Hi All,
Here are the rest of our plans for the next few classes. See also the previous two posts. Ms.S
Today:
§ Considering
audience needs and preferences and formatting so as to engage them best.
(lesson1)
Message Cohesivity: Stay laser-focused on the topic → Keep things
clear for the audience (so they aren’t bored or confused. If they think “why
are you telling me this” you’ve lost)
If slightly unrelated,
bring back to topic.
E.g. “Smoking is bad” →
“It causes cancer” → “These are some treatments for cancer.”
Don’t do this, UNLESS
you bring it back like “these treatments are costly/painful, hence smoking is
bad”
Don’t disagree with
yourself, unless you’re addressing those disagreements.
E.g. if I’m arguing
“Modern television is bad” don’t add in “some people like it” or “some of it’s
good”
E.g. “Exercise is good”
and then “people don’t like exercise because it’s tiring / it costs too much”
you add in “BUT THEY’RE WRONG” or “WAYS AROUND THIS”
Don’t add information
without purpose (especially not in the conclusion)
E.g. “Cats are the
greatest animal” …”There are 58 cat breeds.” It’s Evidence without Explanation
and just hangs there with us wondering “why did I need to know this?”
§ Tends to happen in academic ramblings, e.g.
“Number Theory has many applications to technology… Fermat made many
contributions to number theory.”
o Work on the above. Preview Wednesday’s class
on blog. (visuals update)
Wednesday June 5th:
§
Hand in citations
§ How do we limit the amount of text on our
pages? (visuals how to - on blog;
certain types of visuals work best for conveying certain types of info.
§ For your review: How do we organize
visuals in a pleasing way?
Along with last day’s video, watch
on the blog: How to make your posters visually pleasing:
Practical concerns vid.
§ Work time: note what is due next block
Friday June 7:
§ a visual rough draft/sketch
of how you plan to organize your findings (headings, data, graphics) [Homework
check]
§ TEAMS
§ Give tour of your
plan and talk intelligently and with specificity about your question, the foundational
issue/s, and your findings.
§ Be able to articulate
what you still need to do, understand, practice.
