Introductory slides for Lesson 4, covering synthesis strategies like comparison, agreement mapping, and the synthesis grid. Prepares students for comparing multi-source audio content.
A detailed student evidence log for the final podcast project, providing sections for analyzing intent, vocal forensics, and bias check.
A guide for the final project where students select a podcast episode, analyze its intent and bias, and present their findings, including a checklist and a performance rubric.
Slides for the final project launch, introducing the media critic mission, criteria for analyzing podcasts, and methods for citing audio evidence.
Answer key for the Lesson 4 worksheet on grammatical reductions.
Teacher guide for "The Source Weaver" lesson. It outlines the synthesis process, provides a hook activity, transition words for ESL support, and a sample synthesized paragraph.
Answer key for the Lesson 3 worksheet on assimilation.
Answer key for the Lesson 2 worksheet on elision.
Answer key for the Lesson 1 worksheet on linking and intrusion.
Capstone student project for "The Source Weaver" lesson. Students analyze two short texts about Mars, take notes, and synthesize the information into a single coherent paragraph using their own vocabulary and sentence structures.