Day 1-POL Prep- Overview + Start Research Brief

DUE DATES- ON TIME​​​​​​​

1. SPAM 1 Meeting. DUE: Thursday, 12/5, 3:30 pm. Hard copy in basket.​

 
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​

1. Deep Reading Portfolio. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 12/6, 3:30 pm. Hard copy in basket.

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Announcements- 

1. Wednesday off campus work time! Durango Public Library or Smiley Cafe  Be there by 9:30 AM, check in with a teacher for attendance.  TELL US TODAY IF YOU WILL NEED A RIDE!
2. Deep Reading Missing?  Get it printed and turned in ASAP.
3. SPAM Meetings- Get them scheduled and done by this Thursday!

Starter (10 min)

1. What should ALWAYS be on the Thanksgiving table?
2. What should be permanently REMOVED from the Thanksgiving table?
3. What is a positive experience you have had with POLs (or public presentations if you've never done a POL at AHS) in the past?  What made it positive?
4. What is a negative experience you have had with POLs (or public presentations) in the past? What made it negative?

​Goals Today

1. Understand the purpose of Senior POLS
2. Understand the structure of Senior POLS, and what is expected of you
3. Begin outlining and figuring out what you need in the first paragraph of your issue brief, draft that paragraph

POL Guidelines/Requirements (20-30 min)

1. Teacher review of the basic structure of the schedule, reasoning behind it.
2. Complete the assignment linked on Google Classroom to familiarize yourself with the POL structure and process.

Essential Background Information (15 min)

1. Freewrite for 5 minutes, on paper- What do people need to understand/know to be able to understand your research?  Think about terms, concepts, history, etc.
2. Take your paper and writing utensil and stand up. Find a new person to talk to.
3. Each person spends 1 minute giving a quick overview of their general topic/background knowledge
   1. After the first person talks, the partner has 1 minute to ask questions or identify areas of uncertainty
   2. Repeat
4. Pause. Turn what you said into 3-5 bullet points, note places you need to flesh out
5. Find a new person. Talk for 1 minute giving a quick overview of your general topic/background knowledge
   1. After the first person talks, the partner has 1 minute to ask questions or identify areas of uncertainty
   2. Repeat
6. Pause- revise bullet points
7. Go back to your original seat- add to your freewrite
   1. What do you absolutely need to include in your general overview?  Reference your notes from your conversation, the assignment, etc.

Article Sorting
For this, you are going to go back through ALL the research you have done. You will need to open the following documents:

1. Idea Fishing
2. Idea Fishing Round 2
3. Research Part 2
4. Deep Reading

To complete this, create a document with THREE columns (insert table).  In each column, put titles or links to articles. It may help as well to jot down a note or two about the docs as you go.

1. Column 1- Articles that will DEFINITELY be useful to answer your research question
2. Column 2- Articles that may be useful, but in a limited way.
3. Column 3- Articles that you read, but will not be useful

Work Time- 

1. Finish article sorting
2. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of your Issue Brief
3. Schedule SPAM 1 if not scheduled yet (remember, this is due on Thursday!!!
4. Done with these? Start mind mapping, brainstorming, or outlining Paragraphs 3-4 of your Issue Brief (more to come on this tomorrow)