Conduct research and prepare for debate - defend your group's position, and challenge the other teams!
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Vocabulary is more than just a list of words to memorize. This first activity gets you familiar with the key ideas for the unit.
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Unit 3.2 Timelines and Periodization
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Second go round with the vocab. This time, you'll dig a little deeper, looking at related words and other forms of the same word.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Second go round with the vocab. This time, you'll dig a little deeper, looking at related words and other forms of the same word.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
Lesson 8.3 Activity: Debate: Has the Scientific Revolution Ended?Big History Project
Do you think the Scientific Revolution is alive or dead? Pick a side, develop your argument, and debate your classmates in this activity.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
So, what do you think was the most influential model of the Universe? Conduct research and prepare for debate!
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Vocabulary is more than just a list of words to memorize. This first activity gets you familiar with the key ideas for the unit.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Unit 3.2 Timelines and Periodization
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Second go round with the vocab. This time, you'll dig a little deeper, looking at related words and other forms of the same word.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Second go round with the vocab. This time, you'll dig a little deeper, looking at related words and other forms of the same word.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
Lesson 8.3 Activity: Debate: Has the Scientific Revolution Ended?Big History Project
Do you think the Scientific Revolution is alive or dead? Pick a side, develop your argument, and debate your classmates in this activity.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
So, what do you think was the most influential model of the Universe? Conduct research and prepare for debate!
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Week 3 APA Module AssignmentWeek 3 APA Module Assignmentb. Lis.docxmelbruce90096
Week 3 APA Module Assignment
Week 3 APA Module Assignment
b. Listen to the tutorial or download and review the transcript on APA and answer the questions below
After reviewing the presentation, compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:
1. Why is APA Style used to document ideas in writing? What is the purpose of the in-text citation? Demonstrate your understanding of the in-text citation by providing an in-text citation for the article you summarized for the week 2 assignment. (15 points)
2. In the article that you summarized in week 2, you may have found some information that you want to quote directly. To demonstrate the process for citing a direct quote, provide an example of properly quoted material. (20 points)
Week 3 Grading Rubric for Proposal Pitch
Central Idea/ Focus: thesis statement or main exists; all ideas consistently address this main idea. Off-topic or irrelevant ideas should not exist. 10 points
Support/ Development of Ideas: Ideas are sufficiently developed for each point. ideas are sufficiently developed for each point. Three points for each of the five sections of the document. 15 points
Organization/ Structure: the internal structure of a piece of writing, the thread of central meaning. All ideas are organized well without any missing or incomplete components. The answers are from one to three sentences each. 10 points
APA including Paper Format: correct title page, headers, second page title, margins, alignment, spacing, font and size. 10 points
Grammar/Mechanics/Style:Grammar refers to correctness of language usage, mechanics refers to conventional correctness in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Style includes word choice, sentence variety, clarity, and conciseness. Also, sentences vary in length and structure; ideas are clear, logical, and concise. 5 points
Running head: YOUR TITLE GOES HERE 1
YOUR TITLE GOES HERE 3
Your Course Project Title Goes Here
First Last Name
Name of University
Your Course Project Title Goes Here
The purpose of a proposal is to highlight standout ideas, and to do so in a manner that can convince an audience to support a project. Proposals delivered in a workplace are often part of a competitive process in which the strongest proposal is offered the business. In these contexts, effective word choice and professional delivery define the effective communication of an idea. Your research proposal will be presented as a sentence outline. As the name suggests, the sentence outline presents complete thoughts in complete sentences as opposed to phrases. In each section of the proposal, choose ideas with the goal of persuading your reader to believe that you are interested in the topic and ready to learn how to develop the topic into a project. Use a complete sentence to provide the response to each of the questions below. You can use first person. Use APA documentation for the final section of the proposal to document any sources re.
CCCR Science and Engineering Practice 6 Presentationctolbert85
This session will focus on students making sense of scientific phenomena with a focus on Constructing Explanations. Participants who attend this session will reflect on their current strategies and practices in implementing SEP 6 in class instruction while engaging as a learner in the CCCR strategy as a model strategy. By the end of this session, participants will walk away with knowledge of what classroom instruction looks like when students engage in the Science and Engineering Practice of Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions.
Investigating Happiness at College SNAPSHOT T.docxbagotjesusa
Investigating Happiness at College
SNAPSHOT:
TOPIC Either a specific group related to college or a factor within
college life that possibly affects a specified group of college
students or students in general.
PITCH Present your topic and your research question to the class—
shark tank! Sound too scary? How about guppy tank ?).
Tentative due date: 2/5 & 2/7
ESSAY 1 The prospectus and the annotated bibliography.
Tentative due date: 2/21
ESSAY 2 Change in your topic or conducting your own study
Tentative due date: 3/16
ESSAY 3 Argument about a specific controversy within your topic
Tentative due date: 4/6
ESSAY 4 Answers and argues your refined research question about the
importance of your topic.
Tentative due date: 4/24
♥ Rough drafts with reflections about what is working and not working and
WHY will be required for the prospectus and essays 2 and 3. The work
on the rough draft and the reflections will count toward your essay grade.
♥ Final reflections submitted the class period after you submit your final
draft for essays 2-4 will also count as part of your essay grade.
♥ You will upload your drafts on Moodle. You will be asked to identify the
portions of the sources you used and submit hard copies of your sources
in a folder or files of your sources online.
Investigating Happiness at College:
Some questions that will help you form your own research
questions:
● Is happiness a necessity or a perk in college life?
● What do the expectations of happiness and the pursuit of
happiness reveal about a specific college group, college
students in general, or another college-related group?
● Considering both on-campus factors and off-campus factors
(at least at first), what most influences your group’s
happiness (or unhappiness)?
● Is there one major factor (on campus or off campus) you
would want to investigate that affects students’ happiness?
● How do the expectations about happiness that society has in
general or a certain specific segment of society (for
instance, parents) has, relate to college or college students?
● How much do preconceived notions and expectations about
college life affect student happiness?
● Hard work is hard to enjoy. So how do students balance that
hard work with the .
36042 Topic SCI 207 Our Dependence upon the EnvironmentNumber.docxrhetttrevannion
36042 Topic: SCI 207 Our Dependence upon the Environment
Number of Pages: 2 (Double Spaced)
Number of sources: 2
Writing Style: APA
Type of document: Essay
Academic Level:Undergraduate
Category: Environmental Issues
VIP Support: N/A
Language Style: English (U.S.)
