The Practical Pedagogue

This is a nine-slide presentation using "Would You Rather...?" scenarios to guide students through writing claims, reasons, and counterclaims. I used this with students by having them choose one side of the room or the other based on their choice and then pair/sharing with a partner their claim, reasons, and a possible counterclaim for making that choice. This progressed to practice writing their answers. The lesson then closed with a close reading of the article "Attention Students: Put your L

This is a Google Slides presentation that includes terms, examples, prompt questions, and plenty of embedded short video clips to teach the elements of reading and analyzing arguments. Terms & concepts in the presentation include the following: Topic, Issue, Claim, Counterclaim, Reasons, Evidence, Facts, Statistics, Examples, Analyze, Ethos (Credibility), Logos, Pathos, Relevant, Sufficient, Valid   Examples & video clips include references to 80s pop culture, analysis of public service ann

This presentation was created for a three-day lesson in my 9th grade English I classroom. This product contains: Part one (of two) editable Google Slides presentations covering definitions and examples of 6 terms on the topic of fake news & misinformation. Two examples for each term include one serious, related to WWI, and less-serious examples related to Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Examples include memes, video links, Twitter accounts, articles, etc. Terms include the following: 1. Propaganda 2. Di

This is a 13-slide presentation presenting twelve memes that comically depict the main characters (Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Mercutio, Tybalt, Nurse, Friar Laurence) and one meme representing each of the five acts. Each meme presents how the story might have looked in the time of Covid-19/Caronavirus. Great as a model of an alternative assessment or just for a bit of fun. I had students create their own meme-summary of the play choosing a particular setting after viewing this as an example.

This is a 12-slide presentation I use to help my 9th-grade honors students make the transition from a steady diet of YA fiction to reading classic literary texts. It includes seven reasons for reading classic literature, each supported with links to outside supports (videos, links to studies, etc.). The last five slides of the presentation present tips and tricks for reading and comprehending literary texts.

This presentation was created for a 3-day lesson on fake-news vocabulary in my 9th grade English I classroom. This product contains the following: Part two (of two) editable Google Slides presentations covering definitions and examples of 13 terms on the topic of fake news & misinformation. Two examples are provided for each term; one is related to WWII, and the other is related to Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Terms in part two include the following: 7. Bogus Story 8. Misinformation 9. False Attribution

Self-grading Google Forms Quiz for use with Fake News & Misinformation Terms & Examples Slides Presentations, parts 1 & 2. It contains 25 multiple-choice questions.