420 likes | 564 Views
Version’s date 4 November 2009. Grade 11 PAT Gap year. Word Report and PPT Summary. Folder. Folder saved as SurnameFirstname Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3. Phase 1. Start. Word Insert Header – Your name Footer - Disclaimer Footer - Page numbers Save in Phase 1 in folder
E N D
Version’s date 4 November 2009 Grade 11PATGap year Word Report and PPT Summary
Folder • Folder saved as SurnameFirstname • Phase 1 • Phase 2 • Phase 3 Grade 10 PAT
Start • Word • Insert • Header – Your name • Footer - Disclaimer • Footer - Page numbers • Save in Phase 1 in folder • Heading – Gap year • Write a sentence on what you must DO. Begin with ‘I am going to investigate how to spend a year doing … and then write a report on my findings to give to my uncle to show how I came to my final choice. I will also display a summary in a PowerPoint presentation.’ • Make a list of sub headings and then questions to ask so that you can DO it. (±20) Grade 11 PAT
Sub headings • Decide on sub headings needed to investigate • What do need to know to solve the problem? Grade 11 PAT
Sub topics and now Questions • Where, Length of time, Cost - Easy to make Qs • Value/Benefit – • Social • Skill • CV • Short term • Long term ? Grade 11 PAT
Questions • Sort Qs under headings, e.g. Where, Length of time, Cost, Value/Benefit, • Label Qs according to Levels • Answers • Say where or how you will find information to answer each Q – type of source, e.g. Internet, person, magazine • Say why the answer to each Q will help Rubric Grade 11 PAT
Sub headings, now make questions Create sub headings Add questions under sub headings Do a quality check – have you asked enough Qs to answer the problem? Will all the questions solve the problem? Solve?
Type of questions Rubric Grade 11 PAT
Questions Sort Qs under headings, e.g. Where, Length of time, Cost, Value/Benefit, Label Qs according to Levels Answers Say where or how you will find information to answer each Q – type of source, e.g. Internet, person, magazine Say why the answer to each Q will help Grade 11 PAT
Format table • Sort the work under Headings • Check Q numbering • Make columns ‘just’ wide enough • Make rows not too deep • Column headings – Bold and shaded, repeated • Keep all text the same font size, except for headings Rubric Grade 11 PAT
Get ready to hand in • Detailed description of the task or the problem in your own words • Main question • Questions in a table • Header • Footer • Complete rubric for Phase 1 Rubric Grade 11 PAT
Overview • Look at ways of spending USEFUL gap year • Fill ONE year • Money no object • Motivate Why? How? Where? Why? Grade 11 PAT
Decided? • Collect information • Save electronic information, e.g. web pages, videos http://keepvid.com • in Phase 2 • of Folder • Save magazine / brochure / survey, etc. • in paper envelope / plastic sleeve • Keep a Word document with list of URLs collected and date when found Grade 11 PAT
Collect information … • Where you will spend the year • Length of time doing specific activities at certain centres • Cost of the activities • Value/Benefit (socially, physically, mentally) (why the sponsor should pay for you to go) • Social • Skill • CV • Short term • Long term Grade 11 PAT
Survey OR Checklist • About ±5 Qs to help you decide on the value of an activity OR other’s experiences • Know what you are talking about BEFORE you create survey • Create Qs first, and only then format the page • Use template survey OR create new document • Test survey on 3 people – change as needed • Format neatly and logically • Use tabs, columns and or tables • On a FULL page or two FULL pages • Heading • Picture • Please complete … • Thank you … • Indicate to whom it must be returned • Hand out / collect data Grade 11 PAT
Word 2003 Adapt a survey template Grade 11 PAT
Example of a survey Nice headings but this picture belongs with Gr 10 Grade 11 PAT
Collect information • Test survey on 3 people – change as needed • Hand out to 20 people / collect data from 20 people Collect Grade 11 PAT
Survey • All information must go onto one Excel work sheet • Keep details for each person • Arrange it so the amounts can be added up Analyse Grade 11 PAT
Collect information from Survey Silly layout! Only need one column per question Grade 11 PAT
Collect information from survey Silly layout! Only need one row per person Grade 11 PAT
Collect information from survey Meaningless headings Grade 11 PAT
Collect information from survey Nice headings but this picture belongs with Gr 10 Best! Nice headings Well laid out
Get totalsAnalyse the information Use Countif function to total results AND other functions to get required data Grade 11 PAT
Graphs • Create one graph per question in spreadsheet • Add a suitable picture as a background • Label horizontal and vertical axises • Copy each graph to a Word document (centre it) • Under each graph insert a caption (short heading for the graph, centre it) • Under each graph write/type about what is shown in each graph (non caption, in body text, align left). Use the words highest, more, most, lowest, less or least.
