Unit 2: Lesson 5 (March 3)

Summative TED Talk

Lit Circle #3: Share TED Talk info from H/W. What was your talk about? What insights or questions do you have?  What connections/further reading have you found? 

With a partner, look at the Research Rubric and see where you would place yourself for 'questioning and investigating' and 'analysis of evidence'. 

Creating research portfolios: Research Portfolio Examples

What makes a great TED talk?

Discuss Murakami's advice on public speaking (pg 101)

What makes a great Ted-Talk?- read the TED commandments

Summative Task Proposal/Research portfolio (in drop)

• What ideas do you have about lessons that sport teaches us about life? 
• Review feedback/video from the formative and set improvement goals for the summative task. 
• Begin preparing for your summative task (research portfolio).

H/W- ‘What I talk about…’ Read chapters 8-9. Reader’s Journal- Choose one of Murakami’s lessons that you think you could learn from. Write a detailed reflection explaining how this lesson could be applied to your own life.