Order Instructions:
Week 2 - Assignment 2
Peer Review of Week 1 Assignment
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Your reviews of the work of three of your peers are all due on Day 7. Your grade will reflect both the quality and thoroughness of your three completed Peer Review Forms. In this class activity, you will be examining the work of your peers and offering helpful suggestions for how their work might be improved in quality and clarity.
The Process:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, download the Peer Review FormPreview the document.
Read it over carefully, including the tips on page 1.
Upload and submit your Sustainable Living Guide Contributions, Part 1 of 4: Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystems assignment to the Peer Review Assignment Submission page in Canvas by Day 2. You utilized the Week 1 Assignment TemplatePreview the document to complete this assignment in Week 1.
After Day 2 passes, go back to the Peer Review Assignment Submission page to access the files of the three classmates that you will be reviewing.
Use the Peer Review Form to give quality feedback to each of the three peers assigned to you using separate forms for each review.
When you have completed your three peer reviews, upload each of the completed forms as individual attachments in the comments area of the Peer Review Assignment Submission page so that your peers can receive your feedback.
Upload all three of your Peer Review Forms to Waypoint for evaluation by the instructor.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Week 1 Assignment Template
Sustainable Living Guide Contributions, Part One of Four:
Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Instructions: Using the term that you have selected from the list provided in the classroom, please complete the following template. Create a minimum of 5 to 7 well-crafted sentences per paragraph. In your response, you are expected to cite and reference, in APA format, at least two outside sources in addition to the class text. The sources must be credible (from experts in the field of study); scholarly sources (published in peer-reviewed academic journals) are strongly encouraged. Delete these instructions before submitting your work to Waypoint.
Your Term:
Instructions: In the first paragraph;
•
Thoroughly define your term.
•
Describe how the term relates to this week’s theme. Provide specific examples.
Delete these instructions before submitting your work to Waypoint.
[Enter your information here]
Instructions: In the second paragraph;
•
Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world..
Lesson 6.2 Activity: Culture and Collective Learning DebateBig History Project
Does culture count as collective learning? Debate this topic with your classmates and decide if cultural changes occur as a direct result of our ability to learn collectively.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Using discussion forums to engage students in critical thinkingLearningandTeaching
As more teaching moves into the online space, students will need to not only communicate with each other but learn collaboratively. Discussion forums are the most widely used tool for building a conversation around curriculum topics.
In order to develop an ability to analyse and reflect, students need practice.These slides cover how to structure and facilitate online discussions which promote critical thinking, and understand the students’ experience of learning in this context.
This session will focus on students making sense of scientific phenomena with a focus on Constructing Explanations. Participants who attend this session will reflect on their current strategies and practices in implementing SEP 6 in class instruction while engaging as a learner in the CCCR strategy as a model strategy. By the end of this session, participants will walk away with knowledge of what classroom instruction looks like when students engage in the Science and Engineering Practice of Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions.
Assignment 1 write an ORIGINAL brief essay of 300 words or mo.docxdeanmtaylor1545
Assignment 1:
write an ORIGINAL brief essay of 300 words or more describing the history and background of OWASP.Describe the vulnerabilities breifly?
Assignment 2:
Write an overview for Common Weakness Enumeration and their scoring system. Pick one of the common weaknesses identified and describe it.
Assignment 3:
Topic:
Then pick and three passwords: one not secure, one acceptable, and one very secure. Then write a brief description of the passwords you have chosen,
indicating why they are secure or not secure.
Assignment 4:
An IT Security consultant has made three primary recommendations regarding passwords:
Prohibit guessable passwords
1. such as common names, real words, numbers only
2. require special characters and a mix of caps, lower case and numbers in passwords
3. Reauthenticate before changing passwords
4. user must enter old pw before creating new one
5. Make authenticators unforgeable
6. do not allow email or user ID as password
Using WORD, write a brief paper of 200-300 words explaining each of these security recommendations. Do you agree or disagree with these recommendations. Would you change, add or delete any of these?
Add additional criteria as you see necesarry.
Assignment 5:
Do a bit of research on JSON and AJAX.
How do they relate to the the Same-Origin policy?
Assignment 6:
Use the Web to search for methods to prevent XSS attacks.
Write a brief description of more than one method.
Use your own words and supply references.
Assignment 7:
Topic:
The Dangers of Detailed Errors
Validating Input
Single Account Security
SQL Injection in Stored Procedures
Insecure Direct Object References
You are the web master of a college website. You share a server with other school departments such as accounting and HR.
Based on this chapter, create at least five security-related rules for staff members who are adding web pages being added to your site.
Include a justification and explanation for each rule. Rules should relate to college, staff and student, and system information security.
Assignment 8:
Do a bit if research into File Inclusion Vulnerability.
What is it?
Why is is dangerous?
What is the difference of low and remote inclusion?
What methods can me employed to prevent a security breach?
What programming languages are vulnerable to this type of attack.
Assignment 9:
Topic:
Threat Modeling
Threat Assessment
You are the web master for the Republican Party National Committee. Prepare a risk assessment analysis for your website. Some questions to consider:
Who is likely to attack your site?
When are attacks likely to occur?
What sort of attacks might take place?
How can you best minimize attacks and protect the integrity of your site?
Assignment 10:
Do a bit of research on penetration testing techniques. Investigate and document the following
Five network penetration testing techniques
Advantages and disadvantages of each
One notable social engineering test
Possible negative implications of penetration tesing.
.
Southern Fried STEAM: Innovative Learning Project, Not a Stir FryKim Moore
An introduction to the Innovative Learning Project on Biodiversity and Habitats for student exploration in elementary, middle, and high school. This approach encourages problem-based learning, real world application, college and career connections, blended and flipped classrooms all while supporting the Next Gen Science Standards!
ENG122 Composition II Research Paper Guidelines P a g e.docxSALU18
ENG122: Composition II
Research Paper Guidelines
P a g e | 1 of 6
2015.09
English 122: Composition II
Research Paper Guidelines
You will spend five weeks completing a 5-7 page academic argument in APA style. Each week is devoted to
one phase of the academic writing process:
1. Topic Selection & Beginning Research
2. Pre-Writing & Organization
3. Draft Writing
4. Revision
5. Final Draft
Week 1: Topic Selection & Beginning Research
Select a topic from the list of approved topics that begins on page two of this document. You will be working
with the same topic for the next five weeks. Choose a topic that is interesting but be wary of topics that elicit a
strong emotional response. We will be writing an objective academic paper in third-person perspective, which
may be difficult if you feel too personally connected to the topic.
