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8th grade critical thinking short stories resources for Prezi
Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell Hero Journey, Free PDF & Google Drive materials
What do Harry Potter, Frodo, and Katniss Everdeen all have in common? All of their stories (and so many others) fit the classic storytelling pattern of a heroic journey, as established by famed scholar Joseph Campbell. Using many of the steps of the heroic journey as chronicled by Campbell, this lecture slide deck (download includes both Prezi and Google Slides versions) will allow you to connect the classic pattern to the stories our students love. From The Matrix to Star Wars to Finding Nemo,
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7th - 10th
The Elements of a Short Story Prezi with Graphic Organizers & Handout
Learn or review all of the elements of a short story in this colorful and easy to understand format. This Prezi covers plot, characters, conflict, setting, theme and style including the literary techniques of diction, point of view, irony, symbolism, figurative language and sound devices. NEW! Bonus short story graphic organizer and plot diagram included. Also includes an editable handout, which can be used to follow along with the Prezi.***This file has now been updated to include an online lin
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6th - 10th
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180 "What If?" Questions: One for Every Day of the Semester for MS & HS
Hello Fellow Teacher,Are you looking for a brain break activity, a quick think-pair-share, a bell ringer, or a short journaling activity. You have found it here! There are 180 questions (with five per slide) with a total of 18 slides of content. (That is one for each week of the semester.)Use one per day, or once a week. You can also show one slide each week and let students choose the question they want to answer.Out sick from work or at a training? The sub can easily facilitate this activity.
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6th - 12th
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12 Unknown, Influential African Americans
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th and Frederick Douglass was born on February 14th. Lincoln and Douglass were two great Americans who helped to shape and define this country, and, as a result, their birthdays were celebrated independently in circles and communities since the mid-to-late 1800’s. It is thought that Carter G. Woodson embraced the importance of the second week in February when he introduced “Negro History Week” to celebrate the invaluable contributions of African Americans.
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6th - 10th
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Building Empathy In Your Students
"Empathy starts with putting yourself in someone else's shoes -- a key step in understanding perspectives that differ from your own. This isn't just a nice thing to do; it's an essential, active skill. It's foundational to embracing differences, building relationships, gaining a global perspective, conducting richer and deeper analysis, and communicating more effectively. This skill is about as "21st century" as it gets.” - EdutopiaComplete mini-lesson with activities for conducting an independe
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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100-Slide Narnia Code Prezi, Worksheets & Discussion Guide for C.S. Lewis Fans
Your Narnia fans will appreciate this 100-Slide PREZI based on Michael Ward's ground-breaking book The Narnia Code and its parent book Planet Narnia. Student worksheets and discussion guide are included. In 2003, Michael Ward discovered C.S. Lewis's hidden planetary framework for The Chronicles of Narnia series. Each book is themed after one of the seven Pre-Copernican planets (the planets seen by the naked eye before the invention of the telescope). Bring the thrill of this discovery to your cl
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Author's Purpose, Mood, Sherlock Holmes and The Speckled Band
Introduce and explore Author's Purpose and Mood through a reading of Arthur Conan Doyle's, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." By viewing this Prezi containing two video clips, commercials illustrating Author's Purpose and a complete video of a favorite Sherlock Holmes story, students will fall in love with this mystery provided by Flintbuck. Included is a video assignment for students to be engaged in while viewing the commercials. All you'll need to provide are Persuade, Inform, and Enter
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6th - 9th
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PPT Presentation - "Allied with Green"
Enjoy teaching a lesson on an important short story!
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6th - 8th
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Social Media Argument Presentation Project Rubric
Students research the pros and cons of social media and take a side. Then, they create a presentation with three reasons for or against it and they include a counterclaim. Then, they present it to their peers and can debate it.This is a fully editable document to meet the needs of you and your kids!The assignment should take:-1 day to do research and find at least 3 reliable sources and take notes about them-1 day to create presentation, using notes -1 day to self/peer edit-1-3 days of present
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6th - 12th
Figurative Language & Sound Devices Prezi with Handout
Learn or review many different types of figurative language in this colorful and easy to understand presentation. This Prezi covers alliteration, allusion, assonance, apostrophe, cliche, consonance, hyperbole, idioms, imagery, metaphor, metonymy, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, paradox, personification, pun, simile, synecdoche, and understatement. Includes a definition and an example for each. Also included is an editable handout in a word document, which can be used to follow along with the presentatio
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6th - 10th
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Bias in the Media Prezi
This Prezi examines and gives specific examples of bias in the media. It focuses on 6 major forms of bias such as "photos, captions, and camera angles" and "crowd counts". The presentation teaches students to identify bias to help them be more informed as they explore journalism in general.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Most Dangerous Game Text Introduction Prezi
This is a Prezi that provides background information to be use in previewing the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. The Prezi includes historical context, explanations of some vocabulary, and a series of 5 discussion questions intended to get students thinking about themes they will see in the text.
