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Civil War Investigating. Bateman February 2013. Rubrics. B – Investigating Clear focused research question Follow an action plan C – Thinking Critically Analyze and evaluate a range of sources in terms of OPVL Make connections between information to make valid, well-supported arguments. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Civil WarInvestigating
BatemanFebruary 2013
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Rubrics• B – Investigating
• Clear focused research question• Follow an action plan
• C – Thinking Critically• Analyze and evaluate a range of sources in terms of
OPVL• Make connections between information to make
valid, well-supported arguments
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Investigating
• Formulates a clear and focused research question
• Follows an action plan to investigate a research question
• Effectively addresses the research question
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Research Question?• Should be:
• An interesting general topic• Relevant• Focused and specific• Researchable
• Ex.– Unfocused: What is the effect on the environment from global
warming?– Focused: How is glacial melting affecting penguins in Antarctica?
– Too simple: How are doctors addressing diabetes in the U.S.– Appropriately Complex: What are common traits of those suffering
from diabetes in America, and how can these commonalities be used to aid the medical community in prevention of the disease?
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Action Plan
• The stages that the student follows in order to complete the investigation
• What?• Where?• When?• Who?• Delegates and constructs an overview for the
actions to be completed to complete the activity
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YOUR GUIDE TO OPVL
OriginPurpose
ValuesLimitations
You’ll be doing this for your Historical Investigation
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Evaluating Sources Not everything you hear is true Would you trust:
Your best friend’s diary?Voldemort’s personal diary?A television commercial?A book written by Darth Vader?A Nazi newspaper?
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Sources can be
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Origin What is the source?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
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Purpose Why is the source?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
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Value How is the source useful?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
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Limitations What can’t the source tell us?
Capture of Saarbrucken. GIs of 70th Div seen with Nazi flag and portrait of Hitler. 22 Mar 1945. Photo: Corbis.
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II. Sample “OPVL” Paragraph The origin of this source is a journal
that was written by _________ in ________ in _______. Its purpose was to _________________ so _________________. A value of this is that it gives the perspective of ________________________. However, a limitation is that __________, making ______________________.
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+OPVL / Bibliography
Bibliography MLA Citation
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+Well-supported argument
Combine different ideas in order to create new understanding.
Using sources develop an argument that answers your research question.
For the purposes of this assignment you will need to construct a thesis statement that would set the foundation for a more thorough analysis.