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Melody Stroud
United States - Alabama - Huntsville
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Teaching introductions can be fun! This is a great PDF file to help your students master (without tears!) the introductory paragraph of an essay....
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This fill-in-the-blank outline in an invaluable aid to students as they begin to write informative essays. The outline uses the bing, bang, boom ...
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jalan
One of the best things I have purchased.
May 21, 2013
jerkatis
Nicely done. Very informative. I used it to introduce A NIGHT TO REMEMBER by Walter Lord. It was great for the kids to put faces to the names. We went back to the slideshow for a reference several times.
May 16, 2013
jerkatis
Excellent.
May 16, 2013
neecy
My kids loved this. Pat yourself on the back.
May 8, 2013
ncrowder
Super fun!
May 8, 2013
erickandaisy
Kids loved it
May 3, 2013
1075704
This was fun AND educational before our Spring Break. Several examples could have more than one answer; I was able to easily make adjustments to suit my purposes. The students appreciated the relevancy. I also had to restate clearly the audio from a couple of clips.
April 30, 2013
rkillen
Love this activity. The only problem I had was that students couldn't always "catch" the sound files because they went so fast. I just created some handouts with the quotes from the sound files. Problem solved. This was a fun and effective review activity. Highly recommended.
April 30, 2013
JackFab
Absolutely LOVED this game. What a great way to review figurative language. My grade 11s had a lot of fun! I would definitely buy more games like this one!
April 29, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
Thanks! Glad you liked it! I have a sequel available in my store, if your students are up for another version of the Battle! ;)
April 29, 2013 
pshuck
Rats! Did 1075704 ever figure out how to open this on Mac? I can't seem to get the audio to work on PC, either. I wondered if I need to link the pwpt to the audio files?
April 26, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
I'm sorry, pshuch, I don't know how to help you. I've never heard back from the other Mac user. Please let me know if you fix it and how you did it! Thanks!
April 27, 2013
sfetzer
Nice resource and a true time saver.
April 24, 2013
sfetzer
Great visuals! Each captured my students' attention. A nice way to introduce irony or review it.
April 24, 2013
jojomdeg
This is a great way to motivate students to learn!
April 21, 2013
eharmsen
great!
April 21, 2013
TeresaDavison
I am using this as a resource for my Word of the Day, daily vocabulary word. Very Useful!
April 19, 2013
atronce
Great resource
April 13, 2013
troe
was very helpful in creating my own test.
April 3, 2013
samgibbons
Great presentation and very helpful!
March 30, 2013
lmadero09
What an excellent resource! I wish I could take the credit for it!
March 24, 2013
constanceb
I will have my students keep this in their writing journals.
March 24, 2013
melissawwjd1
Thanks for the shortcut!
March 23, 2013
Jaimek3
great and fun!!
March 21, 2013
jcollins717
My 7th graders loved this power point. I used it as an intro to our novel study "A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord. It was a great way to get the kids interested. The music and graphics are fantastic. The content is very thorough.
March 18, 2013
chobart
Thank you!
March 11, 2013
1075704
This was extremely helpful providing ideas for essay intros and especially as a refresher before FCAT Writes.
March 11, 2013
1075704
Unfortunately I could not open this with my Mac. I do have PowerPoint.
March 9, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
Oh, I am very sorry. I don't know what the problem could be. I might be able to help you if you give me more details about any kind of error messages that pop up when you try to open it. I don't own a Mac, but we can try to make it work. :)
March 10, 2013
ittybitty72
your presentations are great!
March 8, 2013
ittybitty72
Super! My whole class enjoyed it!
March 8, 2013
ittybitty72
Love this to go along with the PowerPoint.
March 8, 2013
ittybitty72
What a great resource for the kids to keep in their writing folder!
March 8, 2013
Cathy Colvin (TpT Seller)
I cannot rate this and am very disappointed I cannot open it on my Mac. Could you please make it available in a different format so I can give you the rating Im sure you deserve.
March 7, 2013
mistylou
Thanks
March 5, 2013
tmlane1
Great! Kids love it.
March 4, 2013
cheraw57
Number one of this series was great. I am a fan of your work with music.
March 3, 2013
cheraw57
Hilarious voice overs! Would love to hear more. My students will love this short power point on irony. I look forward to more of your products!!!
March 3, 2013
Michelle Shelton
Great product! Thanks!
March 2, 2013
ittybitty72
Loved it! My kids have asked to watch it again, they are so entertained by the music clips!
February 27, 2013
cheraw57
Absolutely fabulous! I hope you'll create more presentations with other contemporary music that high schoolers will love. Great job!!!!!
February 23, 2013
illustrated1977
Nice presentation. Very fun.
February 23, 2013
heathertheriot
Very fun product! Sometimes the clips are a little difficult to hear.
February 21, 2013
pjavid
Great list and very practical.