As you begin to gather research on the topic, start organizing your work into an annotated bibliography. You
will submit your annotated bibliography for grading and feedback at the end of Week 1. You will use a working
thesis statement to guide you. These items may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 2: Pre-Writing & Organization
After gathering sufficient research, you will begin to build a credible argument about the topic, which may
require revisions to your working thesis statement. You will submit an outline of your academic argument for
grading and feedback at the end of Week 2. The outline may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 3: Draft Writing
You will utilize your annotated bibliography and outline as tools to write a rough draft essay. The annotated
bibliography provides you with your research notes while the outline guides you through the structure of your
argument. You will submit a rough draft of your academic argument for grading and feedback at the end of
Week 3. You will have time to fully revise your draft over the remaining two weeks of class.
Week 4: Revision
The revision process contains a number of steps that may overlap and repeat. This includes additional research,
more writing, proofreading, editing, and content revision. You must consider and apply the feedback you
received throughout class as you revise your rough draft. You are expected to use Week 4 as an opportunity for
careful and thorough revision.
Week 5: Final Draft
The final week of class will culminate in the submission of your Final Research Paper. This is the final,
complete, error-free version of your academic argument. The final draft is worth 30% of your final grade in this
class.
P a g e | 2 of 6 2015.09
Writing Prompts – Select One for this Class
Prompts have been organized by subject area. Please review all options before making your final selection and
consider selecting a topic from your field of study/major.
Business
1. Some argue that a gender-based income gap is still present in America today. ...
ENG122 Composition II Research Paper Guidelines P a g e.docxYASHU40
ENG122: Composition II
Research Paper Guidelines
P a g e | 1 of 6
2015.09
English 122: Composition II
Research Paper Guidelines
You will spend five weeks completing a 5-7 page academic argument in APA style. Each week is devoted to
one phase of the academic writing process:
1. Topic Selection & Beginning Research
2. Pre-Writing & Organization
3. Draft Writing
4. Revision
5. Final Draft
Week 1: Topic Selection & Beginning Research
Select a topic from the list of approved topics that begins on page two of this document. You will be working
with the same topic for the next five weeks. Choose a topic that is interesting but be wary of topics that elicit a
strong emotional response. We will be writing an objective academic paper in third-person perspective, which
may be difficult if you feel too personally connected to the topic.
As you begin to gather research on the topic, start organizing your work into an annotated bibliography. You
will submit your annotated bibliography for grading and feedback at the end of Week 1. You will use a working
thesis statement to guide you. These items may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 2: Pre-Writing & Organization
After gathering sufficient research, you will begin to build a credible argument about the topic, which may
require revisions to your working thesis statement. You will submit an outline of your academic argument for
grading and feedback at the end of Week 2. The outline may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 3: Draft Writing
You will utilize your annotated bibliography and outline as tools to write a rough draft essay. The annotated
bibliography provides you with your research notes while the outline guides you through the structure of your
argument. You will submit a rough draft of your academic argument for grading and feedback at the end of
Week 3. You will have time to fully revise your draft over the remaining two weeks of class.
Week 4: Revision
The revision process contains a number of steps that may overlap and repeat. This includes additional research,
more writing, proofreading, editing, and content revision. You must consider and apply the feedback you
received throughout class as you revise your rough draft. You are expected to use Week 4 as an opportunity for
careful and thorough revision.
Week 5: Final Draft
The final week of class will culminate in the submission of your Final Research Paper. This is the final,
complete, error-free version of your academic argument. The final draft is worth 30% of your final grade in this
class.
P a g e | 2 of 6 2015.09
Writing Prompts – Select One for this Class
Prompts have been organized by subject area. Please review all options before making your final selection and
consider selecting a topic from your field of study/major.
Business
1. Some argue that a gender-based income gap is still present in America today. ...
“To what extent has the Modern Revolution been a positive or a negative force?” is the driving question for Unit 9. The purpose of this activity is to apply Unit 9’s driving question
to a modern-day infrastructure development: the Interoceanic Highway (La Carretera). Construction on La Carretera, which connects the east and west coasts of South America, began in the early twenty-first century. By studying the scenes depicted in a photojournalist’s photographic essay, students will come to their own conclusions about the extent to which this road has been a positive or negative force as related to certain trends and topics (economic development and natural environment, for example). This activity will also help prepare students for Investigation 9, in which they’re asked to identify good and bad outcomes of trends referenced in the Investigation texts.
This activity will give students a chance to review some of what they learned in this lesson, and use it to think more deeply about what and how they would communicate with an alien species.
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Week 3 APA Module AssignmentWeek 3 APA Module Assignmentb. Lis.docxmelbruce90096
Week 3 APA Module Assignment
Week 3 APA Module Assignment
b. Listen to the tutorial or download and review the transcript on APA and answer the questions below
After reviewing the presentation, compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:
1. Why is APA Style used to document ideas in writing? What is the purpose of the in-text citation? Demonstrate your understanding of the in-text citation by providing an in-text citation for the article you summarized for the week 2 assignment. (15 points)
2. In the article that you summarized in week 2, you may have found some information that you want to quote directly. To demonstrate the process for citing a direct quote, provide an example of properly quoted material. (20 points)
Week 3 Grading Rubric for Proposal Pitch
Central Idea/ Focus: thesis statement or main exists; all ideas consistently address this main idea. Off-topic or irrelevant ideas should not exist. 10 points
Support/ Development of Ideas: Ideas are sufficiently developed for each point. ideas are sufficiently developed for each point. Three points for each of the five sections of the document. 15 points
Organization/ Structure: the internal structure of a piece of writing, the thread of central meaning. All ideas are organized well without any missing or incomplete components. The answers are from one to three sentences each. 10 points
APA including Paper Format: correct title page, headers, second page title, margins, alignment, spacing, font and size. 10 points
Grammar/Mechanics/Style:Grammar refers to correctness of language usage, mechanics refers to conventional correctness in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Style includes word choice, sentence variety, clarity, and conciseness. Also, sentences vary in length and structure; ideas are clear, logical, and concise. 5 points
Running head: YOUR TITLE GOES HERE 1
YOUR TITLE GOES HERE 3
Your Course Project Title Goes Here
First Last Name
Name of University
Your Course Project Title Goes Here
The purpose of a proposal is to highlight standout ideas, and to do so in a manner that can convince an audience to support a project. Proposals delivered in a workplace are often part of a competitive process in which the strongest proposal is offered the business. In these contexts, effective word choice and professional delivery define the effective communication of an idea. Your research proposal will be presented as a sentence outline. As the name suggests, the sentence outline presents complete thoughts in complete sentences as opposed to phrases. In each section of the proposal, choose ideas with the goal of persuading your reader to believe that you are interested in the topic and ready to learn how to develop the topic into a project. Use a complete sentence to provide the response to each of the questions below. You can use first person. Use APA documentation for the final section of the proposal to document any sources re.
