6-1 Presentation Progress Check

In Module Four: Performing the Research Investigation, continued, learning block 4-2 (page 1) and
learning block 4-3 (page 3); and Module Five: Tailoring the Message to an Audience, learning block 5-3
(page 3), you completed the following work:
I. Provide a brief overview of the socialscientific background of your issue and research question.
How is the issue situated within the socialsciences?
In Module Five: Tailoring the Message to an Audience, learning block 5-2 (page 3), you completed the
following work:
II. Explain how the issue impacts the audience. In other words, how is the issue relevant to members
of the audience? Why should the audience care about the response to your question or the
outcome of your investigation? Support your response with specific examples from your research
investigation.
In Module Six: Tailoring the Message to an Audience, continued, learning block 6-1 (page 4), you contributed
to the following prompt:
III. Describe the evidence you have to support your conclusions about the impact of the issue on you
personally and on your audience. Support your response with specific examples from your
research investigation.
In Module Two: Exploring Social Science Issues, continued, learning block 2-2 (page 4), you completed the
following work:
IV. Explain why thisissue isimportant to you personally. In other words, why did you select this issue
to investigate?
In Module Three: Performing the Research Investigation, learning block 3-4 (page 1), you
contributed to the following prompt:
V. Illustrate how your investigation of the issue impacted the way you thought about the issue. In
other words, how did thinking like a scientist to research and develop a question affect what you
thought about the issue you selected? How did social scientific thinking change the lens through
which you viewed the issue? Support your response with specific examples from your research
investigation.
In Module Five: Tailoring the Message to an Audience, learning block 5-2 (page 3), learning block 5-3 (page
3), and learning block 6-1 (page 4), you began working on the following section of the prompt:
VII. Communicate your message in a way that is tailored to your specific audience. For instance, you
could consider your vocabulary, your audiences potential current natural science knowledge or
lack thereof, and what is specifically important to the audience.
In Module Six: Tailoring the Message to an Audience, continued, learning block 6-3 (page 4), you were
prompted to create two visual slides using a presentation software of your choosing (PowerPoint, Prezi, or
other) and accompanying notes. These slides can be used to address any of the sections detailed above and
should include visuals with proper citations, where necessary.