Welcome to FedEx Week! What does this mean? Well, we are giving you one school week to study, research and present on a topic of your choice. Something that you are curious about, passionate about or just plain interested in. You are expected to deliver, (thus the FedEx name,) a product, presentation or demonstration of what you have learned or researched. You will get class time and probably have to work at home on your project. By the end of the week you will have to be ready to share your work. We will be following The Habits of Mind principles to guide our study. Below you will see some of the project requirements. Good luck.
Habits of Mind- SPECS
Significance- Why is this important? Why should we care about your topic? Perspective- Who is the information from. Whose point of view is this? What prior knowledge or understanding do you have about this topic? What new learning did you acquire? Evidence- What argument or statement are you trying to make? What are the facts that you have to support your argument? What are the facts versus the opinions? Connections- How does this have meaning to you or the world outside of school? How has it been influence in the past? How might it affect the future? Supposition- How would life be different if this wasn’t true or never happened or been discovered?
Step 1 Brain Storm a topic that you are passionate about or have interest in.
Step 2 Look at the SPECS (above) and investigate the answers to the questions.
Step 3 Decide how you will give a 1-2 minute presentation about what you have learned. Write down your ideas below.
Step 4 Present to the group. Topic of interest: _________________________________
Why did you choose this topic?
Why should your audience care about the topic you chose?
Are you creating a presentation to persuade your audience or to inform them? Explain.
How does this have meaning to you or the world outside of school?
How has it been influenced in the past?
How might it affect the future?
How would life be different if this wasn’t true or never happened or been discovered?