Media Arts and Technology – Teaching English Language Arts

Invite Students to Connect Literature and Current Events

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022 by admin

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Most of us are required to teach both fiction and non-fiction reading and writing. One assignment that pulls the two kinds of reading and writing together is based on what could attract attention, reaction, and/or response from literary characters. The strength of this assignment is the student choice within the…

Reflecting and Projecting on Practice

May 10, 2022May 21, 2022 by admin

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End of the School Year? A Good Time to Reflect Are you a new teacher? A veteran in the classroom? Or a student teacher just starting to plan for and work with students on your own? Wondering how to get off to a good start? Yes, the end of the…

Women’s History Month – Research and Poetry

February 28, 2021March 1, 2021 by admin

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In the United States, March is Women's History Month. 2021 National Women's History Month Theme and Honorees: "Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced" 2021 Honorees Here's a link https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/ Click the link for resources to plan lessons to complement those suggested below. What an opportune time to feature…

Advertisement Analysis Assignment

October 28, 2018April 29, 2020 by admin

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Persuasion - Advertisements One way to introduce students to the power of persuasion and to show them evidence of logical fallacies is to have them analyze advertisements in print and digital media. You can have students write and post their analysis or present their findings in a speech using visual…

Writing Historical Fiction

December 22, 2015December 22, 2015 by admin

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HISTORICAL FICTION is a made-up story set in specific time and integrates references to real people, places, and or events and writing one can help meet both English Language Arts and History/Social Studies Content Area Standards. Writing historical fiction can be an efficient way for students to utilize what they…

Talking and Writing about LOVE

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 by admin

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Vocabulary of Love Valentine’s Day Activity Refer to the most recent reading or topic you’ve studied with your class. Ask students to consider way(s) that love could have helped resolve the issues faced by the characters/people in that reading? This, of course, should lead to discussion of different kinds if…

TED Talks for Speech Classes

October 14, 2013October 27, 2013 by admin

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TED Talks for Speech Classes Check out this thread of conversations on the English Companion Ning about video to incorporate into instruction about public speaking. "Video Recommendations for Teaching Speech" Note particularly these recommended by Amy Cody Videos- The Myth of Violence- http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence.html (look at speaker presentation, visual aids, use of…

Website Evaluation – Not too soon

August 15, 2013October 27, 2013 by admin

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Evaluating Websites As the new school year begins, many teachers are designing assignments for which students conduct on-line research. Help students choose wisely by teaching them ways to evaluate the websites they view. After showing your students either or both of the videos below at least two times, consider allotting…

Teaching Invisible Man

July 29, 2013September 26, 2013 by admin

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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a rich, complex, and engaging novel. It won the U.S National Book Award in 1953 and remains relevant to this day! Here is a range of resources for teaching this intriguing novel focusing on six of the motif recurring throughout the book: (1) Real/Surreal;…

REAL DEAL incites REAL WRITING

June 11, 2013September 7, 2013 by admin

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Creative Writing with Real Deal This multidimensional, multimedia website has resources and lessons you can adopt for your high school students and adapt for use with middle school students. Real Deal Education with Scenerios to incite writing and talking about sensitive topics important to teens. This excerpt is from their…

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