Communication

ASSIGNMENT 1: Effective Searching

Learning Target (Curricular Competencies):

  • Access information for diverse purposes and from a variety of sources to inform writing. 
  • Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, visual, and multimodal texts. 

Task: Most people tend to go to Google and enter some questions or words to complete a search. There are several tips, tricks, and techniques to find what you are looking for with faster and better results. In this case, your goal is to explore an environmental issue, which you will create a presentation on later in the unit. 

1. Download and complete the assignment 2.1 Effective Searching. 

            Open this document for an example using the topic of e-cycling. 

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.

Learning Target: (Exemplary 6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective. Sub-topics on the chosen subject are created by using the search strategies effectively. 
Presentation: (Exemplary 6/6): Snippets or examples of each strategy have been included to show how the strategy has been used. The assignment is complete. 

Submission:
Use the "2.1 Effective Searching" link on the main page of this section of the course to upload your assignment to your teacher for marking.