11.20 - Explain Like I'm 5: Belongingness as a Fundamental Human Motivation

In class today we were looking at specific sections of Baumeister and Leary's argument for belongingness as a fundamental human motivation. To begin this process we were looking at the qualities of a good summary. To inform this discussion, we looked at the sub-reddit "Explain Like I'm Five" from the internet message/posting board Reddit.

In class we talked about how we were looking at responses to questions on Explain Like I'm Five (ELI5) not for their factual accuracy (since this is highly questionable), but for their qualities as good summaries. Summary and not (necessarily) facts are the hallmark of ELI5 where people ask complex questions and get a solid summarial answer in response.

Background information and a sampling of ELI5 questions and responses are available in the
ELI5 background document.

Everyone recorded their responses to what makes a good summary a good summary on the
ELI5: Belongingness document.

We reviewed everyone's responses to what makes an effective summary in class and then everyone worked with their partner(s) to read a section of the Baumeister and Leary paper. We will be writing an ELI5 explanation of these sections and sharing them with the class tomorrow.


Homework:

If you did not finish reading and taking notes on your section of the Baumeister and Leary paper in class, do so for homework (see Mr. Collins if you need an extra copy of this sheet).

Work associated with your project as appropriate.

Update your project team's task schedule and contact log as appropriate.

Complete missing work and revise any assignment that scored below a 92.

 

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