Blog 11 : EQ

1.   Review this.  Confirm by stating "I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

Essential Question 
Once a topic is chosen, the student will develop a working essential question.  The purpose of the working essential question is to help the student build a strong foundation of research which will allow him or her to create an essential question that encourages depth and rigor in the chosen topic.  An essential question must:

• Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, Is not a yes/no question)
• Take a stance (It allows you to argue some point, Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)
•  Format (It is specific, The wording makes sense)

I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2.  Review the following EQs and

• Tell us if each meets the rule of three.
• Tell why they do or don't.

 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?

• This EQ does cover the rule of three for an EQ because it makes you think and there is also many answers for this question because people lose weight in different ways.

 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?

• This question follows the rule of three because it is not a yes or no question and there can be many different ways a person can answer this question. 

 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?

• The question isn't very clear so it doesn't exactly follow the rule of three, but there can be more than one answers to this question, and it isn't a yes or no question.  

 d.  How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?

• I think this EQ follows the rule of three and it is pretty straight-forward and there can be different ways to answer this question. 

3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.  The senior team will be meeting with students shortly for EQ revision and approval; you are expected to bring your research notebook to that meeting with your EQ draft written inside in pencil.

• What is the best way a kindergarten teacher can teach his/her students to get the best results from them?

Blog 9: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

 Im most proud about the fact that I knew my information and although I had flash cards I did not refer back to them. 

2. Questions to Consider

       a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

       b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

 I think I deserve an "AP" because I did not turn in my rough draft on time but I did everything else I was suppose to. 

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

 What worked for me was actually being passionate about my topic. I know that there is people that don't really like their topic but I like mine and that really helped me memorize my information. 

4. (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?

 I would turn in my rough draft on time and talk slower to be able to make time.