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    Making Rhetorical Appeals

    Appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos.
     

    Aristotle Statue

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    Analyzing the Medium of a Message

    Improve students' media literacy.

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    Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions

    Teach students to collect key details.

    Question Mark

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    Writing a Creative Synopsis

    Create a synopsis of a book, TV show, or event.

    Television illustration

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    If I Were a President's Pet

    Imagine being a president's pet.

    FDR quote

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    Solving Problems Critically and Creatively

    Help students improve problem solving.

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    Summarizing Ideas in a Nutshell

    Practice one-sentence summaries.

    Photo of an open walnut shell

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    Keeping a Learning Log

    Tips for starting and maintaining a learning log.

    Young adult writing on a notepad

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    Performing "Systems Checks" of Your Writing

    Help students self-evaluate their writing. 

    Pilots interacting in a plane cockpit

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    Comparing Myself to a President

    Compare yourself to a president.

    Abraham Lincoln

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    Evaluating Sources of Information

    Evaluate sources with a checklist.
     

    Evaluating Sources of Information

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    Distinguishing Argumentation from Persuasion

    Study argumentation/persuasion.

    Stick figure contemplating apples vs oranges

    Blog Post

    What does your PLN look like?

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills
    Communicating
    Collaborating
    Social Skills
    Initiative
    Flexibility
    Productivity
    Reading
    Writing
    Speaking
    Listening

    Blog Post

    Serious Fun in the Classroom

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills
    Social Skills
    Productivity
    Problem Solving

    Blog Post

    5 Keys to Successful Student Collaborations

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills
    Communicating
    Collaborating
    Social Skills
    Initiative
    Flexibility
    Productivity

    Blog Post

    Education Reform: Welcoming Strangers

    21st Century Skills: 
    Life Skills
    Flexibility
    Initiative
    Social Skills
    Productivity
    Leadership

    Blog Post

    Unlocking Literacy Across the Curriculum

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Literacy Skills
    Communicating
    Information Literacy
    Media Literacy
    Technology Literacy
    Writing
    Reading
    Speaking
    Listening

    Blog Post

    Bring Out the Teacher in Your Students

    21st Century Skills: 
    Life Skills
    Social Skills
    Leadership

    Blog Post

    Knowing the Lake: Serving as Lead Learner

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills
    Problem Solving
    Flexibility
    Initiative
    Leadership
    Productivity
    Collaborating

    Blog Post

    3 Simple Steps to the 4 C's

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Communicating
    Collaborating

    Video

    Preparing Students for College and Career

    Video

    Collaboration: Working Together for a Common Goal

    Blog Post

    Crowdsourcing in Your Classroom

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills

    Blog Post

    Thinking Like Breathing

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Problem Solving

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