CCCR Science and Engineering Practice 6 Presentationctolbert85
This session will focus on students making sense of scientific phenomena with a focus on Constructing Explanations. Participants who attend this session will reflect on their current strategies and practices in implementing SEP 6 in class instruction while engaging as a learner in the CCCR strategy as a model strategy. By the end of this session, participants will walk away with knowledge of what classroom instruction looks like when students engage in the Science and Engineering Practice of Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions.
Investigating Happiness at College SNAPSHOT T.docxbagotjesusa
Investigating Happiness at College
SNAPSHOT:
TOPIC Either a specific group related to college or a factor within
college life that possibly affects a specified group of college
students or students in general.
PITCH Present your topic and your research question to the class—
shark tank! Sound too scary? How about guppy tank ?).
Tentative due date: 2/5 & 2/7
ESSAY 1 The prospectus and the annotated bibliography.
Tentative due date: 2/21
ESSAY 2 Change in your topic or conducting your own study
Tentative due date: 3/16
ESSAY 3 Argument about a specific controversy within your topic
Tentative due date: 4/6
ESSAY 4 Answers and argues your refined research question about the
importance of your topic.
Tentative due date: 4/24
♥ Rough drafts with reflections about what is working and not working and
WHY will be required for the prospectus and essays 2 and 3. The work
on the rough draft and the reflections will count toward your essay grade.
♥ Final reflections submitted the class period after you submit your final
draft for essays 2-4 will also count as part of your essay grade.
♥ You will upload your drafts on Moodle. You will be asked to identify the
portions of the sources you used and submit hard copies of your sources
in a folder or files of your sources online.
Investigating Happiness at College:
Some questions that will help you form your own research
questions:
● Is happiness a necessity or a perk in college life?
● What do the expectations of happiness and the pursuit of
happiness reveal about a specific college group, college
students in general, or another college-related group?
● Considering both on-campus factors and off-campus factors
(at least at first), what most influences your group’s
happiness (or unhappiness)?
● Is there one major factor (on campus or off campus) you
would want to investigate that affects students’ happiness?
● How do the expectations about happiness that society has in
general or a certain specific segment of society (for
instance, parents) has, relate to college or college students?
● How much do preconceived notions and expectations about
college life affect student happiness?
● Hard work is hard to enjoy. So how do students balance that
hard work with the .
36042 Topic SCI 207 Our Dependence upon the EnvironmentNumber.docxrhetttrevannion
36042 Topic: SCI 207 Our Dependence upon the Environment
Number of Pages: 2 (Double Spaced)
Number of sources: 2
Writing Style: APA
Type of document: Essay
Academic Level:Undergraduate
Category: Environmental Issues
VIP Support: N/A
Language Style: English (U.S.)
Order Instructions:
Week 2 - Assignment 2
Peer Review of Week 1 Assignment
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Your reviews of the work of three of your peers are all due on Day 7. Your grade will reflect both the quality and thoroughness of your three completed Peer Review Forms. In this class activity, you will be examining the work of your peers and offering helpful suggestions for how their work might be improved in quality and clarity.
The Process:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, download the Peer Review FormPreview the document.
Read it over carefully, including the tips on page 1.
Upload and submit your Sustainable Living Guide Contributions, Part 1 of 4: Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystems assignment to the Peer Review Assignment Submission page in Canvas by Day 2. You utilized the Week 1 Assignment TemplatePreview the document to complete this assignment in Week 1.
After Day 2 passes, go back to the Peer Review Assignment Submission page to access the files of the three classmates that you will be reviewing.
Use the Peer Review Form to give quality feedback to each of the three peers assigned to you using separate forms for each review.
When you have completed your three peer reviews, upload each of the completed forms as individual attachments in the comments area of the Peer Review Assignment Submission page so that your peers can receive your feedback.
Upload all three of your Peer Review Forms to Waypoint for evaluation by the instructor.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Week 1 Assignment Template
Sustainable Living Guide Contributions, Part One of Four:
Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Instructions: Using the term that you have selected from the list provided in the classroom, please complete the following template. Create a minimum of 5 to 7 well-crafted sentences per paragraph. In your response, you are expected to cite and reference, in APA format, at least two outside sources in addition to the class text. The sources must be credible (from experts in the field of study); scholarly sources (published in peer-reviewed academic journals) are strongly encouraged. Delete these instructions before submitting your work to Waypoint.
Your Term:
Instructions: In the first paragraph;
•
Thoroughly define your term.
•
Describe how the term relates to this week’s theme. Provide specific examples.
Delete these instructions before submitting your work to Waypoint.
[Enter your information here]
Instructions: In the second paragraph;
•
Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world..
Lesson 6.2 Activity: Culture and Collective Learning DebateBig History Project
Does culture count as collective learning? Debate this topic with your classmates and decide if cultural changes occur as a direct result of our ability to learn collectively.
Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017
Using discussion forums to engage students in critical thinkingLearningandTeaching
As more teaching moves into the online space, students will need to not only communicate with each other but learn collaboratively. Discussion forums are the most widely used tool for building a conversation around curriculum topics.
In order to develop an ability to analyse and reflect, students need practice.These slides cover how to structure and facilitate online discussions which promote critical thinking, and understand the students’ experience of learning in this context.
