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Spring Independent STudy

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Get excited!!

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Brainstorming Project Ideas

What are your passions?

What are your interests or hobbies?

Topics you want to learn more about

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Criteria for a Good Question

  1. Fact-Based (can be researched)
  2. School appropriate
  3. Not too broad or too narrow

Example of a question that is too broad…

  • What is the history of the universe

Instead:

  • How did the Civil War affect human rights?

Example of a question that is too narrow…

  • What food do they eat in the Philippines?

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  • How is the culture of the Philippines different than my home?

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Project Proposal

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Topic Idea/Driving Question

Reasons for Picking this Topic

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What do you hope to share from this project?

How would you share this project? (Google Slides, blog post, podcast, video, etc)

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How does this relate to your learning?

How does this relate to your future?

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KWL

What do you already know about your topic?

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What do you want to know about your topic?

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What resources will you use to learn about it?

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Before You Research

Learn about reputable sites and resources by clicking this link

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Before you research

Learn to write things using your own voice and wording.

  • Reword – Replace words and phrases with synonyms (words that mean the same thing) whenever you can.
  • Rearrange – Rearrange words within sentences to make new sentences. You can even rearrange the ideas presented within the paragraph.
  • Realize that some words and phrases cannot be changed – names, dates, titles, etc. cannot be replaced, but you can present them differently in your paraphrase.
  • Recheck – Make sure that your paraphrase conveys the same meaning as the original text.

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Writing in your own words is called Paraphrasing

Let’s try it!

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IF you get Stuck, try one of these strategies...

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Research

Question 1 about my topic:

Paraphrase the information by putting it in your own words. This should sound like you, not an encyclopedia. This could be facts, ideas, or further questions.

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Research

Question 2 about my topic:

Paraphrase the information by putting it in your own words. This should sound like you, not an encyclopedia. This could be facts, ideas, or further questions.

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Research

Question 3 about my topic:

Paraphrase the information by putting it in your own words. This should sound like you, not an encyclopedia. This could be facts, ideas, or further questions.

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Research

Question 4 about my topic:

Paraphrase the information by putting it in your own words. This should sound like you, not an encyclopedia. This could be facts, ideas, or further questions.

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Presentation/Product - Show what you know!

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BIG CONCEPT

Bring the attention of your audience over a key concept using icons or illustrations

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Google Sites Website - Create your own website with Google

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Beautiful AI - Create a slideshow with expert templates

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Adobe Spark - Create a video slideshow with narration

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Storyboard That - Create a comic

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Anchor - Create your own podcast

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Powtoon - Create an interactive video slideshow with fun animations

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Thinglink - create an interactive image where information can appear as you mouse over it.

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Have another idea? Just ask your teacher! Or check out this doc with more!

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Presentation/Product - Show what you know!

Why did you choose this format?

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How do you plan to keep your audience engaged?

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Presentation/Product - Show what you know!

Do you need any other materials or help?

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Who could help you?

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Final

Paste a link to your final project here:

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Reflect!

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What problems did you encounter while you were researching and working? How did you solve them?

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What resources were the most helpful during this project?

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What did you learn about yourself while working on this project?

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