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Database
A Presentation by Matt L=
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and Ed Bianchi
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Excellent
student database
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Movies
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–The
Basics
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–Entering
Data
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–Graphing
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–Exploring
Relationships
Assessment
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Vermont 7th Grade TGE’s
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Vermont
Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities:
The Persuasive Essay
5-8
The Persuasive Essay
5-8
1.11.d. Engage the reader by anticipating sha=
red
concerns and stressing their importance, discussing the pros and cons of alternatives, and addressing the read=
er's
potential doubts and criticisms.
1.11.c. Support proposals, as appropriate,
through definitions, descriptions, illustrations, examples from experience=
, and anecdotes;
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1.11.b. Make an assertion or judgment, or pro=
pose
one or more solutions;
1.11.a. Clearly define a significant problem,
issue, topic, or concern;
The Format for the Persuasive =
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For
the final persuasive essay we assigned a RAFT assignment where students were
required to write a letter with the intent to persuade the recipient that
their opinion on an issue was the right one. Most students wrote as themselves=
to a teacher,
the principal or their parents about one of the issues (homework, sleep and
computer use time were the top choices).&=
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As a challenge, students could write as someone else, whi=
ch
allowed them to practice writing from a different perspective
and with a different voice.
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Guidelines for RAFT
For th=
is
piece your topic can range from IM use among studen=
ts
to differences in homework amounts to academ=
ic
performance differences between gender=
s.
This i=
s a
persuasive piece designed to persuade the receiv=
er
of the letter that your opinion is the right one.
What&#=
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the subject or point of this piece?=
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Come up
with an alternative creative format, present it to =
me and
I’ll consider it.
Friend=
ly
letter format
What f=
orm
will the writing take?
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Yourse=
lf
or the student body in general.
Your
choice: You could write to your
teachers, the principal, your parents or whomever yo=
u choose
regarding the issue you have decided to look at.
To whom
are you writing?
Audience
Write =
as
someone else, like a parent writing to the school=
or
a teacher to their students.
You are
you
Who are
you as the writer?
Role of Writer=
Challenge Options=
Regular Assignmen=
t
RAFT Parts
The Background
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226;Student
complaints about too much homework
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8226;Discussion
of what they think and why
–Question
about what “too much homework” means
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211;Students
doing sports, drama, art, dance, music, etc. have less time
for homework
&#=
8226;What
do students really do with their time?
The Essential Question
•How do CCS middle level students use time?
The Plan
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good
survey questions
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the
middle level
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class=3DBB style=3D'position:absolute;left:-4.33%'>•Creating a
database to hold the data
<=
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class=3DBB style=3D'position:absolute;left:-4.24%'>•Ensuring =
accuracy
and confidentiality
<=
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class=3DBB style=3D'position:absolute;left:-4.43%'>•Entering =
the
data
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class=3DBB style=3D'position:absolute;left:-4.41%'>•Exploring=
the
data through graphing
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The Survey
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