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| 7A.1 Discussing Four Statements 7A.2 Practicing with a Friend 7A.3 Presenting the Studies 7A.4 Conclusion and Beginning |
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Step Seven - All Files  7R.1 Four Statement Discussion Sheet
7R.2 Teacher Self-Assessment Rubric
7R.3 Talking Points for Inquiry Presentations
7R.4 Response to Inquiry Presentations
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7A.2
Practicing with a Friend:
Do I need to do that again?
For this practice session you and your partner will need the Talking Points for Inquiry Presentations and the Response to Inquiry Presentations worksheets, which are in the Resources section.
The whole session should take about an hour. Each of you should take about a half-hour to do the following:
1. Show your completed Charting Your Evidence and Weighing Your Evidence sheets from Step Six to your critical friend. Discuss what you consider to be your most important collections of evidence and the conclusions you have drawn from them.
2. Look through the Talking Points for Inquiry Presentations. Select the talking points that you believe will most help you tell the story of your inquiry study. You should select number 11. It is the most important point—the reason you did your study.
3. Ask your partner which pieces of information are the most important for each talking point you selected. Listen to your partner before you explain which points you think are most important. Your partner is looking at this information with fresh eyes and may have a different perspective. Consider your partner's advice and select the information that is most important.
4. When you have made your selections, look at the whole of what you have chosen. Does this information best represent your inquiry journey? Do you need to add more information to give the full picture? What information seems to be extraneous and can be deleted? What transitions do you need to make between the talking points so all the information comes together to make a complete picture of your inquiry?
5. Once you have made your final selections, consider how long you have to discuss each section of the information you're presenting and still allow time for questions and responses from your listeners. Write the time you've set aside for each section in the margin of your Talking Points for Inquiry Presentations. (You will have about 20 minutes total in the structured presentations to explain your study and take responses and questions.) Does it add up to about 15 minutes? Add or delete material according to your information priorities and the time allotment.
6. With your partner, look over the Response to Inquiry Presentations sheet. Consider what questions people might ask or what responses they might make in the structured presentations. You may want to make a list of the questions you anticipate, what answers you'd give, and share them if you have time in the presentation.