Monday, January 7, 2019:
Monday was our first day working on our week one climate change project. During this unit, we will be working for six weeks to learn about climate change. Monday was not a normal day in Quest, because we did not report to our normal classrooms. Instead, we were put into groups of four people from different sections, and reported to the classroom of a Quest advisor. Each group had chosen a question to investigate relating to climate change. The groups then were tasked with making a presentation for the entire grade that answers this question. The groups each began to create a presentation to answer the inquiry. They were required to find a way to answer the question that they were given, and support their answer with evidence from trustworthy sources, images, and graphs.
Groups working on their presentations. Date: 1/7/2019
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
On Tuesday we were split up by sections instead of our climate change project groups. In Mr. Greenberg’s room we talked about how people view Africa versus what Africa really is. We later were given our Africa maps, which we will have two quizzes on in the coming weeks. In Mrs. Bruvik’s room we had a substitute. We were asked to read a article about climate change and then afterwards we had to answer six questions about the article we had just read. In Mr. Gornto’s room we started off by talking about the use of commas, then continued on to do a worksheet about commas. We used the remainder of our time to work on a few pages in our grammar book. The grammar book pages had us work on using the correct ending punctuation and when or when not to have a comma in the sentences. Overall, Tuesday had been a day with a great amount of material to learn.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
On Wednesday, we were divided into our climate change groups again. We stayed in the rooms where we were on Monday. Today, we finished making our presentations, and some groups began to practice presenting. Groups went into vacant classrooms, and presented to each other, or to another group. Most groups made changes to their presentations based on peer feedback. Our classmates then shared their final presentations with Mrs. Bruvik, Mr. Greenberg, and Mr. Gornto.
Thursday, January 9, 2019:
On Thursday, each class was finishing up their climate change research and presentations. In these classes with slit up topics, were working hard to put finishing touches on their presentation, that will be presented on Friday in the morning. For the groups that were finished and confident with their work, got to practice presenting in front of peers to get feedback as help for improvement. The sections were split up by topics that were related to each other. This was a good way for organization.
Friday, January 11, 2019:
Friday was the day of our presentations. At 8:00 AM, we entered the D’Olier Room to begin. First, we were given papers to record our takeaways from each presentation. A takeaway is not a piece of feedback, rather something that you learned. Next, each group presented. Every piece was well thought out, and was grounded with evidence from reliable sources. After the presenters completed the presentation, one or more groups gave them constructive feedback on their work. Each person in the audience recorded two takeaways. At the end, we were given a worksheet that was used to see our reflections on our presentation, and other people’s. This assignment taught everyone in the 7th Grade a lot about Climate Change. It was also impressive to see how well each group delivered their presentations.
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