February 18, 2013
Barbara Bach (TpT Seller)
Very basic and not very much information besides on Poe himself and not his poetry. I do like the graphics though. I don't think this would be good for high school students as there isn't enough information on each slide to last 40 minutes, possibly 20.
February 16, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
I'm sorry you didn't think it was very informative, Mrs. Bach. This quick biography was used at the beginning of a unit on Poe to get my 9th graders interested. This was also one of the very first presentations I put together, so I was still 'cutting my teeth, ' so to speak, which is why it's free. I do hope you'll preview some of my other presentations, and hopefully you'll find something that works better for you. God bless you!
February 16, 2013
ebelland
Can't wait to try it!
February 14, 2013
iceprincess09
absolutely loved this product!
February 8, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
Thank you so much! Be sure to check out the sequel, which is available in my store as well. :)
February 9, 2013
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
margaretbatts re: Literary Terms and Figurative Language Battle of the Sexes Game!
Thanks so much for this awesome game! I just bought it and tried to use it with Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 and I can't get any of the sounds to work. I was really hoping to use it for my class, but not sure how to make those work! How do I find out what clips you used and maybe I can try and reconstruct my own? Any help would be great!
Thanks!
Thanks!
May 17, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
I'm very sorry that it's not working for you. I found most of my sound clips from http://www.wavsource.com/ . I wish I could help more; I don't know what the problem could be. :(
May 18, 2013
dpthattsme re: Literary Terms and Figurative Language Battle of the Sexes Game!
Hi Melody!
I really love what you have created, however, I have 5th graders and I would like to add music clips the same way you have added clips from movies and television. How did you go about doing that exactly? I'd like to take some things out and add some in, but I'm unsure as to how I can do that?
I really love what you have created, however, I have 5th graders and I would like to add music clips the same way you have added clips from movies and television. How did you go about doing that exactly? I'd like to take some things out and add some in, but I'm unsure as to how I can do that?
February 5, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
Hi there! I'm glad you like the game! To be honest, it's been probably six or seven years since I originally created the game, and I've been staying at home with my little girls for over five years, so I'm really out of practice. I just remember saving .wav files to my computer and then inserting them into PowerPoint. I'm sure that doesn't help much, and I do apologize. Good luck with it all!
February 5, 2013
JMNelson05
Thank you SO much for the quick reply! Yes, it worked like a charm (both the presentation AND the effect it had on my kiddos)! They loved the "review" style and the competition. It offered funny clips, interactive learning, and many teachable moments (especially with terms they didn't know). Thank you, thank you!!!
January 12, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
So glad it worked out!! I also have a Battle of the Sexes 2 available in my store. God bless you!
January 12, 2013
JMNelson05 re: Literary Terms and Figurative Language Battle of the Sexes Game!
I just purchased the review (desperately needed something interactive like this for Wednesday, 01/09/13). sadly, my sound links/clips are refusing to play. Any ideas on how to make the clips work or what I may be doing wrong? I purchased, immediately downloaded, and updated my Abode software for the game. Am I missing anything??? Please let me know ASAP, as I'd love to use it THIS WEEK. Thanks!
January 7, 2013
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
Hello, and thanks for purchasing the game! It works in MS PowerPoint, have you tried that? If you don't have MS Powerpoint, you can try using the free Powerpoint Viewer that can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6
Please let me know how it goes! I haven't had any complaints about the game, so I'm not sure what else it could be. I really hope it works out!
Please let me know how it goes! I haven't had any complaints about the game, so I'm not sure what else it could be. I really hope it works out!
January 8, 2013
Anna Campos (TpT Seller) re: Literary Terms and Figurative Language Battle of the Sexes Game!
This looks like fun! My question is do the students just have to listen and find the figurative language and then label it? I know that sounds redundant, but I'm just not sure if there's a question slide or they know they're looking to ID the phrase and figurative language type. Thank you!
October 3, 2012
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
Hi Anna! The students listen to the movie/tv/music clip and then they have a second to discuss in their groups to find the figurative language. It could be anything from alliteration, irony, simile, etc. There's no specific question slide, just the clip. I hope that helps! Thanks for looking, Anna!
October 3, 2012
vgardiner1 re: Classroom Procedures (Harry Wong style!)
Hello,
I just downloaded the Harry Wong procedures and it was in a strange format. What program should I be opening it in?
I just downloaded the Harry Wong procedures and it was in a strange format. What program should I be opening it in?
April 15, 2012
Melody Stroud (TpT Seller)
Hello,
Thanks for purchasing the HW procedures! The file is a Microsoft Word document, so I recommend using that program to open it. Let me know if that doesn't work, and we'll figure something out.
Thanks for purchasing the HW procedures! The file is a Microsoft Word document, so I recommend using that program to open it. Let me know if that doesn't work, and we'll figure something out.
April 15, 2012
afields re: I Love Irony
How many slides are in the presentation?
March 9, 2011
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