Database Information must go onto one Access table Keep records/details for each item/person Arrange it so the data can be queried Arrange it so that calculations can be made from the database Grade 11 PAT
Reports and Queries Create reports with groupings and calculations to GET the information required Add a picture as a report header Create one query per each idea Copy each query to a spreadsheet, do calculations (countif, sumif, etc.), then create a graph Add a picture as a background to the graph Label horizontal and vertical axises Copy the graphs to the Word document Under each graph insert a caption Write/type about what is shown in each graph Rubric Grade 11 PAT
Cross referencing / Linking • Copy original Word document with questions • Use ALL good questions from Phase 1 • Add hyperlinks to your data saved in Folder for questions
How many questions Enough to show/prove to your uncle why you want to do … for your gap year Grade 11 PAT
Trustworthiness – 1/2 • Look at every source of information, e.g. web page, magazine article, person, etc. • Write 1 sentence about each source (so if you looked at 2 web pages and did a survey, evaluate those 3) on: • Check elsewhere • Focus • Author / Authority • Place • Date / Currency • Then write – ‘This source is trustworthy or not trustworthy because …’ for every single source. Believe? Trust? Look at next slide Grade 11 PAT
Trustworthiness – 2/2 Grade 11 PAT
Planning • Decide how you are going to write your report. What is it meant to be about? Think! Look at your Phase 1 questions! • Put down your headings / sections and subheadings / sub sections • Under each heading • write what you are going to say, • write or show what graph you are going to use, if any, • write or show what picture you are going to use, if any. • Plan! Do not do the report
Phase 2 Hand in • Phase 2 folder • Paper envelope / plastic sleeve with 20 completed/ticked surveys • Any other evidence in printed format • Printed document with graphs and writing about each graph • Printed document on cross referencing • Printed document on trustworthiness • Access reports with images in the headers (for advanced learners) • Planning document • Completed rubric Information in Phase 2 folder • All the information, i.e. web pages, etc. • Spreadsheet • Database • Document with graphs and writing about each graph • Document on cross referencing • Document on trustworthiness • Document on planning Hand in in the order given Clear file names
Phase 3 - Final report • Take planning document • Do a Save As ‘Final report’ • Under the headings INSERT the … • information mentioned • graphs mentioned • pictures mentioned • Do it as paragraphs / story (write it in such a way that if the headings are removed, it still makes sense) Due Thursday - No printing yet – Do not worry about the looks yet
Phase 3 - Report Hand in Phase 3 folder Printed report Completed rubric In Phase 3 folder Spreadsheet Database PPT Report 9 November
Bibliography • Free Internet Morabaraba Server. (n.d.) Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://www.morabaraba.org/. • Jukskei. (2009) Jukskei. Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jukskei. • Marabaraba. (n.d.). Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://www.kr.co.za/Publishing/Marketing/Teambuilding_Activities_Marabaraba.pdf. • Mindsprts South Africa. (n.d.) Retrieved: 27 July 2009, from http://www.mindsportssa.freeservers.com/rules-morabaraba.htm. Sort alphabetically This is the last part of a report Grade 11 PAT