This was created for my English 10 students to guide them through the process of incorporating meaningful textual evidence into their writing. 

The information included in the SlideDeck came from a combination of old printed handouts. I wanted to create an all-in-one accessible "shop" for my learners, and I wanted it to be attached to the LMS (Google Classroom) so that they could reference the slides whenever they needed them (after we reviewed them together as a class). I chose this SlidesGo template because it helped me present the information in an organized manner while also breaking away from a traditional presentation.

In designing any SlideDeck for my learners, I wanted to work in hands-on activities for them to access their learning. That is why slides 18 and 19 ask students to use their knowledge to recognize what is missing from a written response showing evidence and write that part. Slide 20 is a review slide that prompts students to review what they learned and ask any lingering questions. 

There is another iteration of this SlideDeck that asks students to read a short article and then write out an entire paragraph properly embedding cited information.  Students would be able to review all of the examples shown in the SlideDeck to create their own responses. 

Due to this comprehensive introduction, learner incorporation of textual evidence increased both in number and quality, as evidenced by a 93% improvement based on a rubric. 

This SlideDeck was also created during my teaching days for my English 10 students. It was a combination of many mini-lessons combined into one presentation to assist students in preparing for the end-of-course Standards of Learning written exam. 

Originally, the SlideDeck was made in Microsoft PowerPoint, but it was adapted for GoogleSlides in 2017/2018 as my school moved towards a 1-1 school system (Google Chromebooks for all students). It was meant to be used in the classroom as a guided review, where students would have a chance to practice the components for each paragraph on their own and then share their writing with the class for a whole-group discussion. It was also used during our hybrid school year; students worked through the SlideDeck during their two at-home school days and then we reviewed their progress in-class. 

Every semester, I edited this SlideDeck to make it a stronger, more comprehensive guide for students. I used feedback and notes from previous school years and the revised grading rubric from my department to ensure students knew how to create a strong persuasive essay on par with the end-of-course expectations. The hands-on practice slides were actually once paper assignments that I worked into the SlideDeck to streamline things. 

There are other iterations of this SlideDeck for my non-advanced students that chunks the content even more and provides more guided practice within each section. 

Again, this presentation was always accessible in the LMS and assisted students whenever they needed some guidance while writing their persuasive essays. As a result, 80+% of learners improved their writing by one level based on standard rubric.