Group Meeting Log

Group Meeting Log

Each student is responsible for filling in the following chart after each project session in class.

Date:
Attendance:
What I/we wanted to accomplish this session
What I actually accomplished this session
What other group members accomplished this session
Goals for next session
Comments & reflections on the session

Formatting your paper:

Formatting your paper:

Follow these instructions to create a correctly formatted page:

1. Set a two-centimeter margin around the page.
2. Use 14-point bold Times New Roman for your headings.
3. Skip two lines after your heading.
4. Use 12-point Times New Roman for your text.
5. Double space your text.
6. Indent paragraphs one centimeter from the margin.
7. Skip a line between paragraphs.
8. Center the page number at the bottom of the page.

A Learner Self-Reflection Page

Name: ________________

Class: _________________

A Learner Self-Reflection Page

Reflection is an important part in the process of learning. When one reflects on the process, he/she is able to identify previous successes and failures, in order to learn and improve in future similar tasks.

Please answer the following questions and attach the filled questioner to your project.

1) Which part of the project did you enjoy most: the research, the writing or the oral presentation? Why?

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2) Which part of the project was the most difficult for you and why.

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3) Did you enjoy working on the project? Why?

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4) In what areas do you think your English has improved? How? (Reading, writing, spelling, new vocabulary, grammar, speaking)

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Good-Luck!

Your English Teacher

Manal Abbas

STUDENT CHECKLIST AT THE START OF THE PROJECT

STUDENT CHECKLIST AT THE START OF THE PROJECT

	Yes	Not yet
We have chosen our issue.
We have decided on a question to investigate.
We have decided on job responsibilities.
We have divided up the workload.
We have started searching for material on our topic.
We are aware of the requirements for the project.
We have read and understand the instructions for doing the project.
We have gone over the rubrics for grading the project.
We are ready to start our project.

Project work on Literature

Dear students,

Literature is a very wide and interesting topic. This is an “umbrella topic”. You will choose your own issue within this theme. This project will also give you the skills you need to successfully meet the demands of the Bagrut project

STEP 2: Choose a topic on literature. You will be offered a list of suggested topics but you are welcome to initiate your own ideas.

STEP 3: Come up with a research question. All questions must be approved by me.  I will set up a special forum on the school website for you to post your topics and ideas for research questions. You will be able to share ideas and receive feedback from one another. Participation in the forum is mandatory.

STEP 4: Dividing the work. Each person in the group should have a side within the topic and job responsibilities. This can be done again throughout work on the project.

STEP 5: Researching your topic. The next step of the project is gathering information from at least three sources. At least one source has to be a "primary source" (an interview or a questionnaire. This will be gone over in class). The other two sources can be from the Internet, but they have to be reliable sources. At least one of the Internet sources should be from an academic or organizational website (.org, .edu).

STEP 6: Summarizing the main ideas and information from your sources. This will be done in class. From these main ideas, you will create the project. These summaries will be included in your final paper.

STEP 7: Outlining your paper. Organize the information you have gathered into an outline. This will help you write the final paper and help to delegate the tasks.

STEP 8: Writing the first draft. Each person in the group will write a section of the paper.

STEP 9: Editing the paper. You will each review the paper and make any necessary changes. You will also turn in the draft and get comments and suggestions from me.

STEP 10: Make any changes and turn in the final paper. See the checklists to make sure you are not missing anything. See the rubric for how you will be graded.

STEP 11: Oral presentation. You will prepare an oral presentation for the class, explaining the topic and findings. Each student within each group should decide on a "side" and present it to the whole class.  Notice: you don't have to actually believe in what you have chosen – as long as you present it with at least three valid arguments.

Review the rest of this packet for all the requirements, directions, checklists, and rubrics.

I look forward to guiding you through this enriching and challenging process.

Sincerely,

Your English teacher

Manal Abbas

Definition of the word "Meditation"

med·i·ta·tion /ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən/ noun

plural med·i·ta·tions

1 : the act or process of spending time in quiet thought : the act or process of meditating [noncount] ▪ She spent the morning in meditation. ▪ Daily meditation helps clear his mind. [count] ▪his daily meditations

2 [count] formal : an expression of a person's thoughts on something — often + on or upon ▪The essay is a meditation on modern life. — often plural ▪ She recently published her meditations onethics.

Dictionary Use

Dear students,

I urge you all to use your dictionaries while looking up a word. It is the best way to give an accurate answer! Do not depend on your faded memory from movies. Just make the effort to open your dictionary!

PHRASAL VERBS WITH "GIVE"

• give something away = give away something = give something because you do not want or need it.
  She gave her old clothes away when she moved.
• give something away = give away something = tell something secret.
  He doesn't want to give away how the system works.
• give somebody away = show where somebody is or what they are doing, when they are trying to keep this a secret.
  Peter looked down, but his voice gave him away.
• give in = accept that you are defeated, surrender.
  The enemy was forced to give in.
• give something in = give in something = give something to someone in authority = hand in.
  Students must give in their assignments next week.
• give off something = produce a smell, heat, sound, etc.
  The walls gave off a smell of paint for a week.
• give onto something = lead to a place.
  The balcony gives onto the swimming pool.
• give out = stop working properly, become weaker.
  After running for one hour, her legs finally gave out.
• give something out = give out something = give something to each person in a group = hand out.
  Please give the copies out.
• give out something = produce a light, heat or a signal, emit.
  The lamp gave out a yellowish light.
• give over = stop doing something that is annoying other people.
  Come on, give over complaining!
• give something over to somebody = give responsibility for something to somebody.
  The organisation of the meeting was given over to the secretary.
• give up = stop trying to do something, surrender.
  I give up. What's the answer?
• give up something = give something up = stop doing something.
  Laura has decided to give up her piano lessons.
• give up something = give something up = give something that is yours to somebody else.
  The kid gave up his seat to the old lady.
• give somebody up = allow somebody to be caught by the police.
  As he noticed that he was surrounded, he thief gave himself up.
• give somebody up = give up somebody = end a romantic relationship with somebody.
  After five years together, she eventually gave him up.