### Class Summary Report
#### Title:
Developing Academic Opinions Through Learning Characteristics Analysis
#### Synopsis:
In today’s session, students delved into the process of transforming their previously prepared lists of learning characteristics into academic opinions that will support their persuasive essays. The lesson focused on creating a framework for comparing different learning environments and forming well-supported arguments. The concept of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources was introduced, with an emphasis on interviews as a primary source for the upcoming assignment.
#### Attendance:
– Total Absent: 2 (Toab and Ariat)
#### Topics Covered:
1. **Review of Homework on Learning Characteristics:**
– Students were expected to bring a list of eight learning characteristics for discussion.
2. **Attendance Check:**
– Conducted at the beginning of the class.
3. **Discussion on Learning Characteristics:**
– Analysis of what makes a good learning characteristic: universality and relevance to educational experience.
– Transformation of ‘should’ statements into ‘can’ questions for comparison.
4. **Creating Academic Opinions:**
– Development of academic opinions through comparison of online vs. traditional learning environments.
– Discussion on how to use comparisons to form strong topic sentences for essays.
5. **Comparing Characteristics Exercise:**
– Students chose four key learning characteristics and created ‘can’ questions for comparison.
– Emphasis on characteristics being specific, measurable, and having one controlling idea.
6. **Introduction to Interviews as Primary Sources:**
– Differentiation between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
– The importance of conducting interviews as primary sources for their essays.
#### Actionable Items:
1. **Interview Preparation:**
– Students to prepare for a practice interview session by coming up with eight questions.
2. **Understanding Source Types:**
– Reinforce the concept of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources in the context of research and essay writing.
3. **Homework Clarification:**
– Ensure students understand the purpose and structure of the upcoming interview task.
4. **Follow-Up Questions Development:**
– Encourage students to think about follow-up questions to avoid yes/no answers during interviews.
#### Homework:
– **Complete Google Forms Sheet:**
– Students must fill out their favorite genre of music by Friday.
– **Prepare Interview Questions:**
– Develop a list of eight interview questions (three introductory, five body) related to music characteristics for next Wednesday’s class.