Katie's+Debrief

Multi-genre response--choice of genre, could use in Science Use to understand Chaucer Connect with students through music, texting (pop culture) Could use nursery rhymes, political cartoons and propaganda In history, could use to understand historical texts--tool of analysis, focus on words/interpretation Humor is always good--create lesson that reflects your own personality and passion Writing didn't feel overwhelming, might make students more willing to write Makes concrete something that is difficult to understand Difference between author's world view and narrator's view Teaching conventions, demystifies text structures Critical literacy--shifting the point of view of speaker, how perspective shapes story Different genres embedded in lesson--instead of isolated instruction

Modifications for Presenting at Schools: Closure--figure out a way to end, perhaps have next audience debrief, provide guiding questions Provide "sanitized" versions for other teachers Structure a little more tightly, give explicit prompts or model Application to literary text--practice with //Lord of the Flies// or //Of Mice and Men// Ask kids to be critical of their own culture, what messages sent by media