Library Work Period 4U1

Steps to Research

1. As a group, become familiar with your time period. Do this by researching:

-important events that shaped that time (or our future) - and why
-inventions that changed our world - and why
-historical people who changed our way of thinking - and why

-choose two poets from that era and present a brief biography of their life and times—let's get to know them

-choose two passages from those poets (or another poet(s) from that era) and show how the lines you have chosen from a specific poem reflect the themes and structure of poems of that era, as well as how they reflect the historical/biographical approach (ie the life and times of the author) or important ideas and events of the time period

This is called making connections!  An important skill in critical thinking and in all subject areas.

2. Then you have to get the info up on PowerPoint or Prezi. All members are responsible to check the grammar and content.  Then you have to practice presenting it and the transitions between presenting.  We will discuss, next week, reminders for presenting and presentation intros and conclusions.

3.  You are responsible to create a one page handout reflecting the info you have uncovered.  You can make it interactive if you like.

4.  Remember you will be graded—individually—on your presentation skills, but as a group for the presentations as a whole (content, PPT or Prezi and handout).

NOW GET TO WORK!

Presentations will start Monday Nov 14 with the Renaissance and will move in chronological order.  We will try for 2-3 per day.  Please read the English Department Guidelines handout (the pink sheet that should be at the beginning of your binder) regarding attendance on presentation dates - summary: you better be there and you better be ready to present.

Your next work period will be Thursday Nov 10.

Weekend Homework

1.  Finish reading and questions on A Man for All Seasons - test on Monday
2.  Work on assignment.  Try to get all your research done.  To help, see below:

Don't worry about "My Last Duchess" questions.  We will work on them on Monday.

Will return editorials on Monday as well.  Cheers.  Have a good weekend.