Multi-media Dialogues

You have created a dialogue and recreated it using video, picture, audio, etc. 
Here are the things you need to do:

• Put your RUBRIC into your project and make sure you fill out the two sections for yourself
• you can copy my rubric by clicking on MY SLIDESHOW, downloading it, and copying the chart into your slide.
• Your DIALOGUE must be included in your slideshow. If you recorded it in a video or comic and it is easy to understand, that is enough.  If you do not have a recording of it, please include your dialogue in your slideshow.
• to find your ipad files, go to dropbox.com and sign in just like we did on the ipads.
• Add ANY OTHER CREATIVE WORK, movie trailers, or other artistic additions you made with the iPads, ESPECIALLY IF IT RELATES TO YOUR TOPIC!

Perspectives in Controversy

Perspectives inControversy:

Finding different viewpoints on your topic

What issues or questions related to your

topic do large groups of people disagree

about? (include key words for each)

Rate each category 1-5

Controversy slide 1: (click for example)

¡How much do your genes influence your brain? (genetic change, brain development)

úA: 3   B: 2   C: 3   D: 4  total: 12

¡Is brain improvement technology a good idea? (artificial brain enhancement, ethics, memory wiping)

úA: 4   B: 5   C: 5   D: 3  TOTAL: 17

¡Is curiosity beneficial (helpful) or detrimental (harmful) to people? (evolution of curiosity, curious dangers, advantages, survival)
 A: 3   B: 3   C: 3   D: 3  total: 12

Topic evaluation Categories:

A. Good information available

B. Controversy is clear (conflicting arguments exist)

C. Your interest in/opinion about the question

D. Balance and focused (not to general or specific)

Next, choose your best question according to you ratings.  

CONTROVERSY SLIDE 2: (click for example)

Can you find good information given by both sides of your chosen issue? Use your keywords to find sources of information. If you can't find sources or arguments on two sides of the question, then you need to ask for help and/or choose a different question.

The following is what you need in your next slide:

¨Brain Chip controversy

¨http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/why-cognitive-enhancement-is-in-your-future-and-your-past/252566/

¨http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/403761/implanting-hope/page/2/

¨http://www.lokitimes.com/category/pros-cons/

¨Pro (for it) side:

¡http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2008/06/intelligence-enhancement/

¨Con (against it) side: http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/BI108_2005_Groups/03/controversy.htm

¡http://www.theageoftransitions.com/index.php/oldies/84-implantable-brain-chip-history-lesson

Controversy Slide 3
Research Analysis[your question goes here]
RELEVANCE: How does this source relate to the question?
ARGUMENTS: What arguments for or against the question are given or implied by the article?
RELIABILITY: What person or group created this source?
úDoes the source seem reliable and the information seem to be good quality? (rate it 1-5)
úWHY?  (explain the reasons for your rating)

Peer Review

Now is your chance to help eachother make your projects even better! 

• Partner up with a classmate and show them your project, then complete the "Peer Review Slide" as show below.  
• Use complete sentences and be specific!
• Then have your partner show you his/her project and they will do the same thing.
• You are required to do this with at least one classmate, but you can always do more for extra points.

Here is the text for easy pasting:

Peer Review: Working together

Name of your peer reviewer: __________

• What part of your project did your peer think you did the best on?
• What part did they think you needed to  improve?
• How did they help you make your project better?

Key words and Vocabulary for your project

 go to MY CURIOSITY SLIDESHOW
then select FILE and DOWNLOAD to use my template

• Use the Etymology Dictionary to help with the botom left section.
• Use a Dictionary website to help with Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and rhyming words.

Preparing for Evaluation

On Thursday and Friday I will be checking your projects for completion and Quality for your progress report grades.  
Here is a list of what you need to have done (minimum):

• Phase I: Book
• Title and Author of book, plus three questions
• Information relating to at least one of those questions
• Phase II: Internet research
• 3 new questions
• 2 information slides with website address, quoted information, and reflections in your own words
• Phase III: Analysis Questions
• 3 analysis questions using 3 of the forms
• Information- answer one question using an Idea web (or concept map)
• Phase IV: Inferring and Elaborating
• 3 questions from 3 different forms (about website)
• 1 information slide with website address, quoted information, and reflections in your own words

Once you have completed that, see what you can add with creativity and research.  Here are some ideas:

• create a wordcloud or tagxedo (see mine on the right)
• Look for informations about one of your questions you haven't gotten to yet.
• Use online art tools:
• Pixon Comic Maker 
• Make your own Dinosaur Comic 



• Ze Frank's Scribbler 

Phase III-IV (that's 3-4 for you non-Romans)

Thursday, Jan. 31 - Friday, Feb. 1
REQUIRED ELEMENTS

• PHASE III Analysis: Idea Web/Mind Map - last week you started by asking at least 3 questions from 3 different forms for ANALYSIS questions.
•  Create an Idea Web in one of two formats (or both if you are super into it):
• Using the "SmartArt Graphics" feature in PowerPoint, select one of the HIERARCHY templates.
• OR you can go to www.mindmeister.com and sign up with your email (if you have one and are allowed to use it by your parents).  Create a Mind Map, then turn it into a picture file that you insert into your power point.  
• If additional research is needed to fill out your map, please do so.
• Phase IV: Inferring and Elaborating Questions - These questions will help you dig deeper as you find quality information.
• Go to one or more of the following websites to find your information this time:
• Stuff you should Know (science and other random things)
• How stuff works (just like it sounds)
• Wired Magazine online (technology and culture)
• National Geographic online (Nature and culture)
• Studio 360 (art, culture, science)
• Skeptic Magazine (serious look at extraordinary things) 
• If you can't find anything on these sites or you want to use something different, MAKE SURE YOU ASK ME FIRST!
• FIRST, choose an article or podcast relating to your topic and read/listen to the first paragraph/minute of it.
• ASK THREE QUESTIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING FORMS (on your first phase IV slide:
• Inferring
• What might we infer from _______?
• What conclusions might be drawn from _______?
• Elaborating -
• What ideas/details can you add to _______?
• Give an example of _______.

CURIOSITY PROJECT - START HERE

To start your project please do the following:

• Find a book (or two) from the library related to a topic you are curious about
• Write down 3 questions that you hope the book(s) will answer
• Start a power point project and save it as "YOURNAMEcuriosity" and save it on your student data account (find it under the COMPUTER section).
• on a new slide, 
• type the title of the book and the author
• Write your 3 questions about your subject. Be sure to include a How or Why question.

Tuesday Jan. 22 - Thursday Jan. 24

• Make 3 question and information Slides for Phase I (questions and info for the book you chose)
• Complete phase II
• Ask 3 new questions on a new slide (related to information you found in phase I but you can go any direction from there)
• Phase II information: Make 2 different slides (at least) including these 3 things:
• Address to website you got some interesting information from
• A small selection of pasted information from the site (be sure to use "quotes")
• Comments in your own words about specific things you learned and/or you opinion of the web site.
• Phase III: Analysis Questions
• new and improved questions using 3 of the following patterns of questioning:
• Comparing -
• How is _____ similar to/different from_______?
• Identifying Attributes and Components -
• What are the characteristics/parts of _______?
• Classifying -
• How might we organize _______ into categories_______?
• Ordering -
• How can _____ Arrange into sequence (according to _______)?
• Keep in mind that you will be required to go beyond the basic requirements to get an A
• Use extra time to find more information to include in your presentation and to make your presentation more impressive!

Other Project resources:

• Mr.Sullivan's Curiosity Presentation (click below to view my example presentation):

• My concept map of the topic (below):

Create your own mind maps at MindMeister