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Research for Summative Assessments

Formative Work

GOALS

Develop your skills as a problem solver.
Develop your skills as a researcher, as you create the background knowledge needed for an in-depth summative assessment.
Create some of the evidence needed to demonstrate competency.

Are we using AI for this task?

For some summative assessments (e.g. thesis-based research papers, synthesis paper, Pixels & Prose), we will be collaborating with SchoolAI bots I created specifically for the research component related to that summative.

Human-AI Collaboration Spectrum.pdf

Step 1: Get Ready!

Review your completed SchoolAI Chat and your completed responses in your composition notebook. Both tools will help you identify several possible focus points for your research.

Step 2: Go with the Flow!

If you'll be writing a thesis paper/synthesis paper, use the LMC's databases, to look for material related to your research focus.

Keep in mind that you may discover within the databases, unanticipated sources/articles that intrigue or inspire you. As long as the source is related to your research focus, that's fine!

If you'll be creating a Pixels & Prose: Multimedia Project, you'll be searching for a critical lens that you will use to examine, analyze, and deepen your understanding of your designated literary work. You may find that in the LMC's databases or other sources. Keep in mind that your critical lens must be a published work or established resource, such as:

An article: A news article, academic essay, or critical analysis that connects thematically to your literature
Another literary work: A poem, short story, play, novel, or speech that shares themes, style, or concerns with your chosen text
A song: A song whose lyrics, message, or emotional tone resonates with your literature's themes
Artwork: A visual artwork (painting, photograph, sculpture, graphic art, film still) that reflects similar imagery or meaning
A speech: A famous speech that explores themes or ideas central to your literature
A documentary or film: A film that explores a theme, historical period, or idea relevant to your literature
An interview, podcast episode, or multimedia resource: A credible audio or video source that provides insight into themes or context

Your critical lens should:

Connect meaningfully to the designated literary work.
Offer a new perspective. It should help you understand your primary text more deeply or see it in a new way.
Be substantial enough to sustain analysis. Avoid superficial connections; choose a lens that genuinely illuminates your primary work.
Be a published or established source. It must be a credible, documented work (not a personal blog or informal source).

Step 3: Once you find a great source...

Read/annotate/view/listen to/explore your source and then do the following:

open the designated Google Classroom assignment and follow the directions to hold onto your source and your thinking.
if possible, download your annotated source to your Junior English course folder.

All done? Not yet.

Your Google Classroom will have an assignment for each of the sources you are required to find. Repeat Steps 2 - 4 as needed for each designated Google Classroom assignment.

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