This session will focus on students making sense of scientific phenomena with a focus on Constructing Explanations. Participants who attend this session will reflect on their current strategies and practices in implementing SEP 6 in class instruction while engaging as a learner in the CCCR strategy as a model strategy. By the end of this session, participants will walk away with knowledge of what classroom instruction looks like when students engage in the Science and Engineering Practice of Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions.
Assignment 1 write an ORIGINAL brief essay of 300 words or mo.docxdeanmtaylor1545
Assignment 1:
write an ORIGINAL brief essay of 300 words or more describing the history and background of OWASP.Describe the vulnerabilities breifly?
Assignment 2:
Write an overview for Common Weakness Enumeration and their scoring system. Pick one of the common weaknesses identified and describe it.
Assignment 3:
Topic:
Then pick and three passwords: one not secure, one acceptable, and one very secure. Then write a brief description of the passwords you have chosen,
indicating why they are secure or not secure.
Assignment 4:
An IT Security consultant has made three primary recommendations regarding passwords:
Prohibit guessable passwords
1. such as common names, real words, numbers only
2. require special characters and a mix of caps, lower case and numbers in passwords
3. Reauthenticate before changing passwords
4. user must enter old pw before creating new one
5. Make authenticators unforgeable
6. do not allow email or user ID as password
Using WORD, write a brief paper of 200-300 words explaining each of these security recommendations. Do you agree or disagree with these recommendations. Would you change, add or delete any of these?
Add additional criteria as you see necesarry.
Assignment 5:
Do a bit of research on JSON and AJAX.
How do they relate to the the Same-Origin policy?
Assignment 6:
Use the Web to search for methods to prevent XSS attacks.
Write a brief description of more than one method.
Use your own words and supply references.
Assignment 7:
Topic:
The Dangers of Detailed Errors
Validating Input
Single Account Security
SQL Injection in Stored Procedures
Insecure Direct Object References
You are the web master of a college website. You share a server with other school departments such as accounting and HR.
Based on this chapter, create at least five security-related rules for staff members who are adding web pages being added to your site.
Include a justification and explanation for each rule. Rules should relate to college, staff and student, and system information security.
Assignment 8:
Do a bit if research into File Inclusion Vulnerability.
What is it?
Why is is dangerous?
What is the difference of low and remote inclusion?
What methods can me employed to prevent a security breach?
What programming languages are vulnerable to this type of attack.
Assignment 9:
Topic:
Threat Modeling
Threat Assessment
You are the web master for the Republican Party National Committee. Prepare a risk assessment analysis for your website. Some questions to consider:
Who is likely to attack your site?
When are attacks likely to occur?
What sort of attacks might take place?
How can you best minimize attacks and protect the integrity of your site?
Assignment 10:
Do a bit of research on penetration testing techniques. Investigate and document the following
Five network penetration testing techniques
Advantages and disadvantages of each
One notable social engineering test
Possible negative implications of penetration tesing.
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Southern Fried STEAM: Innovative Learning Project, Not a Stir FryKim Moore
An introduction to the Innovative Learning Project on Biodiversity and Habitats for student exploration in elementary, middle, and high school. This approach encourages problem-based learning, real world application, college and career connections, blended and flipped classrooms all while supporting the Next Gen Science Standards!
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Research Paper Guidelines
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English 122: Composition II
Research Paper Guidelines
You will spend five weeks completing a 5-7 page academic argument in APA style. Each week is devoted to
one phase of the academic writing process:
1. Topic Selection & Beginning Research
2. Pre-Writing & Organization
3. Draft Writing
4. Revision
5. Final Draft
Week 1: Topic Selection & Beginning Research
Select a topic from the list of approved topics that begins on page two of this document. You will be working
with the same topic for the next five weeks. Choose a topic that is interesting but be wary of topics that elicit a
strong emotional response. We will be writing an objective academic paper in third-person perspective, which
may be difficult if you feel too personally connected to the topic.
As you begin to gather research on the topic, start organizing your work into an annotated bibliography. You
will submit your annotated bibliography for grading and feedback at the end of Week 1. You will use a working
thesis statement to guide you. These items may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 2: Pre-Writing & Organization
After gathering sufficient research, you will begin to build a credible argument about the topic, which may
require revisions to your working thesis statement. You will submit an outline of your academic argument for
grading and feedback at the end of Week 2. The outline may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 3: Draft Writing
You will utilize your annotated bibliography and outline as tools to write a rough draft essay. The annotated
bibliography provides you with your research notes while the outline guides you through the structure of your
argument. You will submit a rough draft of your academic argument for grading and feedback at the end of
Week 3. You will have time to fully revise your draft over the remaining two weeks of class.
Week 4: Revision
The revision process contains a number of steps that may overlap and repeat. This includes additional research,
more writing, proofreading, editing, and content revision. You must consider and apply the feedback you
received throughout class as you revise your rough draft. You are expected to use Week 4 as an opportunity for
careful and thorough revision.
Week 5: Final Draft
The final week of class will culminate in the submission of your Final Research Paper. This is the final,
complete, error-free version of your academic argument. The final draft is worth 30% of your final grade in this
class.
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Writing Prompts – Select One for this Class
Prompts have been organized by subject area. Please review all options before making your final selection and
consider selecting a topic from your field of study/major.
Business
1. Some argue that a gender-based income gap is still present in America today. ...
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ENG122: Composition II
Research Paper Guidelines
P a g e | 1 of 6
2015.09
English 122: Composition II
Research Paper Guidelines
You will spend five weeks completing a 5-7 page academic argument in APA style. Each week is devoted to
one phase of the academic writing process:
1. Topic Selection & Beginning Research
2. Pre-Writing & Organization
3. Draft Writing
4. Revision
5. Final Draft
Week 1: Topic Selection & Beginning Research
Select a topic from the list of approved topics that begins on page two of this document. You will be working
with the same topic for the next five weeks. Choose a topic that is interesting but be wary of topics that elicit a
strong emotional response. We will be writing an objective academic paper in third-person perspective, which
may be difficult if you feel too personally connected to the topic.
As you begin to gather research on the topic, start organizing your work into an annotated bibliography. You
will submit your annotated bibliography for grading and feedback at the end of Week 1. You will use a working
thesis statement to guide you. These items may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 2: Pre-Writing & Organization
After gathering sufficient research, you will begin to build a credible argument about the topic, which may
require revisions to your working thesis statement. You will submit an outline of your academic argument for
grading and feedback at the end of Week 2. The outline may need to be revised before you move forward.
