Honors Big Question Project Rubric

Big Question Multimedia Rubric Google Doc Link

2/20 Workshop and Student Survey

All students please take the following surveys in order to help your fellow classmates prepare for their Big Question Projects. If you have a survey that you would like posted, please email me with it attached.

1.) Can stress improve a person's performance? Survey Link
2.) Is survival a matter of chance? Survey Link
3.) How does the value of an object change based on the situation? Survey Link
4.) Does money buy happiness? Survey Link
5.) How is music influential to our society? Survey Link
6.) Which is more important, words or actions? Survey Link
7.) Does human life have a purpose? Survey Link
8.) What do dreams signify? Survey Link
9.) How can teens avoid depression? Survey Link
10.) Should you trust your instincts? Survey Link

Today in Class - February 20th

- Continue work on your Annotated Bibliography.

- Have 1/2 people look over your Annotated Bibliography for Peer Editing.

- Begin your Big Question Outline.

- Continue work on your presentation.

- If you cannot work from your phone, continue reading Of Mice and Men silently.

*Scroll down on the blog and use the 'BigQuestion' tab to see all of your instructions.

Honors Big Question Upcoming Due Dates

Annotated Bibliography - Feb 22nd (A) and Feb 23rd (B)

Project Outline - Feb 28th (A) and March 1st (B)

*Both assignments will be submitted on Turnitin.com

*Zero block will follow the A day schedule

Presentations begin March 8th.

Honors Big Question Due Dates

Assigned: January 22nd, 2018

- Big Question Packet 2018
- Teacher conferences for question generation available: January 30th-February 2nd.
- Mrs. Whittington returns approved/denied Big Question submissions - January 30/31.

Annotated Bibliography Due: Week of February 19th-23rd.
- 4 artifacts all that need to be included/referenced/and cited in your final presentation.
- Check the BigQuestion blog label for types of artifacts that you can use.
- Each Annotation should include:
       paragraph one- summary of artifact
       paragraph two- how you will use it in your project and a quote that helps/supports your
                                          argument, or provides a counter argument.
- This will be submitted on Turnitin.com.
- Template: BQ Annotated Bibliography Template

Project Outline Due: Week of Febrary 26th-March 2nd.
- This will be step by step planning of your 8-10 minute presentation.

- Remember to fill out the works cited page at the bottom as well.

- Keep the headers on your outline so it is clear what you are talking about.
- This will be submitted on Turnitin.com.
- Template: Big Question Outline Template 

Practice Presentations: March 6th and 7th
- You will present your project to a small group of your peers to assure that you are comfortable, prepared, and that all aspects of your project work correctly.
- Your project is expected to be finished/mostly finished at this date. 

Presentations: March 8th-23rd
- You will sign up for an order to present the week before.
- Emergency dates after Spring break: April 3rd and 4th.

Big Question Speed Dating (Honors and Academic)

Big Question Packet 2019 (HONORS) - Handed out in class January 28th and 29th.
Good Human Project 2019 (ACADEMIC) - Handed out in class January 28th and 29th.
Due at the end of class January 30th and 31st.

Today in class you will rotate through most of your classmates to discuss your chosen Question before you submit it for teacher approval.

You will have two minutes at each station before you rotate to the next classmate. Make sure to discuss both questions during that time.

Consider discussing the following topics:
- Provide your partner ideas for their question - modify/change it if needed.
- Ask for help with your own presentation ideas.
- Ask your partner: What is your answer to your big question?
- Help your partner brainstorm ideas or sources.
- Can you think of a book/website/movie/song/etc. that relates to your partners topic or question?
- Is their/your question broad enough to have more than one LOGICAL answer?
- Ask your partner: Why did you pick your question?
- Ask your partner: Is there a better way to word my question? (Think formal)
- Is your question clear? Your partner needs to understand your question without you having to explain it to them.

Words to Replace in your BQ: (Informal and too broad)
Good
Bad
People
Us
You
We

Better Replacements: (Formal and Clarifying)
Helpful
Benificial
Society
Humans
Teenagers

When you get back to your original partner you will have two minutes to discuss how your question has changed over the course of our speed dating and any final thoughts you may have.

Honors Big Question Outline Template

Please use the - Big Question Outline Template 

Due date: A day - 3/14 and B day - 3/15

Remember to fill out the works cited page at the bottom as well.

Keep the headers on your outline so it is clear what you are talking about.
Must be turned in on TurnItIn.com

REMINDER: BQ Annotated Bibliography due March 8th (A) and March 9th (B)

Big Question A Level Presentation Example
Additional Big Question Examples

Big Question Rubric

Purdue OWL

Use this link - PURDUE OWL to search how to cite different artifacts. You can find how to cite interviews, polls, pictures, etc. all here. Make sure you do them correctly.

