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Index
How to Explore an Issue Efficiently
- 10 Tips for Exploring Lessons
Fast and Well
- 10 Tips for Exploring Assignments Fast and Well
- 7 Tips for Exploring Projects Fast and Well
- 7 Steps to Acing the Tests
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7 Tips for Exploring Projects Fast and Well
The projects consist of one Issues Log/Discussion project per
module and one Debating the Issue project at the end of the course.
- Start early. Typically, start each Issues Log/Discussion project
early in the module. Start thinking about the Debating the Issue project
long before you reach the final section of the course.
- Make connections all the time. As you follow the news, for
example, think about how it relates to the issues in the course. Carry
a pocket notebook and pen, and make notes as the ideas come to you.
You may even find that you wake up with ideas coming together. Whenever
inspiration strikes, it is important to make notes immediately so that
you don't lose the insight.
- Make your work serve double-duty. Sometimes, for example, you
can use Issues Log/Discussion work to prepare for an assignment answer
or for the final project. This is a key way to conserve your time resources.
- Follow directions and examples closely, and meet the requirements.
It's fine to go beyond the requirements, but don't do so by accident.
(It's only a problem if you start getting sidetracked in a way that
takes time away from required work and makes it more difficult for you
to complete the course.)
- Enjoy the relevance. Social studies students are always asking
for relevance. The projects give you the opportunity to see how history
and today's issues shed light on each other.
- Discuss the issues with friends and relatives. You will have
to clarify your thinking in order to explain yourself, and you can write
about the conversations in your Issues Log/Discussion projects. You
may discover that you have living resources all around you!
- Try "Taking It Further" ideas for fun. For example,
the Socials 11 and Journalism Web Links will take you to hundreds of
fascinating sites. Much of your project work may then be a by-product
of your fun.
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can be done in at least two ways. For advice about them, see "Keeping
an Issues Log" and "Participating in Issues Discussion." |
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