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Category Archives: Responding to and Evaluating Texts

Critique Bubble Football: Media Literacy

April 13, 2012

Have your students watch this short video of “Bubble Soccer” and generate what the rules of this sport might be. …

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Supermodels Without Makeup: Media Literacy

April 12, 2012

Have your students scroll down through the pictures of the models until they get to the last two (2 men …

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Princess Clothing Writing Prompt

April 9, 2012

Have you students design a contemporary outfit for a literary character using clothing items found from mulitmedia sources. Have the students …

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Writing to improve reading

March 21, 2012

Steve Graham and Michael Hebert’s 2010 research paper identifies three main practices that strengthen students’ reading skills through writing. They are: …

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13 Words by Lemony Snicket and Lesson Ideas

March 19, 2012

School Library Journal: K-Gr 2 — The 13 words that are the basis for this sophisticated picture book are “bird,” “despondent,” …

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Burgernomics for Secondary Students

March 16, 2012

“The Economist’s Big Mac Index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity: in the long run, exchange rates should adjust …

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Bumper Stickers: teaching audience and purpose

March 12, 2012

Use the following examples of bumper stickers to teach your students about audience and purpose. For each sticker, challenge your …

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Why don’t secondary students read what’s assigned?

March 11, 2012

Have your intermediate students watch this video and state what implications might be if the video: was created by a …

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High-tech Japanese toilet: how does it compare to what we use?

March 10, 2012

Kids Web Japan’s series of articles on high-tech toilets offers an overview of the history of toilets in Japan and an …

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Literacy Survey by Secondary Students

March 8, 2012

Teacher Joyce Kite and her grade 11 and 12 students from Martingrove Collegiate Institute in Toronto recently conducted a Boys’ Literacy …

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