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This slideshow begins a discussion on whose perspectives we are getting in our ELA textbooks. I created it for a personal narrative unit. It starts with demographic information of the world population, then I assign students sections from various ELA texts/curriculum that we use in grades 9-12. They are asked to consider the author's continent of origin, religion, pronouns, and wealth/class status. They can look through the books to find the information. Then, we combine all of what they find on

A chart to lead students in analyzing different "monster" representations in the media. There are clips for the three examples provided (Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors, Godzilla from the 2014 movie, and the smoke monster from Lost) that are linked in each title square. Students are asked to analyze looks, sound, perspective, and effectiveness of each monster in these clips, and then come up with one example of their own. This could be used as a whole-class activity where you watch the

Text-Dependent Analysis outline for RACES format -- explains each letter of the acronym and requires students to plan out their restatement and answer (RA), two pieces of Cited evidence (C1 and C2), and corresponding Explanation (E1 and E2) for how the evidence supports their answer. Can be used with any open-ended prompt which requires analysis using evidence from the text. Used as Keystone Literature prep (standardized test prep) but can be applied for many different writing tasks.

Before beginning "Macbeth," students will watch three versions of the first scene (Youtube video linked) and take notes on cinematic elements. Then, they will use a template to fill in an argument about the best version, including a claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal.

Slides for Ethos, Logos, Pathos with examples from the book "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers. Slides on Logical Fallacies with examples.

Using Susan B. Anthony's "We, the People" speech, this activity demonstrates the organization of an argumentative speech or writing. Using the reverse outline format, students practice identifying author's choices and purpose as a basis for writing their own arguments.

Introductory activity using notes and Youtube videos to understand concepts of the voice.