Honors Big Question 2017 Third Quarter Timeline

Assigned: February 1st

Teacher conferences for question generation: First/second week of February
- Info/Question Generation Handout

Annotated Bibliography Due: Week of March 6th-10th
- 4 artifacts all that need to be included/referenced/and cited in your final presentation
- Check the BigQuestion label for types of artifacts that you can use.
- Check the AnnotatedBib label for reminders on how to do your annotations correctly.
- Each Annotation should include: paragraph one- summary, paragraph two- how you will use it in your project and a quote that helps/supports your argument, or provides a counter argument.

Template: BQ Annotated Bibliography Template

Project Outline Due: March 13th-17th
- This will be step by step planning of your 8-10 minute presentation.
- Check the BigQuestion label, more info will come soon.

Presentations: March 20th-31st (hopefully)
- You will sign up for dates to present the week before.

More Examples:
http://irockenglish.blogspot.com/2015/05/sound-check-nick-gothard_11.html?q=Big+question
http://irockenglish.blogspot.com/2015/05/misshessenglish-block-6-rock-stars.html
http://irockenglish.blogspot.com/2016/03/natalias-bq-why-is-music-so-powerful.html
http://irockenglish.blogspot.com/2015/05/why-is-it-so-hard-to-be-different_8.html

Movie Maker Information

Clipconverter.cc - download YouTube videos into this in order to input them into your Movie Maker Project.
- Copy the URL
- Paste into Clip Converter
- Hit Continue
- Download the MP4 file
- Save into your Movie Maker folder and you can access it from Movie Maker

All Movies MUST be saved as MP4 files in order for you to present them.
- Click Save Movie - top right corner
- Click Recommended for this Project
- Save as type - .MP4 or .WMV - if you do not save as one of these formats it will not be presentable.
- Save - it will show a download bar that you need to wait to continue.

If you saved anything beneficial to the Dell Venue Tablets you need to go back to the exact tablet you were using if you saved anything directly to it. You can also email work to yourself or save to OneDrive to access it. Think about saving to your Google account or your Microsoft account.

Library Databases

LCPS.org/RockRidge

Library

"Online Databases"

Gale Databases

Search variations of your question/sub question.

Click 'Citation Tools' on the right hand side and it will generate an MLA citation for you.

http://www.lcps.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=745

Annotated Bibliography Example

This should be very easy for you to create after you have information from your outline. Use the works cited you already have created and add 1-2 paragraphs explaining how you will use your sources within your presentations. Try to pull direct quotes you plan to use. You need at least four artifacts. DUE MARCH 11TH.

BIG QUESTION TIMELINE:

Sample Outline - BQ Help - DUE MARCH 4TH

This is how your BQ Outline should be structured. Use full sentences and some fragments to make sure you have your bases covered. Include all parts below in your Outline that is turned in. This is due MARCH 4TH.

Big Question Outline

BQ Outline - You are starting a rough draft today, it will be due typed by March 4th.

Please include:
- intro (includes your thesis)
- body paragraphs/main points (at least three)
- information from artifacts (MLA, in-text citations) (within main points)
- conclusion
- works cited (MLA, seperate page)

For help on how to structure your outline read here: Outline Instructions - Reference example 2.

Artifcats for Big Question Research

Artifacts and Sources are an important part of your research for your Big Question. They can come in all shapes and sizes and should be used in order to support the side of the question that you are arguing. Some examples are:

Scholarly:
- Reference works, encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Major periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals)
- Reliable websites (.edu, .gov, .org) - some .com (nytimes.com, etc.)

Literary:
- Novels
- Poems
- Plays
- TV shows
- Movies
- Songs
(Try to think about ones we have used/studied in class!)

Artistic/Personal:
- Paintings
- Photographs
- Journal entries
- Conversations/interviews
- Blogs
- Podcasts
- Emails
- Survey
(These can be your work, or the work of friends or professionals)

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CITING YOUR SOURCES: You can find how to cite all these different types of sources on PurdueOWL by typing in what you need, for example " PurdueOWL MLA Citing a Song" - scroll down to find your citation requirements.

There is an endless amount of resources available for you to explore in order to support your BQ. Think about the stance you are taking, what the counter-arguments could be, and how you can prove those incorrect.

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AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER: You need at least 4 artifacts/sources that you cite on a works cited page (MLA) at the end of your presentation - Works Cited and MLA Information

MORE EXAMPLES: Old Big Question Examples - Remember, some of these examples are great, and some are missing aspects such as concrete evidence or their citations.

Honors Big Question Intro

During the 3rd quarter, all honors students will be asked to complete the Big Question Project. You will pick a question that you will explore and attempt to answer through a multimedia presentation.

Some examples for us to watch and get initial ideas from : Big Question Student Examples

We will be approaching this subject within the next two weeks. If you would like to stay ahead of the curve, start to brainstorm a question or problem that you would like to explore/attempt to solve.