Assignment #4 Class Presentations from Fall 2006
EDC-G460/660 "Designing Secondary Curriculum and Learning Strategies"
Professor Sevian
University of Massachusetts-Boston

Student's Initials
Links for this Lesson
SG
Shakespeare's Macbeth - A PowerPoint presentation to introduce Macbeth.
CC
Files for use in a lesson to teach about the 8 parts of speech:
(If you want Word documents saved on your computer -- on a PC: right-click to download, on a Mac: click and hold to download)
File Word format PDF format
1) Directions for how to make a sea monster
2) Checklist of what is required
3) Example of a student's essay with highlighting showing the parts of speech
4) Example of a student's picture, to go with the essay
JT
Several websites used in a lesson about censorship:
HT
The benefits of bilingualism - A PowerPoint presentation that opens discussion about bilingualism and presents students with a performance task to create a bilingual advertisement.
KLa
Websites used in a math lesson about multiplying fractions:
  • Recipes.com - An online recipe bank
  • Practice - An online quiz/worksheet for practicing multiplying fractions
WH
Websites used in an English lesson:
KA
Using a Graphing Calculator - Presentation about a math lesson taught to 6th graders on how to use a graphing calculator
SB
How College Makes "Cents" - Presentation about a math lesson taught to 7th graders on representing data graphically
RP
For a lesson about poetry:
Poetry on the Web - Worksheet (Word doc) needs to be downloaded (right-click on a PC, click and hold on a Mac) and filled out by students. Linked within the worksheet, or here, are some suggestions for ideas on where to start.
AR
http://www.explorelearning.com - A website with some tools for a math lesson
VA
Law of constant composition - A PowerPoint presentation used to teach high school chemistry students about calculations requiring this law.
EM
Promoting democracy? - Political cartoons and bias for or against promoting democracy. A PowerPoint presentation used in class discussion.
BK
Peer revision of descriptive essays - A PowerPoint presentation about the lesson that was taught as part of this assignment, with performance tasks for students.
KLi
Symbolism - PowerPoint presentation used in teaching lesson about symbolism
On Teaching Symbolism - PowerPoint presentation given to our EDC 460/660 class demonstrating pieces of the lesson to show how technology was used to do something pedagogically clever, and how the lesson went
JB
¿Quién es él ? - A PowerPoint presentation used in teaching a first-year Spanish class about conjugating the verb bailar, the difference between ser and estar, providing the opportunity to describe people, and connecting to pop music that is current and familiar.
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Others? - This space reserved for other presentations