Week 3: Draft Writing
You will utilize your annotated bibliography and outline as tools to write a rough draft essay. The annotated
bibliography provides you with your research notes while the outline guides you through the structure of your
argument. You will submit a rough draft of your academic argument for grading and feedback at the end of
Week 3. You will have time to fully revise your draft over the remaining two weeks of class.
Week 4: Revision
The revision process contains a number of steps that may overlap and repeat. This includes additional research,
more writing, proofreading, editing, and content revision. You must consider and apply the feedback you
received throughout class as you revise your rough draft. You are expected to use Week 4 as an opportunity for
careful and thorough revision.
Week 5: Final Draft
The final week of class will culminate in the submission of your Final Research Paper. This is the final,
complete, error-free version of your academic argument. The final draft is worth 30% of your final grade in this
class.
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Writing Prompts – Select One for this Class
Prompts have been organized by subject area. Please review all options before making your final selection and
consider selecting a topic from your field of study/major.
Business
1. Some argue that a gender-based income gap is still present in America today. ...
“To what extent has the Modern Revolution been a positive or a negative force?” is the driving question for Unit 9. The purpose of this activity is to apply Unit 9’s driving question
to a modern-day infrastructure development: the Interoceanic Highway (La Carretera). Construction on La Carretera, which connects the east and west coasts of South America, began in the early twenty-first century. By studying the scenes depicted in a photojournalist’s photographic essay, students will come to their own conclusions about the extent to which this road has been a positive or negative force as related to certain trends and topics (economic development and natural environment, for example). This activity will also help prepare students for Investigation 9, in which they’re asked to identify good and bad outcomes of trends referenced in the Investigation texts.
This activity will give students a chance to review some of what they learned in this lesson, and use it to think more deeply about what and how they would communicate with an alien species.
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Circling one star among hundreds of billions, in one galaxy among a hundred billion more, in a Universe that is vast and expanding ever faster – perhaps toward infinity. It’s easy to forget that we live in a place of astonishing grandeur and mystery.
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Unit 9: Comparing the Costs of Renewable and Conventional Energy SourcesBig History Project
You can’t get too far in a discussion about the nation’s electric power sector without running into the question of costs.
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This quick activity will get students brainstorming about life on Mars and what they would need to survive there.
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Use www.gapminder.org/data to fill out the data in each of the tables below. To find the data you need, make sure that you have the name of the category. On the gapminder.org/data page, you’ll see a table called “List of indicators in “Gapminder World.” Beneath that title, on the right side of the table, find the
Search box. Type the name of the category into that search area. Once you find the category, click on the magnifying glass on the right. That link will have the data you need to fill out each of the tables below.
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Spanning three centuries of history, from the dawn of the industrial age to modern times, three diverse
thinkers developed their own landmark theories on commerce, labor, and the global economy.
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In the final essay of a four-part series, David Christian explains
how advances in communication and transportation accelerated
collective learning.
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Lesson 9.2 Activity: The Impact of Population Growth EssayBig History Project
For this closing activity, students will construct an essay in which they discuss what they think are the three biggest impacts of human population growth in the modern era. By looking more closely at population growth, they will deepen their understanding of the impact of acceleration and will think about themselves in relation to population growth and the effect it might have on their own futures.
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Unit 8: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesBig History Project
Jared Mason Diamond (1937 — ) is an American scientist and author whose work draws from a variety of fields. He is currently a professor of geography and of physiology at UCLA. His 1997 book, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human
Societies, from which the following passages are excerpted, won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book. The basic premise of the book is to explain why Eurasian civilizations have survived
and conquered others, while refuting the idea that Eurasian hegemony is due to intellectual, moral, or genetic superiority.
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Making comparisons is an important intellectual tool for all people and especially for historians and scientists. Historians, in particular, make comparisons across time to understand what
has changed and what has remained constant. This question looks at the spread of plague and our collective reaction to plague at two different times in human history—the fourteenth century and the nineteenth century. Such a comparison enables us to see clearly how we have changed.
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Lesson 8.3 Activity: Revising Investigation Writing - Sentence Starters Part 2Big History Project
Students have examined and revised an Investigation writing sample based on Criteria A, B, and C of the rubric. Now, they’ll undergo the same process with a peer essay. In addition, they’ll do this alone instead of in groups. So, although the process is the same as in the last Investigation writing activity, this one might be more difficult since students will move away from group work and will complete this worksheet on their own. However, it’s important for students to be able to accomplish this exercise on their own since in the next lesson, they’ll apply this same process to their own writing. Again, while the categories in the rubric are a useful tool for initially understanding the different elements of writing, they need to be looked at as a whole since the areas of focus are interrelated.
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Unit 8: When Humans Became Inhumane: The Atlantic Slave TradeBig History Project
Once Europeans had figured out how to be effective middlemen — buying and selling silver, tea, and fur, they turned to figuring out how to also become producers of the commodities they were trading.
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Unit 8: Investigating the Consequences of the Columbian ExchangeBig History Project
A new era in human history began in 1492 as the four world zones became connected. For the first time, humans created truly global networks.
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The account of the travels of the Muslim legal scholar Ibn Battuta in the first half of the fourteenth century reveals the wide scope of the Muslim world at that time.
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This collection of biographies provides students with detailed information about the voyages of these explorers including information about their motivation and how they inspired future generations of explorers. These men opened the door to a more interconnected world as the contacts they made helped to create connections between distant peoples and stimulate the growth of exchange networks and long-distance trade.
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Lesson 7.2 Activity: Essay - Were They Pushed or Did They Jump?Big History Project
You’re going to pick a civilization you’ve already researched, and then use the information from your Early Civilizations Museum Project, your Comparing More Civilizations Worksheet, and your Rise, Fall, and Collapse of Civilizations Worksheet to write a five-paragraph essay about whether that civilization was pushed (external forces were the main cause of its downfall) or it jumped (something internal was responsible—they were their own worst enemy). A “pushed” example: Two empires went to war. You might say the winning empire “pushed” the losing empire into collapse. An example of a civilization having “jumped” can be found in the Easter Island Activity earlier in the course: One of the theories for the collapse of Easter Island is that the inhabitants depleted the natural resources they needed to survive. The people were, in a sense, the cause of their own destruction—they “jumped.”
