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Recommendations
You have researched an
issue of importance to society and to you. With your heightened knowledge
and appreciation of water quality, you have become an steward. It is important
for you and others who have undertaken the examination of the same issue
to come together to educate, enlighten or make recommendations to those
involved in water quality. A water conference is one way to share knowledge.
As an involved party, your input into ways to share your knowledge will
be considered. The first step is to prepare and meet with others.
Prepare to Meet
You
will be meeting with students who have studied the same topic as you to
discuss your issue and compile your findings. In order to prepare for
the meeting you must create an outline of main ideas from your research
paper. You will also need to ensure that all of the images that you have
collected are together in a folder. Your point form outline should contain
information related to the following:
- Clear
statement of the issue or problem
- Why
it is important
- Cases
related to issue
- Data
related to issue
- Recommendations
Assignment
Due:
What
- individual
outline
- Print
off and bring a copy of your outline to the Inter-class group meeting.
Where
- Submit
a copy of your individual outline to the teacher's assignment drop box.
Conference Preparations
Inter-class Group Task
You
will working with 3-4 other students to prepare a 10 minute multimedia
presentation for the Water Conference.
Work with your group to complete the Conference
Proposal Sheet
Purpose
of Meeting
- Determine
team members
- Present
information related to the impacts of this issue
- Select
best arguments and evidence to be presented at the conference
- Generate
recommendations for individuals and governments related to the issue
- Compile
images collected during research into a shared folder that can be used
for the presentation.
- Create
an outline for your presentation
Procedure
- Organize
into 3 teams who present 3 different viewpoints related to the issue
(You will create a collaborative presentation that supports one of the
general viewpoints ie. no changes needed, drastic changes needed, some
moderate changes needed)
- Create
a Group Conference Proposal Sheet that includes information
under the following headings:
- Names
of group members
- Viewpoints
that will be presented
- Presentation
outline that includes
- a
creative introduction
- impacts
of the issue
- reasons
and evidence related to the issue
- a
summary of the issue
- recommendations
and conclusions.
- List
the images that will be used in your presentation
- List
responsibilities and tasks of each group member in a table with
the following column headings:who, what and by
when.
Outcome
of Group Meeting
Complete
and submit a Conference Proposal Sheet outlining what
your presentation will look like.
- The
introduction and conclusion must be collaboratively written and designed.
- Each
group member will be responsible for developing one impact, one reason
with evidence and one recommendation.
- Group
members must have equal speaking parts during the presentation.
Assignment
Due:
What
- Conference
Proposal Sheet
Where
- Submit
Conference Proposal Sheet to the teacher's assignment drop box.
Assemble
and Practice Your Presentation
- Work
with your group to assemble your 10 minute Conference presentation using
Power Point or some other presentation software.
- Determine
who is presenting which parts
- Practice
your presentation until it is polished and professional
- Use
the assessment rubric to complete a self assessment of your presentation.
Assignment
Due:
What
- multimedia
presentation
- individual
self assessment of presentation
Where
- Presented
at the dress rehearsal to the other grade 8 students.
- Self
assessment submitted to teacher's assignment drop bo
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