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Lesson 8

We will continue to find additional sources and analyze them for relevance, credibility, and bias.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I gather and organize relevant and sufficient evidence to demonstrate an understanding of pathway texts, support claims, and develop ideas?

  • Can I recognize points of connection among texts, textual elements, and perspectives to make logical, objective comparisons?

  • Can I think about and evaluate personal and group development?

Texts

There are no texts for this Lesson.

Materials

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Reference Guides

Question Sets

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Activity 1: Write

We will implement our protocol for goal setting and evaluation of progress.

Respond to the following questions in your Learning Log:

  1. What do you need to do to succeed on the Culminating Task?

  2. How will you, specifically, contribute to your group?

Activity 2: Write

We will continue collecting and analyzing sources.

Using the Foundation Research and Presentation Planning Guide, Assessing Sources Reference Guide, and Potential Sources Tool, continue collecting and analyzing sources, deepening your understanding of your research topic.

Activity 3: Write

We will answer reflection questions to determine our progress.

In your Learning Log, respond to the following questions:

  1. Did you meet the goals you set at the beginning of the lesson?

  2. How do you know you met your goals? Provide evidence.

  3. How did you, specifically, contribute to your group?

  4. On a scale from one to four, how well do you understand the topic, your research, the texts you read, and the presentation plan?