Lego Day 3: Second Build

Open up The Bedford Guide to page 26. Look at the graphic at the bottom of the page, which is one version of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Thinkwrite (Do this in your daybook at the END of class today):

Bloom's Taxonomy is a way of classifying or naming the ways we think. Copy these down in your daybook:

Reading the directions-
Assembling the parts-
Writing/reacting on the directions-
Filling out the feedback green sheet-

How many ways can you think at once? Next to each activity you copied down, describe HOW you think as you do it, using the terms listed in Bloom's Taxonomy.

Again, I pass out a green scoring sheet, and you build, give feedback, and score/comment.

After you have built two, your project and all papers should come back to you.

Homework:

1. Finish the thinkwrite at the top of the blog.

2. Read the input from your builders. If there were still problems, make further revisions, and discuss further revisions on the green "Revision Brainstorming" sheet given out yesterday.

3. Print out a single FINAL version of your directions to hand in tomorrow. 

4. Bring ALL former versions to hand in, with ALL green score sheets, and the legos.

5. Be ready to discuss the Lego Nomenclature reading tomorrow. The questions at the end of the reading should be answered in your daybook.

6. TWFTD: taxonomy

Legos Day 2: First Build and Revision

"Time given to thought is the greatest time saver of all." -

Norman Cousins

I give you a green comment sheet. You put your parts (taken apart) and the answer picture (well-folded) in your bag, to pass around with the directions (both copies) and green comment sheet.

1. As a builder, you put your name on the green comment sheet AND one set of directions. Have a pencil in your hand. You SHOULD write on the directions with comments and questions that you have as you are building. Be specific about what confuses you; watch for inconsistent orientations or unclear spatial directions. Make positive comments when it is going well.

2. Then when the build is complete, you must score it and write about it on the green scoring sheet. Remember, thorough comments earn you points.

3. Everyone builds two.

When all are done, your parts with comment sheets come back to you. You can see how others did with your directions. You will have some ideas for ways to improve your own.

I will pass out a green Revision sheet at the end. Even if people easily built your directions, I want you to look for ways to improve what you have; write ideas down on the green sheet, and make actual changes to your directions.

Note: Everyone MUST now include a "General Description" at the beginning.

Homework:

1. Brainstorm ideas for changes to your directions on the green brainstorming sheet. Come up with as many ideas for change -- even "silly" ones -- as possible.

2. Make typed changes to your directions and print the new version before class tomorrow (2 copies). You do NOT have to make all the changes that you brainstormed, but you MUST now have a "general description" at the beginning.  Show that you are thinking. Have 2 copies of the revised directions tomorrow.

3. TWFTD: superfluous

4. No typo today.

Lego Project Day 1

We review Audience/Purpose/Genre = Style/Content by looking at this: http://www.funeraltech.com/blogs/blog-entries/4/Marketing/6/Cringe-Worthy-Funeral-Home-Ads.html.

Get out the green sheets you were to have read for homework. Compare the front and back of the page with the builder pictured on it. The information content is very similar between the two.

Thinkwrite: 1. What differences in style and content between the two sides do you see? 2. Which is more effective?

Audience, purpose, genre, content and style for the Lego project?

We look at MLA style page layout: pages A-2 and A-3 in Bedford.

You make the heading, insert page number top right with your last name, and the rest is up to you.


To get in the mood:
  Legos  we   love .  Indeed. And professional builder #1. Professional builder #2. Lego artist #3.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow bring:

• A. TWO copies of your directions printed
• B. An answer key picture (either drawing or photo)
• C. Your legos.

2. Go to our class in Moodle. In the light blue highlighted section, click on the Lego nomenclature reading. Read it. There are questions at the end that should be answered in your daybook.

3. TWFTD: nomenclature. Use the reading in Moodle for your quote, please.

4. No typo that I know of.