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Activity 1
Activity 1
Complete this activity on a Google slide deck (link above).
Purpose: Discover what makes for an influential paper, and develop shared tips for what makes a paper a good read.
Instructions
Access the interactive slide deck for A Good Read
Duplicate the template slide
Share a paper that shaped your understanding of your field and that you would recommend to newcomers
Share briefly why you picked this paper
Activity 2
Activity 2
Message Box
Message Box
Complete this activity on your personal Google doc (link button below).
Purpose: erect guard rails for your manuscript to help you stay on message and keep your target audience in mind
Instructions
open the Google folder "Your Personal Google Doc"
duplicate the template file
rename the file using your own name
complete the Message Box activity
start in the center of the message box: identify the Issue and Audience
then work through the 4 quadrants of the message box
Activity 3
Activity 3
chart design
chart design
Complete this activity on a Google slide deck (link button below).
Purpose: identify design do’s and don’ts; target designs for a particular message and audience
Instructions
on your own: look at as many figures as you can in 5-10 minutes and note down which ones you want to nominate for ‘best’ and ‘worst’ design to your group
in your group: agree on the best and worst design
Activity 4
Activity 4
From data to advance in science
From data to advance in science
Complete this activity on your personal Google doc (link button below).
Purpose: Place your project in the broadest possible context to maximize the impact of your article
Instructions
on your own: write down the five steps for your project (data 🡪 information 🡪 knowledge 🡪 understanding 🡪 advance)
pair: check with a group member if they are maximizing context (if you are done quickly)
Activity 5
Activity 5
8 in 8
8 in 8
Complete this activity on your personal Google doc (link button below).
Purpose: Identify up to four main findings or messages for your manuscript, plus visuals (data, graph, concept maps) that support them
Instructions
Step 1: what do you want your reader to take away from your paper? (by yourself, 8 minutes)
write down one main message per table cell; aim for 8 messages
If you opted to work on paper, take a picture of your ‘8 in 8’ sketch to post it in Your Personal Google doc.
Step 2: support your message with a visual (by yourself, 10 minutes)
If you work on a research paper: Examine which of your 8 ideas you can support with your own data
If you work on a review paper: Examine what kind of data you would need to back up this message
Activity 6
Activity 6
Reflection
Reflection
Complete this activity on your personal Google doc (link button below).
Purpose: reinforce today's lessons
Instructions
free write for 3 minutes
pick one or more of the following writing prompts
what from today can you use or implement right away?
what would you like to follow up on or learn more about after today?
what do you plan to do by our next meeting to work on your paper?
Homework
Homework
Make a figure
Make a figure
Complete this activity on your personal Google doc (link button below).
Purpose: make progress with your manuscript and prepare for Day 2
Instructions
Draft a figure for one of the main messages of your paper (or revise a figure in light of today's activities).
design the figure as it might appear in your manuscript
write a brief explanation of the figure as it might appear in the Results section of your manuscript
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