Students+-+getting+started

=Step 1 - Planning Phase=
 * 1) ﻿Think back to the inquiry we did as a whole class - //Were the Middle Ages a time of chaos or advancement?//
 * 2) Remember the elements of civilization we looked at?[[image:elements.jpg width="471" height="272" align="left"]]

These are the same elements you will look at for the question "**In the future, would someone looking back at the decade 2000-2010 think it was a time of chaos or advancement?"**

3. Before you start, you need to decide where each of these categories belongs. Make a two column journal in your notebook to place your entries.
 * Does transportation belong to chaos or advancement?
 * Does science belong to chaos or advancement?
 * etc...

4. Looking at your two column journal - make a decision.... Chaos OR advancement. 5. Find one person in the class who agrees with you to be your partner (okay your choice with your teacher). Share with that person your reasoning behind your choice. Listen to them as they tell you thier reasoning. 6. On your two column journal - write some of the ideas down. 7. Find another partnership doing the same choice as you and login to Webspirationsusing your existing account (your student email) 8. Brainstorm in your group of four why each of the elements belongs where you have placed it and chosen. (either chaos or advancement NOT both. If you have chosen advancement and wars does not belong - leave it out. Only use the elements that match your choice.)

9. Each of the four of you should print a copy of this web and place it in your inquiry notebooks. 10. Return to your original partnership. =Planning - The Plan=

In order to get started, you need a plan. Click on the Overall Plan document to open it. You are expected to fill out the **Before Activity** section as well as **Goal of Activity**. You will only need one copy per partnership - I will copy it so each of you has a copy.
 * You may use your two column journal as the "what I know" section
 * You can type your answers on the page and then print it OR you can print and write your answers.
 * __Note__: some of the page can't be filled out until the end of the inquiry
 * ** Get your teacher to sign your Plan **



=﻿Checklist - Planning Stage= Check the following items as you complete them. If you have them all checked, you are ready to move to step 2.


 * identify topic
 * 2 column journal
 * partner share
 * 4 partner share & Webspirations
 * add 2 column journal and Webspirations to work journal
 * print and fill out the first section of //the Overall Plan// add it to your work journal
 * __Reflection __– In your inquiry notebook look back at your planning work and write what was easy or difficult for you so far. Also add if you still have problems in this area
 * Hand in work journal