Exploring Expository Texts and Open Inquiry Projects.

 

• Essential Questions:

• What do you notice you do when reading expository texts? How does this differ from when you read narratives?

 

Ans: When I was reading expository, I was more likely to be surprised. The texts were nonfiction so I thought it was more interesting than narratives. On the other hand when I was reading narratives, I was more likely to imagine as the story flows.

 

• What does the word inquiry mean to YOU?

 

Ans: Inquiry means to find and research something that I am interested in. For example, I am interested in science so I did a lot of research on space

 

• What are the characteristics of an effective team?

 

Ans: Firstly, I needed to be communcating with your team mates. Being an effective communicator is really crucial because I need to be able to know what I was suppose to do at the moment. 

 

• Do expectations make a difference?

 

Ans: Having expectations make a huge difference because it makes me know what I was expeceted. Without those expectation, then my team would have been off the track and standard.

 

• What factors do you consider when evaluating a website?

 

Ans: The first factor is to makes sure that the wensite is reliable because having a good information is the number priority. To do this, I did a little research on the organization of the website to see if it is acceptable or not. The other factor is to make sure that there are no bias at all. I skimmed to see if it contain any opinions or not, so that the information are base on facts.

 

• How can you find the information that you need?

 

Ans: At first, I started to search for websites that are related to space. Later, I make sure of the information is enough. If not, then I will search for anonther website.

 

• What does it take to be an effective communicator?

 

Ans: In order to be an effective communicator, you need to be able to communicate well with your teammates. You also need to be able to understand each other well because we could change our plan effectively.  

 

 

• ​How does what you learned in this unit connect to the real world?

 

Ans: In this unit, what I have learned really connect to the real world. Space is really important because without it, the solor system wouldn't been possible. Also, one day we might be able to live in Mars or Glise 581, who knows

 

Space

 

The link above is my presentation I have done. It was a really interesting unit because I really want to know more about this.