Digital DP

Objectives: To observe, name, and practice effective discussion strategies. To improve ability to analyze literature by improving collaborative group discussions. Contents: 1) An introduction sheet explaining the objective and design of the Seminar, and expectations of the groups. 2) A guide sheet for the inner circle group and outer circle groups. 3) A grading rubric. The Seminar guide may be used in any classroom.

In this unit, students will study African culture - their stories, their people, their religion; they will also also look at how the media portrays Africa and compare it to real-life accounts. This is a powerpoint that has hyperlinks to other activities. Most of what is here is based on the lesson plan provided by PBS, with other ideas and sites connected to it.

Overview (provided in Word Doc in zip folder): Before becoming caught up in the question of defining multi-genre, you need to have a clear understanding of what genre means. Simply put, a genre is a category created based on its component parts. Written genres are often defined by the writing style, the form, and/or the content. Most people are familiar with broad genre classifications of literature: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Within these genres are sub-categories; think about familiar

Fakebook, farcebook, facebook - help your students create an online profile for a literary character, historical figure, or themselves using the free website "FakeBook." These guidelines help ensure that students will create quality work.

With this weekly worksheet, I give students five words that pertain to our other lessons or reading. For the remaining five spaces, they find words in their independent reading or vocab from other classes. The goal is that students will not only become familiar with the definition, but also be able to accurately use it in a sentence in it's various forms (as an adverb versus an adjective, in past tense, plural, etc.). ***This is my original vocab builder. For a more rigorous option, see my addit

These Word files break down Jason Ohler's "The Art of Storytelling" found at http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/storymaking.cfm into a manageable, meaningful guide for middle school students.