How

At the end of each Genius Day Period, share your genius for the day!

Envision - Explore - Exhibit - Evaluate

The general idea is to investigate and contribute:

• • investigate a topic in depth of interest to you

  • contribute something to the world about your topic

  • learn something new

  • share it well

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If you need guidelines, here they are:

Envision

Plan & Propose

What topic will you study?

What question will you answer?

With whom will you share?

How will you share?

Answer these questions in complete sentences in a Google Doc named W_ Proposal Code Topic in your Project folder.

Your proposal answers (copy/paste or use the link to make a copy):

What's your main question?

What other questions support it?

What do you already know?

Why is this important to you?

With whom will you share?

What final project do you envision?

Share with your teacher for approval.

Submit to your teacher for approval.

Explore

1 Plan your search

2 Keep your log

3 Take notes-- document your learning.

Use reading strategies --reading strategies (use your readers notebook).

4 Review and Summarize

Review your notes and summarize your learning.

5 Share with Peers

Perhaps you have a question, perhaps you want to know their opinion or knowledge, perhaps you just need help clarifying your understanding.

6 Develop your conclusions.

Summarize your facts, make conclusions, and develop a response to the issue of your question(s).

7 Think of your audience. Draft your product.

Share your genius. Persuade your audience to consider your ideas.

Use your writing strategies.

8 Think of your audience. Revise and get feedback on your product. See Share With Peers.

9 Think of your audience. Revise and get feedback on your product. See Share With Peers

Exhibit

How will you present your information to others? Who is your audience?

10 Publish and Present-- Go to Exhibit!

At the end of each Genius Day Period, share your genius for the day!

Exhibit & Evaluate:

Blog Format -- your documentation

iSearch Format

Create -- an informative presentation for others to learn from you

Evaluate

Throughout your project, you have kept a log of your learning -- about your topic and about research, reading, and writing. Your final product will demonstrate that learning.

Upon completion of your project, during which you evaluated which information was most important, you must evaluate your process and product.

Genius Rubrics

Our First Rubric -- Genius Thinking Rubric at top

Another source of questions to start: Thinkering Studio