Monster Mash-Up · Curriculum Center

Title: Monster Mash-Up
Creator: David Lemmons
Institution: George Mason University
Date Created: 06/03/2024
Type: Lesson Plan
Description: This lesson plan, which has a Halloween theme to its PowerPoint and activity, is designed to introduce students to the idea of synthesizing sources. The plan includes two activities, with the first one using Halloween monsters and the second one using a series of Halloween-related scholarly articles. The articles are not included in this lesson plan for copyright/accessibility reasons - I'd recommend choosing 3-5 current Halloween articles that are all revolving around similar themes. I chose articles about Halloween costume choice. Print out the abstract of the article and provide that to the students.
GMU SLAP Outcomes: SLAP 4. Students will be able to investigate how information sources work together around a topic.
Learning outcomes: Students will be able to describe the process of synthesizing sources.; Students will be able to identify themes their sources share.
Activity type(s): Sorting/Categorization; Group discussion
Assessment type(s): Whiteboard; Discussion
Class duration: 50 minutes
Course code(s): ENGH 101
Audience: Undergraduate students
Rights: CC BY-NC-SA

Media: Lesson Plan; Presentation (PPT); Presentation (PDF); Activity 1 Cards