Alternatively, you can access the Prezi directly on the website:
http://prezi.com/dhyqh3l8dtog/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
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8th - 11th
Characterization Prezi
Prezi introducing characterization methods including direct and indirect, character appearance, character's own thoughts, thoughts of others, what characters and others say about character, etc. Include supporting YouTube videos and an exercise for practicing identifying characterization techniques.
MUST HAVE INTERNET ACCESS TO UTILIZE YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
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7th - 12th
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The Gift of the Magi - prezi
This unit deals with two aspects of O.Henry’s short story The Gift of the Magi – THEMES presented in the story and different emotions Della experiences throughout the story.
- prezi contains information on topics presented in the story. Each topic is followed by the quote from the book as a text evidence. Students are given the worksheet – it contains the list of mentioned topics. As a topic is presented – they try to find the text evidence on their own and after they come up with some ideas I p
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Tell-Tale Heart - Literature Unit
This is a comprehensive reading companion for Edgar Allan Poe's thriller, The Tell-Tale Heart. The unit includes an introductory set of notes, Literature & connotation/denotation hunts, and a summary quiz to assess whether students have read the story!
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7th - 8th
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Inference Higher Order Thinking Lesson
Thank you for your consideration in purchasing the lesson on inference. We are pushed to incorporate higher order thinking skills in all classes regardless of the level at which we teach. What many school officials do not consider is that when we have younger or lower level classes, these skills have to be taught explicitly. Therefore, I have put together a whole lesson from top to bottom that teaches the skill of inference thoroughly.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Beginning of the Year Project: How do you learn best?
A project that kids can do at home or in class that allows them to see how they lean best. It lets them look at learning styles and multiple intelligences.
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2nd - 12th
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Writing Essay Conclusions: Six Strategies Similar to Closure in a Story
GIF compares 6 ways to end an essay with 5 ways to resolve a story: restatement and manifesting a moral; anecdotal scene and natural termination/encapsulation; hook-and-return and completion of antithesis; pan-to-larger perspective and manifesting a moral; proposal and solution to central problem; and delayed thesis and manifesting a moral. Image size 960×720 (file size 765 KB). Can be used as a 7-frame animated-graphic slide within a PPT presentation about essay writing or short stories or movi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
What is a Narrative Essay?
Great for college-bound juniors and seniors preparing for the Common App, this 63-slide Prezi allows you to present this introductory lecture material in a fun and engaging way as you discuss the major focuses and features of an effective narrative essay. Great examples from Ralph Ellison, Oscar Wilde, and others!
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8th - 12th
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Toulmin Argument Model: claim, data, warrant/backing, counter-claim/rebuttal
This slightly revised model of rational argument adds a backbone of the scientific method and also replaces Qualifier with Counter-Claim (per Purdue OWL). Slow-animated GIF highlights/describes argument parts and how they work together to persuade a critical thinker. You can test your argument essay against these standards of rational persuasion or use the model to design/outline a powerfully persuasive essay (persuasive at least for critical thinkers). Image size 960×720, file size 843 KB for u
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Getting to Know YOU! (Digital Biography) My Life/Novel MASH-UP
Looking for a creative GETTING TO KNOW YOU project for the beginning of the year? Here's a different spin on the often repetitive process. This is really good for READING classes.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Thesis Sentence: whole-brain style & substance to focus & sell your argument
This animated GIF highlights 5 essential factors of thesis sentence: Specific/concise, Meaningful, Summarize left- and/or right brain arguments, Easy to find (top-down), and Clear/professional style/grammar. Students will write clearer essays if they develop a habit-of-mind to consider all five of these factors in their thesis sentence. Image size 960×720 (file size 866 KB) for use as a full-size PowerPoint slide. Each of 7 frames lasts 6 seconds (if embedded in a PPT, it must be in Slide-Show m
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Occam’s Razor and Corollary for Writing: Use enough words but not too many
This animated GIF adapts an efficiency theorem for scientific explanations to the art of writing and gives some hints to help determine whether you are wasting words or leaving holes in your argument. Includes examples of NEEDY writing (unclear because important words or ideas are missing), WEEDY writing (with unnecessary and distracting words), and PITHY-THRIFTY writing (says all the important stuff without any fluff). Image size 960×720 (file size 904 KB) for use within a PowerPoint slide show
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Flow Diagram of Essay-Writing: from Idea to Word Level with feedback loops
Animated GIF shows writer’s reflective process with feedback loops through stages of observation, hypothesis, feasibility, tentative design, revisions as needed and then on to the actual words-on-paper (or computer) stage with both revision and proofreading steps before sharing with other critical thinkers. Image size 960×720 file size 1.08 MB). Can be used as an animated graphic within a PPT presentation about writing (PPT must be in Slide-Show mode to activate the slow, looping animation) or a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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