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Lesson 7.2 Activity: Social Status, Power, and Human BurialsBig History Project
This activity provides students with an opportunity to start thinking about the impact that farming can have on the way humans live and relate to each other. It will also allow them to think about the kinds of questions archaeologists and historians might ask when they must rely upon artifacts rather than written evidence to learn about the past.
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Unit 7: Greco-Roman: Early Experiments in Participatory GovernmentBig History Project
Instead of rule by a single person, Athens and Rome developed governments with widespread participation by male elites, which lasted about 170 years in Athens and 480 years in Rome.
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During the same narrow sliver of cosmic time, cities, states, and civilizations emerged independentlyin several places around the world.
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Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
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Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
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Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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Lesson 9.0 Activity: Debate - Is Change Accelerating?
1. TEACHER MATERIALS
DEBATE
IS CHANGE ACCELERATING?
Introduction
In this activity students will be asked to apply what
they have learned about acceleration by examining whether
or not rates of innovation can keep up with rates of
acceleration. Understanding this helps students to better
predict the state of our world in the future.
Preparation for the activity
Divide the class into two “position” groups. One group will
argue that innovation can keep up with acceleration, and the
other group will argue that it cannot. Tell your students that
each group is responsible for researching its position and
preparing an argument to support its point of view.
Questions students should consider:
• What are some of the problems we face as a result of
our success in creating the modern world?
• How could these problems be addressed, if at all?
What might happen if we do not address these
problems?
Each group should spend 20 to 30 minutes preparing their
position. Everyone in the group will work together to identify
material to support the group’s position, and to create a
list of arguments that other groups might use to argue
against them group. One or two students might each work
on the opening and closing statements while the group is
conducting research; however, the entire group should edit
these statements. Finally, each group will need to decide
who will read the opening statement, rebuttal, and closing
statement. While listening to the presentation of other
groups, everyone should be taking notes for the rebuttal of
the other teams’ opening statements.
Have students work to generate ideas for the debate and
prepare opening and closing statements. Students can
use the graphic organizer provided to help formulate their
positions. In addition to any research they do — in the
library or through the Internet, for example — students
should be sure to consult the resources on the Big History
Project website and their notes from the discussion of the
material in Unit 2. Be sure to circulate the room and check
in on student progress.
Debate format
Opening statements
Each group will read their opening statement for the
debate.
Groups meet to prepare rebuttals
Groups will spend 10 to 15 minutes preparing a rebuttal
of the other groups’ opening statements.
Rebuttals
Each group will read their rebuttal in response to the
other groups opening statement.
Groups meet to modify closing statements
Each group will take 5 to 10 minutes to revise their
closing statements to account for the other group’s
rebuttals.
Closing statements
Each group will read their closing statement for the
debate.
Vote on the outcome
Once the debate is complete, ask students to vote for the
group that made the best argument for its position. Remind
them that the criterion is which group made the best
argument, not which group argued the position they agree
with.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.0 ACTIVITY
2. STUDENT MATERIALS
DEBATE
IS CHANGE ACCELERATING?
Introduction
Humans have been around for about 200,000 years, and for almost all of that time the rates of innovation and of human
population growth has been very slow. The pace of these rates picked up with the advent of agrarian civilizations about
11,000 years ago, increased even more as the Industrial Revolution began to reorganize society about 250 years ago,
and really took off in the past century. It is staggering to realize that, after a quarter million years of foraging and several
additional millennia of farming, we have moved from the first steam engine to the Internet age of information in just a bit
more than two centuries, and that in just the past 100 years the population has shot up from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion, a 400
percent increase. Just as staggering are the problems we face as a result.
Thus far innovation has kept pace with population growth, but how long can that last? The population is not likely to level
off before we reach 8 billion, but, perhaps more important than this, agriculture is confronting the additional stress of
global warming. Researchers forecast much more severe weather patterns in decades to come, including more extended
droughts, stronger hurricanes, more flooding, milder winters that could increase insect populations, among other
problems. There is no doubt that accelerated growth and innovation have served us well in the modern world, but will
we continue to innovate rapidly enough to stay ahead of what might be an imminent worldwide catastrophe? Or have we
created a Frankenstein monster that is impossible to control?
Your teacher will divide your class into two “position” groups. Your group will research its position and prepare an
argument addressing the problems we face due to accelerated rates of innovation and population growth and whether
continued acceleration will solve them or just make them worse.
• What are some of the problems we face as a result of our success in creating the modern world?
• How could these problems be addressed, if at all? What might happen if we do not address these problems?
Preparation for the activity
Your teacher will assign you to one of the two position groups. Your group will be responsible for researching and arguing
this position. As in any debate, you may be assigned to defend a position with which you do not actually agree. You don’t
need to agree with the position, though you need to understand the perspective of those that do. Use the Internet and
course materials to help you in your research.
• PG 1: Here’s the plan.
• PG 2: We’re doomed!
Each group will spend 20 to 30 minutes preparing their position. Everyone in the group will work together to identify
material to support the group’s position, and to create a list of arguments that other groups might use to argue against
your group. One or two of your team members might each work on the opening and closing statements while the rest
of the group is conducting research; however, the entire group should edit these statements. As a team, decide who will
be reading your group’s opening statement, rebuttal, and closing statements. While listening to the presentation of other
groups, be sure to take for your rebuttal of the other teams’ opening statements.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.0 ACTIVITY
3. STUDENT MATERIALS
DEBATE
IS CHANGE ACCELERATING?
Debate format
Opening statements
Each group will read their opening statement for the debate.
Groups meet to prepare rebuttals
Groups will spend 10 to 15 minutes preparing a rebuttal of the other groups’ opening statements.
Rebuttals
Each group will read their rebuttal in response to the other groups opening statement.
Groups meet to modify closing statements
Each group will take 5 to 10 minutes to revise their closing statements to account for the other group’s rebuttals.
Closing statements
Each group will read their closing statement for the debate.
Vote on the outcome
Once the debate is complete, ask students to vote for the group that made the best argument for its position. Remind them
that the criterion is which group made the best argument, not which group argued the position they agree with.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.0 ACTIVITY
4. Date:
Name:
STUDENT MATERIALS
DEBATE
IS CHANGE ACCELERATING?
