Lessons
Expert Study
Overview
Part
One
Two
Three
Notes
Letters
Query
Permission

Samples

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Lessons
Expert Study
Overview
Part
One
Two
Three
Notes
Letters
Query
Permission

Samples

 Take a talent or skill, that you are knowledgeable about and create a multimedia (text, images, and/or sound) tutorial.  Others should be able to learn from following the instructions, reading your anecdotes, and reviewing examples (text and images).  Share resources by other people who are in the field of your expertise that supports and enhances your knowledge.

Part Two:  Gathering Data and querying an Expert

  1. Do an in-depth search by category on the topic, based on information from your selected books and website bookmarks.

  2. Take notes from three different sites. 

    1. Notes for two of the sites must be a minimum of 3/4 of a page.
    2. Maintain an email copy of your notes from this part of the project.
    3. Information is recorded in your own words.  Copying and pasting whole text from sites is not acceptable.
    4. Include site bibliography: Author name and email, Title, url address, current time and date.  If no means to contact author, information is invalid.
    5. Also, use Yahoo for additional research
    [education/education/resources/yahoos_engines.html]

    and the links you have bookmarked in the folder 1expertise.  If further searching is necessary, use:

    1. Ask Jeeves:  www.aj.com
    2. Ask Jeeves, Jr.: www.ajkids.com
    3. To use additional search engines, see the teacher first with a list of five key words for searching.
  3. Annotated Bibliography
    Complete bibliography for all sources.  Use proper annotation. 
    See MLA resources for assistance.
  4. Permission Letter
    Any images or other files taken from a site or book may only be used with written permission from the source.  Email or mail the following letter with your signature to the source.  Send a copy of this letter and the response to the teacher.

  5. Query an online Expert

    1. Identify an expert from your url sources and construct a query letter asking for additional information. 
    2. Use standard business format of this ***Sample***
      Share what you know and 3 questions whose answers would greatly improve your knowledge.
    3. Save draft in the draft folder of your email site.  Then email draft to teacher for review. 
    4. On email approval by the teacher, send letter to the expert.  Include teacher's email in the CC: section and type in the Subject section: Information Request.  Save a copy of letter in the saved drafts folder.
    5. Forward an email copy of the expert's response to the teacher.
Check List
  • Notes from three websites (3/4 of page for 2 of the 3 sites)
  • Query letter emailed to an expert with cc: copy to teacher. (Email copy of expert's response to teacher.
  • Annotated Bibliography