https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp How to make the Conspiracy Theory and Urban Legend Unit more fun by Kelly Lavelle and Emily Sullivan en-us 2018-05-03 12:58:59 UTC 2018-05-25 12:50:43 UTC hello@padlet.com k_lavelle4371 https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261198776 During the Conspiracy Theory Unit we watched the Moth man movie and did research on a conspiracy theories. We though that it was pretty boring and could be improved. ]]> 2018-05-16 13:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261198776 k_lavelle4371 https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261201699 To make it better we came up with a lesson plan; the students get to research their own conspiracy theory, provide information about it in a presentation and provide their opinion on whether or not they believe witness accounts/ in the theory in general. ]]> 2018-05-16 13:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261201699 k_lavelle4371 https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261203138 When students are fully engaged and into what they're learning they will have an easier time retaining the information and actually learning it. ]]> 2018-05-16 13:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261203138 k_lavelle4371 https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261564307 Overall, presentations are good for us to do even though most students hate them. They give us applicable skills for when we have to go out into the workforce. ]]> 2018-05-17 13:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261564307 k_lavelle4371 https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261566754 You pick a conspiracy theory, say you want to research the conspiracy that secret societies are taking place all over the world trying to change it. What you would do for the project is you would research it and make a presentation about it of your choice. It could be a video, slideshow, anything. Then in it you would include what is believable about the theory and what is't, and justify whether or not you think it's true.]]> 2018-05-17 13:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/k_lavelle4371/18b80tb3xssp/wish/261566754