Today we worked on the Rough Draft. It is due tonight before 10pm to turnitin.com.
Important Dates 12/19: You need to have both your first and second interactions completed on ManageBac BEFORE turning in the… Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner Today we read another sample essay and then worked for an hour on the Rough Draft.
Reminder: please meet in the Library on Thursday Important Dates 12/19: You need to have both your first and second interactions completed on ManageBac BEFORE turning in the… Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner Today we worked in the library and completed the following activity. If you were absent, please work on the activity and your TOK Rough Draft on your own.
Reminder: please meet in the classroom on Tuesday/Wednesday, then back to the Library on Thursday. Important Dates 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner Today was work time in the Library for the TOK Essay-Rough Draft. We read a sample paper and handout about common mistakes. If absent, please work on the draft on your own.
Reminder for all classes - meet in the Library on Monday! Important Dates 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner We had a Kuhn Celebration of Learning today. Congrats on working through such a difficult text! :) All classes EXCEPT 6th, meet in the Library tomorrow.
If absent, you can celebrate with me in the Library after school at 3:15 on Tuesday, December 17th. If you cannot make that date, no worries, just e-mail me. Important Dates 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner We continued our Chapter 13 activity and then read a criticism of Kuhn’s ideas. If absent, please read the article linked above and do the following in Journal #19:
-Take TOK notes -Write 3 KQs that pertain to Kuhn and the article -Answer one of the KQs you wrote with specific references to Kuhn and the article Additionally, please review Chapter 13 on your own and be prepared to take the Kuhn exam on Thursday. Important Dates **Bring your Kuhn book to class every day of this unit** 12/12: Kuhn Exam – can use hard copy of book & any handwritten notes in journal entries *Exam questions can come from all chapters covered in class - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, & 13 - not just the ones you personally read 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner We reviewed main ideas of all chapter presentations and started a Chapter 13 activity. If absent, answer the following question on your own in Journal #19 – In the face of the arguments previously made in the book, why does science progress, how does it progress, and what is the nature of its progress?
Important Dates **Bring your Kuhn book to class every day of this unit** 12/10: Period 3 & 7 TOK Journals are due at the beginning of class *Rubrics can be found in the Extras Bin in class; have it included & SIGNED when you turn in the journal. (***DO NOT INCLUDE ANY KUHN JOURNALS, YOU NEED THEM FOR THE EXAM***) 12/12: Kuhn Exam – can use hard copy of book & any handwritten notes in journal entries 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner Students presented on the rest of the chapters of the Kuhn jigsaw (most groups did 6 & 9)! If absent, please read the chapters you missed presentations on – connect with your group to find of which chapters. I suggest taking notes as any handwritten notes you take can be used for the Kuhn Exam (but no typed pieces).
Important Dates **Bring your Kuhn book to class every day of this unit** 12/9: Chapter 13 read with notes; Journal #19 12/10: Period 3 & 7 TOK Journals are due at the beginning of class *Rubrics can be found in the Extras Bin in class; have it included & SIGNED when you turn in the journal 12/12: Kuhn Exam – can use hard copy of book & any handwritten notes in journal entries 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner Students presented on chapters of Kuhn (most groups did 3, 4, & 5)! If absent, please read the chapters you missed presentations on – connect with your group to find of which chapters. I suggest taking notes; any handwritten notes you take can be used for the Kuhn Exam, but no typed pieces.
Important Dates **Bring your Kuhn book to class every day of this unit** Jigsaw Presentations during class time on the 5th and 6th 12/9: Chapter 13 read with notes; Journal #19 12/12: Kuhn Exam 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner Periods 2 & 6
I am out today unexpectedly... Here are the plans for the day for you to complete. 1. Have the two students in charge of the Chapter 2 outline lead the class for NO MORE than 15 minutes. Take notes in Journal #17. 2. Spend the rest of the period working on your Kuhn Jigsaw Presentations that are due tomorrow. Review the more detailed "additional information" about the presentation linked in Monday’s post. Please e-mail me with any questions you have, I will try to respond as soon as I can. If absent, see note from Periods 3 & 7 as to how to make up missed work. Periods 3 & 7 We discussed Chapter 2 (15 minutes – student lead/created outline) and then worked on Thursday’s presentations. If absent, please get the discussion notes from a classmate and reflect on the discussion in Journal #17; then prepare for the presentation on your own. See yesterday’s post for details on the presentation. Important Dates **Bring your Kuhn book to class every day of this unit** 12/5: Jigsaw Outline on turnitin.com BEFORE 8am - Jigsaw Presentations during class time on the 5th and 6th 12/9: Chapter 13 read with notes; Journal #19 12/12: Kuhn Exam 12/19: Rough draft of TOK Essay due to tii.com BEFORE 10pm – no late work will be accepted * Needs to have all 4 major elements discussed in class * LAST piece in the writing category for this semester * Here is some general feedback based on the Scaffolded Essay Planner |
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