify solutions?

POLs Day 2- TPS Report + Conferences

POLs Day 1- Schedule, Overview, TPS Report

Friday- You DID IT! You did ALL THE THINGS!

Thursday- Finish ALL the things!

Tuesday- Transitions + Project Work

Monday- Paper Combine + Check In Meetings

Tuesday- Projects + Outlines

Thursday- Project Tunes

Wednesday- Research Phase 2 + Research Questions

Tuesday- Project Work + Storytelling

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