A visual reference sheet (anchor chart) that defines key text features and explains how to use each one for skimming and scanning.
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.
A cumulative exit ticket for the "Search Superstars" sequence, assessing student mastery of keywords, Boolean operators, text features, and database usage.
A teacher guide for the The Final Verdict lesson, providing a simulation setup, a scoring rubric for the assessment, and debrief discussion questions.
Final assessment for the Search Strategy Academy unit, covering keywords, Boolean operators, database use, and snippet analysis.
Answer key for the Lesson 4 worksheet on grammatical reductions.
A certificate of completion (Digital Detective Badge) for students who have finished the sequence. Features a professional agency-style design with space for student name and date.
A troubleshooting-focused worksheet that presents students with failed search scenarios and requires them to diagnose the error and rewrite the search string using effective strategies.
Teacher facilitation guide for Lesson 2. Includes hook procedures, mechanics checklist, sample answers for the worksheet, and ESL scaffolding tips.
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.