Our three new assignments encourage authentic learning. All were developed for our interdisciplinary course. Make this your paper. If you know what you're talking about, your paper will sound like you, not like the sources you used. We stress the importance of using firsthand and secondhand sources.
All reports require at least one interview.
Students receive guidelines about how to prepare interview questions, find their interviewee, and follow interview protocol. Students evaluate their own performance and the I-Search process upon completion of the paper. We ask students to choose among complex, issue-oriented questions. Include economics and societal attitudes toward one another. Consider population, pollution, natural resources, and sustainability.