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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?

In terms of the collaboration spectrum, we will be "consulting AI for ideas/research" and then we will each be creating the content for the research paper without consulting AI.

Human-AI Collaboration Spectrum.pdf

Step 1: Get Ready!

Create a sub-folder inside your course folder and name it: Research_(title of literary work).
As you complete this research work, place all of the articles you find inside the sub-folder you created.

Step 2: Research- Go with the Flow!

Review your reader's/viewer's response for the literary work that's the focus for the upcoming summative.

Next, go to Google Classroom where you will find an assignment under the RESEARCH WORKSHOP topic heading. This assignment will have a link to a School AI chatbot I created for this task. This will help you determine a starting point/critical lens for your research. Be sure to complete this assignment, submit it and print a hard copy of it, before moving on.

As you move past the chatbot into your exploration of sources, keep in mind that you may discover unanticipated sources/articles that intrigue or inspire you. That's important. This will help you create a fabulous summative assessment.

Step 3: Research- Identify valid, reliable, and accurate sources.

You are looking for THREE valid, reliable, and accurate sources that will help you support an argument, explore a connection, create a fictional world, or communicate your findings with rich images and sounds. Your research resources include:

Library Media Center's databases
class website
Britannica ImageQuest (Click here to learn how to find images and citations.)
Soundzabound (Click here to learn how to find and download music.)

Step 4: Once you find a great source...

Download the resources (articles, images, sound files) to your digital course folder and then print hard copies. (For larger files/websites, see Mrs. Juster.)

Read and respond to articles - adding questions, comments, connections, and highlighting interesting passages directly on the article.

NOTE: If you research source is a hardbound text, see Mrs. Juster for further instructions.

All done? Not yet.

Be prepared to engage in a 1:1 conference with Mrs. Juster to share your research process and demonstrate your preparation for the creation of a successful summative assessment.

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