Opening statement
Points to support our position Possible counterpoints
Closing statement
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 9.0 ACTIVITY
5. Name: Date:
STUDENT MATERIALS
DEBATE PREP WORKSHEET
Directions: To prepare for the upcoming debate, fill in your statement (position), major points, and supporting examples. Also, try to figure out what the other team
might say and be ready to make counterarguments in response to their points.
1. Statement
State the answer to the debate question or the opinion that you’ll be arguing.
2. Major Points
Aim to have at least four major points as part of your opening argument. Each major point should clearly support your statement. Each major point should also
have a piece of supporting evidence. Use your claim-testing skills to help ensure your supporting evidence is high quality.
• Major Point 1:
Examples and supporting evidence:
• Major Point 2:
Examples and supporting evidence:
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / WORKSHEET
6. Name: Date:
STUDENT MATERIALS
DEBATE PREP WORKSHEET
• Major Point 3:
Examples and supporting evidence:
• Major Point 4:
Examples and supporting evidence:
3. Checklist
Before you begin your debate, be sure you’ve covered all of the points below. You should also look at the “Debate Rubric,” which will help you understand the details
of what you need to do to have a successful debate. Hold a practice round with your team as part of the preparation and use the Debate Rubric to “grade” your
group members.
Position statement is clear and concise.
The overall argument is logical and easy to follow.
Major points strongly support the position statement.
The evidence provided supports the major points and is of high quality.
Good eye contact and tone of voice. Kept audience’s attention.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / WORKSHEET
7. STUDENT MATERIALS
1
BIG HISTORY PROJECT
Directions: Use this rubric to evaluate debates. Mark scores and related comments in the scoring sheet that follows.
Description Below Standard (1) Approaching Standard (2) At Standard (3) Above Standard (4)
Overall Argument Argument lacks logic and is unclear.
Argument lacks supporting
evidence.
Presents argument somewhat
unclearly.
Uses at least one supporting piece
of evidence.
Presents argument somewhat
clearly.
Some supporting evidence is
provided.
Presents argument extremely
clearly.
Gives supporting evidence for all
points made.
Explanation of Ideas and
Information
Does not present information,
arguments, ideas, or findings clearly,
concisely, or logically.
Argument lacks robust supporting
evidence.
It’s difficult to follow the line of
reasoning.
Uses information that is not in line
with the overall purpose.
Does not consider opposing or
alternative perspectives.
Presents information, arguments,
ideas, or findings in ways that are
not always clear, concise, or logical.
Argument is supported by only
some robust evidence.
The line of reasoning is sometimes
difficult to follow.
Uses information that is only
sometimes in line with the overall
purpose.
Attempts to consider and address
opposing or alternative perspectives
but does not do so clearly or
completely.
Presents information, arguments,
ideas, or findings clearly, concisely,
or logically.
Argument is well supported.
The line of reasoning is logical and
easy to follow and uses information
that is appropriate for the purpose
and audience.
Clearly and completely addresses
alternative or opposing perspectives.
Does an exceptional job presenting
information, arguments, ideas,
or findings clearly, concisely, and
logically.
Argument is well supported with
robust, relevant, and interesting
evidence.
The line of reasoning is logical, easy
to follow, well crafted, and uses
information that is appropriate for
the purpose and audience.
Clearly and completely addresses
relevant alternative or opposing
perspectives.
DEBATE RUBRIC
DEBATE RUBRIC
8. STUDENT MATERIALS
2
BIG HISTORY PROJECT
Rebuttal and Closing Statement No rebuttal offered.
Makes no arguments against points
the other side made.
Does not explain why their side has
the strongest argument.
Makes one or two points in
rebuttal, but the logic is somewhat
questionable or not supported by
evidence.
Makes one or two points against the
points the other side made, but the
logic is somewhat questionable.
Explains why their side had the
strongest argument, but the logic is
flawed.
Makes some logical points as
rebuttals, but doesn’t support all
points with evidence.
Makes some logical arguments
against the points the other side
made.
Explains why their side has the
strongest argument, but could give
more reasons.
Makes an abundance of logical
points as rebuttals, and all points are
supported with evidence.
Makes an abundance of logical
points against the points of the other
side.
Is thorough and logical in the
explanation for why their side has
the strongest argument.
Eyes, Body, and Voice Does not look at the audience or
make eye contact.
Lacks poise (appears nervous,
fidgety, slouchy).
Speaks in a way that is hard to
understand.
Makes infrequent eye contact with
the audience.
Shows some poise (limited fidgeting
or nervousness).
Speaks clearly most of the time, but
may be difficult to understand or
hear at times.
Keeps eye contact with the audience
most of the time—only glances at
notes or slides.
Shows poise and confidence.
Speaks clearly and is easy to
understand.
Keeps eye contact with the audience
throughout.
Shows exceptional poise and
confidence.
Speaks clearly and in an engaging
way that is interesting to listen to.
DEBATE RUBRIC
DEBATE RUBRIC
9. Name: Date:
STUDENT MATERIALS
3
BIG HISTORY PROJECT
Directions: Use this table to evaluate and comment on elements of a debate. Put an X in the cell that denotes the grade. Use the other cells for comments.
Description Below Standard (1) Approaching Standard (2) At Standard (3) Above Standard (4) Score
Overall
Argument
Explanation
of Ideas and
Information
Rebuttal
and Closing
Statement
Eyes, Body,
and Voice
Total Score
DEBATE RUBRIC
DEBATE RUBRIC
10. TEACHER MATERIALS
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / DEBATE FORMAT GUIDE 1
DEBATE FORMAT
GUIDE
Debates typically follow a very specific format and set of rules to make sure that everyone has
equal opportunities to argue their positions. This is one possible format. Be sure to have a timer
available so that groups stay within the given time limits.
1. Coin toss to determine which side goes first.
2. Team A has 4-6 minutes to present their position.
3. Team B has 4-6 minutes to present their position.
Break: Each team has 3-5 minutes to prepare a 2-minute rebuttal.
4. Team A has 2 minutes to present their rebuttal.
5. Team B has 2 minutes to present their rebuttal.
Break: Each team has 3-5 minutes to prepare a 1-minutes closing statement.
6. Team A has 1 minute to present their rebuttal.
7. Team B has 1 minute to present their rebuttal.
Debate Ends: Winner of the debate is determined by using the Debate Rubric.