Do what you need to do to prepare yourself to be a productive and positive member of the group today. What do you need to physically have with you? What does your mindset need to be?
MODEL RESEARCH [3 min each]
If there are students that signed up to present a research model, please have them present during this time. These models should be at MOST 3 minutes.
- What is the source?
- What was interesting or unique about it?
- What did you learn from observing it?
- What additional questions arose as you observed it?
- Who would be a potential audience for this source?
GATHERING: 1-WORD WHIP [5 min]
Annotated Bibs are due next Friday. What superpower will you use to successfully meet this deadline?
DRIVING QUESTIONS [10 min]
- Open your primary questions document (the one your have been adding to throughout the past week)
- At the top, write "Problem Statement: __" and then identify what yours is.
- What is the problem you want to solve? What is the issue you have identified as your focus within your topic?
- Examples:
- Males and females both identify men as the "smartest" gender.
- There is an unequal ratio of men and women within STEM fields.
- People's diets are causing increased obesity rates in the US.
- Read through your questions and highlight the ones that fit best with your problem statement.
- Start crafting your driving question.
- Based on the problem you identified and the questions you are asking, what is the focus of your project? What is the question that is driving your research and creation?
- "A driving question helps guide your research while still allowing you the ability to expand and build upon your project topic. It encourages you, as the researcher, to look beyond the surface level of your topic."
- "A good driving question will not be answered during the research process. In other words, you will not find the answer on the Internet or in some book. In fact, there are multiple ways to answer your driving questions. The research phase is about finding all of those ways BEFORE you provide one viable answer grounded in your experience."
STUDIO TIME [10:20-11:05]
- Set a goal and stretch goal for your time today.
- Craft your driving question (due at the end of the hour)
- Conference with your advisor to solidify your driving question
- Finish any initial research or closed questions
- Annotate initial research sites.
- Use your habits of professionalism and habits of mind to successfully achieve your goal.
- Reflect on your goal and your next steps for the weekend.
CLOSING: WHIP AROUND [11:05-11:15]
What is your driving question? (Write it on a note card or sticky note with your name)
