04.30 - Jumping to Conclusions

Our focus today was on conclusions: what goes into them and what makes them effective. Similar to our work with introductions, we began with what people already knew about conclusions and used those understandings to evaluate a conclusion (see quickwrite below). From here, we reviewed key elements of a conclusion and then evaluated sample conclusions and discussed them via a polar opposites activity (see slideshow, slides, and handouts below).

Conclusion Presentation and Polar Opposites Activity

Selected Slides:

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Polar Opposites format preview:

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Handouts:

Sample Conclusions

Submitted Today:

Future Exploration Revisions (as completed)

(revision sheets should be submitted only when all planned revisions are complete)

Homework:

Write a formal/polished introduction for your future exploration paper (due Friday 5/01)

- this can just be added to the beginning of your future exploration paper -

Revisions:

Due Friday, 5/08Future Exploration project (sources, notecards, interview questions, interview notes, paper)