If you’re looking for a student-centered way to emphasize the need for reliable sources, look no further!
Station menus prompt students to think about the credibility and quality of online texts. Students should have a source to evaluate prior to this activity.
- Overview menu helps students to read and process their source.
- Stations menus focus on technical/visual, authority, purpose/bias, loaded language, accuracy, and logic.
- Reflection handout asks students to synthesize their notes and thinking.
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Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:
- Directions and Pacing Slideshow, Google Slides & PowerPoint Version (7 Slides x Two Versions) so that you’re able to give students clear expectations for this activity and keep pace along the way. Feel free to customize directions and swap out timers for your own classroom use.
- Dinner Menus (6 Pages) so that you can help students to evaluate their text from a variety of different angles.
- Overview Menu & Reflection Handout (2 Pages)
- Dinner Plate Handouts (3 Pages) so that you don’t have to purchase/use paper plates. Handouts accommodate space for student notes.
- Product Links & Teacher Notes (4 Pages) so that you have instructions and tips for using this assignment with students at your fingertips.
★ Teachers will need to provide real paper plates if desired, as well as the set-up for the progressive dinner™.
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This resource is helpful for:
★ Teachers who want maximum engagement in a student-led classroom.
★ Teachers who are looking to save time with ready-made resources.
★ Teachers who love to innovate and try new things!