Spreading Innovations: Study and Research - Grade 11
The work in this unit begins with a study of “Slow Ideas” by Atul Gawande. In this article, Gawande works from several examples of innovations in the medical field to make a case for what makes innovations spread. The article, which was originally published in The New Yorker, is interesting for both what it says and how it is written.
Table of Contents
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Writing Tasks
Title: S-1: The First Assignment: Reading Slow Ideas
Title: S-3: The Second Assignment: Studying Gawande’s Examples
Session 3
Title: S-4: The Third Assignment: Making a Case
Session 4
Title: S-9: The Final Assignment: The Research-Based Report Project
Session 9
Title: S-9: Sub-Assignment #1: Exploring Innovations
Session 9
Title: S-11: Sub-Assignment #2: Researching Innovations
Session 11
Title: S-12: Sub-Assignment #3: Analyzing Innovations
Session 12
Title: S-13: Sub-Assignment #4: Writing Your Research-Based Paper
Session 13
Charts for Discussion
Title: S-2: Gawande’s Reasons and Evidence for What Makes Innovations Spread
Session 2
Title: S-4: Innovations: Problems and Solutions
Session 4
Unit Resources
Title: S-3: Criteria for a Good Discussion
Session 3
Title: S-18-B: Presenting Your Research
Session 18-B