Language Arts Constructivism Padlet by Melissa Strange https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6 Examples of complex learning environments in secondary Language Arts en-us 2021-12-14 17:31:25 UTC 2025-10-23 13:21:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Project Based Learning 10826648 https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1947811475 The article attached above gives examples of the different types of fake news, or false information. From click-bait stories to inaccurate journalism, the reader is counselled on false information identification and prevention. Using this article in my Secondary English Language Arts classroom, I hope to help motivate and instill in my student the importance of fake news elimination through a problem-based learning approach.

After reading and discussing this article, I would ask my students to use what we learned about what fake news is and how it is delivered to write a fiction story in which everyone believed whatever they read and the chaos that would ensue. ]]> 2021-12-14 19:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1947811475 Problem Based Learning 10826648 https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1947884982 Using the article used in the "Project Based Learning" activity, students will focus on the "What can we do about False Information?" section, including the "How to Spot Misinformation" sup-header. Using the information given, I would put my students into groups of three or four to come up with a project proposal to spread awareness and skills for upcoming generations--and potentially already established generations--to prevent the negative effects they have explored in the "Project Based Learning" activity.]]> 2021-12-14 19:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1947884982 Cooperative Learning 10826648 https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1947989389
This language arts grammar jigsaw is inspired by the activity plan above. It will probably require at least two class periods or perhaps three (unless you're on a block schedule). 

First, students would be placed into four different groups. The each group will be given the task to become an expert on one of the following:

- Nouns and Adverbs
- Pronouns and Interjections
- Verbs and Prepositions
- Adjectives and Conjunctions

In order to become an expert on their assigned parts of speech, students will ask to come up with and write down:

- A definition
- 10 examples words
- Rules about using the part of speech
- Unique qualities about the part of speech
- Create two examples of a part of speech in a sentence and underline the part of speech.


]]> 2021-12-14 20:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1947989389 Technology Based Learning 10826648 https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948006243 As mentioned in article above, technology in the classroom expands the potential for students to engage with more accessible material, but it also helps people to connect, something that can be used as an educational tool. 

When having a class discussion, consider teaming students up with other students from different districts via the internet who are having similar discussions within their classroom. This allows for an engaging activity as your students want to impress the students of other schools while also encouraging students to compare and contrast their findings with a different class's. ]]> 2021-12-14 20:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948006243 Service Based Learning 10826648 https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948010982 When encouraging my kids to learn how to write a persuasive essay, I can recruit the help of serviced based learning as I choose my student's topic of interest. If I were to choose to have my students write a persuasive paper to convince fellow student to contribute to the Santa's Helper's fundraiser for families in need during the holidays, then my students would have a purpose behind their work. For this reason, I will be enlisting a fundraiser of some sort when encouraging my students to write a persuasive paper. ]]> 2021-12-14 20:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948010982 Cooperative Learning Continued 10826648 https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948051179 Once students have completed this task, count students off in each group, giving each student in the same group a separate number. Once students meet up with those in other groups with the same number, there should be many groups with a total of four students. Each member in these new groups should come from a different group. 

Ask students to share their finding with their new group members, helping each other to become  experts on all of the parts of speech.]]> 2021-12-14 21:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948051179 Lesson Implementation: Cooperative Learning 10826648 https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948057301 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWohwaZl9x2kbuFRFtCRObJuH3OyES17_Rem_OK5wss/edit?usp=sharing ]]> 2021-12-14 21:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/10826648/89ahs12d87rly4u6/wish/1948057301