1. Individual Research Report and Team Multimedia Presentation
Tips and How-to’s

2. Goal of Task 1- IRR and TMP
Collaborate to ID an academic or real-world problem
Develop a research question that can be viewed through multiple perspectives
Divide up research that will address question

3. IRR An individual contribution to a team research project
Work with team to figure out each person’s approach
Work should be divided so each can find credible sources and consider multiple perspectives
Continually revisit and refine research question to ensure evidence works with focus and purpose
Word count is 1200 not including parentheticals.

5. On your own… Make sure your group knows what you are researching
Continuously collaborate with team about research to make sure your perspective helps answer team question
Find a variety of resources. Be sure a majority are from peer-reviewed sources like journals.
Sources must be relevant and credible.
Reports must answer “So what?”

6. After source evaluation…
Consider most important perspectives that should be shared with your group
Report function is to provide analysis of research on a particular area of the problem or issue
Work must be entirely your own
Make sure your name, school and teacher name are out of report

7. The report
Id area of investigation and explain its relationship to group issue
Summarize, explain, analyze, and evaluate the main ideas and line of reasoning
Evaluate credibility and relevance of your evidence
Identify, compare, and interpret different perspectives of the problem
Cite all sources consistently and correctly
Use academic language/tone and proper grammar

8. Team collaboration Read each other’s reports
Teach your research to other members so oral defense will be successful
Create a group understanding from individual findings
Consider potential solutions to team problem. Conduct additional research as needed.
Evaluate and propose a realistic solution and limitations
Develop argument to support solution

9. TMP
Your team will develop a presentation with a convincing argument for your team solution. You need evidence, show other perspectives, and show limitations/ implications of your solution.
DO NOT just make a presentation of a summary each of your papers!
8-10 minutes. There is no minimum but anything said after 10 minutes will NOT be graded.
Oral defense is not part of the time limit. Each member will be asked a question

10. Presentations Present evidence-based argument for their resolution
Include objections, implications, and limitations of competing perspectives.
Use media effectively. Any picture or table must enhance presentation not just make slides pretty.
Engage the audience. What you say and how you say it matters.
Equal participation