Outline and describe the current accepted classification of Ornithorhynchus anatinus. List the current Linnaean classification of this species from Kingdom to species level (including all recognised subspecies if applicable) and explain why it is classified alongside other members of its genus, family and order utilising phenetic classification methods.
Early Childhood Curriculum Model Evaluation
Each student will select a curriculum model to research and prepare a presentation (PPT/Prezi) of the model/program that incorporates theoretically sound learning principles. The curriculum models are listed at the end of the instructions.
The visual presentation should provide a comprehensive review including the theoretical philosophies, curriculum implementation, criticisms, assessment of curriculum effectiveness, and historical and contemporary supporters of the curriculum. These topics should be clearly labeled within your PPT/Prezi.
Additionally, students are expected to include the following in their presentations:
1) Using a Venn diagram or chart, compare and contrast your selected curriculum with another curriculum model listed below and/or from your textbook
2) Create a web/graphic organizer of various components of the model
3) Explain the learning theory that best supports the model.
4) Discuss how the curriculum model addresses state and national early learning standards
Be sure to include your thoughts on the merits of the model in terms of meeting the needs of children and families. The information must go beyond what is covered in the book.
Your investigation and presentation of the model should include/but be not limited to the following key ideas:
1) What the model looks like in the classroom.
2) The theoretical basis for the model/program.
3) The historical evolution of the program/model.
4) What others have said about the model: formal evaluations including critiques of its effectiveness and theoretical soundness.
5) Implications for the model across age levels in early childhood education (EC-4th grade)
6) An evaluation of this model in terms of its theoretical connections (or lack of connections) to state and national standards. Please consult Websites, Textbooks, Articles, and other resources for information on your program or model. Provide a reference list at the end of your presentation.
Slide Requirements
Include between 15-25 slides.
Key ideas should be clearly identified and thoroughly addressed within the slides. The ideas may be designated as headings within your slide presentations.
Please use graphic organizers and bullets to display key ideas and concepts.
It is recommended that you include visual images/pictures to support the ideas and concepts in your slides.
1Projects Title 2
Part I: Introduction: Include:
(a) Your research questions
(b) Your case study method3.0% of final grade10%1 page maximum3.Part II: Literature review on the theoretical facts that was covered in the class in relation to your topic. 7.50% of final grade
25%2 pages maximum4.
Part III: Data to back up your topic. Google your topic for data; then copy & paste in your paper.7.50% of final grade25%2 pages maximum5.Part IV: Analysis and discussion the difference between the theory and practice (if any).
7.5% of final grade25%2 pages maximum6Part V: Conclusion 3.0% of final grade10%1 page maximum7.Part VI: Reference1.5% of final grade
Textual Analysis Essay
Three to Six pages with Three Sources in MLA Format
Dont write what you think you ought to say; instead, write what you see and what you feel. Read a story and find the central message. The message should not be a clich nor anything that you have heard before. The message should be fresh and non-obvious. To find an interesting message, you must read between the lines and find a subtext. In the subtext is the wisdom.
Make the message your thesis statement.
For example, Dr. Seusss Green Eggs and Ham shows that a narrow-minded attitude turns one into a life-hating curmudgeon, but when one tries something new with someone new, for the sake of trying something, one turns into a cosmopolitan with a newfound zeal for life and a variety of experiences. You can call the essay, From Fool to Foody: Finding the Spice of Life in Green Eggs and Ham.”
Organization
Your first paragraph should be devoted to explaining your thesis statement. Can you explain what you mean by your claim in different ways? Do what you can to clarify the thesis statement as if you were talking to a neighbor or a friend. Do not write sweeping generalizations like People have always had an aversion to unusual food. Sweeping generalizations always fall under one of two categories: the obviously right and the obviously wrong. Dont state the obvious like All people eat food.
Your body paragraphs should be a series of subclaims (topic sentences) which are supported with evidence and analysis. Each paragraph should look as follows:
Topic Sentence
Clarification
Contextualization of Evidence (Brief Summary)
Quotation of Evidence
Analysis of Evidence
Repeat the processes. Ideally, you should follow your curiosity, ask lots of why-questions, and write with your natural voice. After youve written naturally flowing analysis, then conform your writing to the organizational outline.
Your last paragraph should notnotrestate the thesis statement and the major points. I said dont restate your thesis statement and the three major points. If you restate your thesis statement et cetera, you will bore the reader to tears and lose points. A conclusion should be, ideally, an emphatic statement in which the reader has been prepared. Dont write in conclusion.
What Ill Be Looking For
Write for clarity and flow, not for fancy words that sound intellectual or poetic.
Genuine curiosity and passion. You cant fake that!
Dont come off as a pseudo-intellectual, half-baked poet trying to sound like you are truly fascinated.
Sentences with short subjects and lively verbs. The sentences should end as soon as possible, and they should end on a good word.
Write narrowly-focused paragraphs.
Write a narrow, original, and arguable thesis statement. That is, a non-obvious claim that goes against the grain of clichd thinking.
Close reading of the text with sound logic and penetrating analysis.
Write in the third person.
The absence of the following words: very, truly, only, just, ever, never, all, way, how, actually, still, also, plethora, copious, numerous, positive, negative, impact, and being.
Write being after the word human. Being should be used when referring to someones or some creatures beingness.
Dont write the word individual unless you are distinguishing someone from a group.
Accurate pronouns.
Not repeating words in a sentence.
Dont write that is and that are.
Proper MLA formatting.
Learning Objectives
To discover the rich treasures of the wisdom tradition.
To discover the pleasure of writing a graceful sentence.
To cultivate a sharp analytical mind.
To articulate a complex idea in a clear manner.
To follow curiosity into a world of unfolding mystery.
Schedule
Three-page rough draft is due November 9 at 10 a.m. Plus Works Cited page.
watch link may use on work cited page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLkwW4nFlnI
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