Grade 8 Inquiry Program
Take action in your Community: Become a Leader: Teach the class:Think Big
Ask the tough questions: Partner with a Mentor: Be a Role Model: Meet your goals: Create something truly unique: Build a team: Interview Face to Face: Adapt as you go
Think about the possibilities: Create your own field trip: Take Charge:Chart a course
Learn from others: Take your time: Wonder: Communicate: Find Solutions: Grow
Find out who you are: Find out what you can do: Reach out into the community
Step Four: Year End Inquiry --- Making a positive change
Step 3: Ancient Egypt Inquiry. Teaching what you create.
Step 2: The Interview Project --- Paths to Success: Part A -- due Feb. 11th
Nothing will work unless you do.
Maya Angelou
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1) Set up an Interview with someone who ....
a) Has a lot of life experience
b) Works in a carreer area that you are interested or curious about.
c) Someone who loves what they do
d) Someone who is Inspirational or an inspiring person.
e) Someone who is open to talking about their path to success.
We will be writing personal essays that you will give to the professional you have interviewed.
2) The interview has three distinct areas --- or may have more if you see fit.
a) Early life --- School, activiites, coaches, teachers, family life, where they lived.
b) Training for the job, including school, university, how to be successful as a student, what influenced you to go into a certain field. The challenges of the trainiing. What person helped you out the most during the training.
c) The Career --- what a day is like, challenges, things you love about the job, accomplishments, key moments, the future,
3) Record the interview, and be prepared to take notes. The quotes from your interview are crucial and will be used in a personal essay you write about this inspiring person.
4) Create a Transcript of only the most important questions and quoted answers in the interview.
a) Has a lot of life experience
b) Works in a carreer area that you are interested or curious about.
c) Someone who loves what they do
d) Someone who is Inspirational or an inspiring person.
e) Someone who is open to talking about their path to success.
We will be writing personal essays that you will give to the professional you have interviewed.
2) The interview has three distinct areas --- or may have more if you see fit.
a) Early life --- School, activiites, coaches, teachers, family life, where they lived.
b) Training for the job, including school, university, how to be successful as a student, what influenced you to go into a certain field. The challenges of the trainiing. What person helped you out the most during the training.
c) The Career --- what a day is like, challenges, things you love about the job, accomplishments, key moments, the future,
3) Record the interview, and be prepared to take notes. The quotes from your interview are crucial and will be used in a personal essay you write about this inspiring person.
4) Create a Transcript of only the most important questions and quoted answers in the interview.
Step One: 5 NB Moments --- Five Important Family Moments:
Interview and Transcript to be completed by Oct. 9th.
Public speaking practice Oct. 9th.
Presentations begin Oct. 15th
One great Family Story: 3 minutes long: Tell it 6 times in a row to a new audience each time...
This is the first step in the inquiry process. Here is the challenge ...
1) Interview someone in your family who has a lot of life experience.
2) Record the interview with an audio device
3) Create a transcript of only the most important questions and answers from the interview.
4) From the interview and the transcript find one great family story.
5) Practice the story unitl you can tell it for at least three minutes
6) Choose an artifact that helps to bring your story to life.
7) Create a timeline charting key events in your family's history
8) Present your story to a small rotating audience 6 times in a row.
Check out the evaluation outline.
This is the first step in the inquiry process. Here is the challenge ...
1) Interview someone in your family who has a lot of life experience.
2) Record the interview with an audio device
3) Create a transcript of only the most important questions and answers from the interview.
4) From the interview and the transcript find one great family story.
5) Practice the story unitl you can tell it for at least three minutes
6) Choose an artifact that helps to bring your story to life.
7) Create a timeline charting key events in your family's history
8) Present your story to a small rotating audience 6 times in a row.
Check out the evaluation outline.