We have come to one of my favorite parts of the Writing 3 - Research Writing class: the Presentations. Students have worked hard researching and writing about a topic of interest. The difficulties of this project are many: finding a good topic, finding suitable resources, fitting in the research and writing into busy schedules, and, finally, writing a clear, insightful, coherent paper. When we start the presentation part of the class, I feel so proud of the students for working so hard and doing their best. Even if a student isn't completely satisfied with the work he or she has done, something has been learned in the process.
This week, we had the following presentations:
Cynthia Krause spoke on homeless youth in the Twin Cities. She had great statistics about causes and effects of this situation. She also gave us good information about organizations working to help young adults and youth who find themselves on the streets.
Sally Russell's research project was about the Common Core, an educational initiative aimed at centralizing curriculum in our country. She shared pros and cons, its origins, and information regarding who supports it and who doesn't.
Luke Swenson gave his presentation of his research about sleep. We learned about what causes us to sleep, the benefits of sleep, sleep disorders, and biphasic sleep.
Each of the students had PowerPoint presentations to go along with their oral comments.
As you know, we won't have class next week due to our Thanksgiving break. This is an important family time and can be really busy, but having the extra days off from CHAT classes gives students more opportunities to work on revising the rough draft and preparing the Final Draft.
We have two weeks left in class. Their Final Drafts are due on the last week of class. I told them that I would accept a late paper, but it's best to get them done on time. Once the class is over, the energy and drive to finish the paper will dissipate.
The schedule for the following presentations:
Week 14 (December 4)
Zac
Taylor
Hannah
Makana
Week 15 (December 11)
Garret
Josh
Grant
Lena
Spencer
Have a great Thanksgiving celebration!
Mrs. Prichard
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