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Jonathan Cowan

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"Empowering teachers is not just my job, it's my passion. Together, let's inspire and uplift each other to create a brighter future for our students and ourselves."

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Nazi Propaganda Analysis for the LA or SS Classroom--3 Lessons

By Jonathan Cowan

This zipped file contains a series of student led lessons intended to provide a brief overview of how the Nazi regime used propaganda to appeal to children, school age teenagers and adults. There are three lessons contained, all of which utilize

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, European History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$5.00

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Digital Media Canvas Course Semester Long

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This is a Canvas course export package for a semester long course we call Digital Productions at the middle school I work at. It's a montessori style course led by student choice, with the goal of engaging students in learning how to create content

Subjects:

Graphic Arts, Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Internet Activities

$50.00

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Skills for Leaders--A Quarter Long Curriculum

By Jonathan Cowan

This is my quarter long curriculum to teach basic leadership skills to incoming seventh graders. This program has been so successful that our school has determined it necessary for every incoming seventh grader to take. The concepts may seem simple

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Elective Course Proposals, Lesson

$20.00

$10.00

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Line Breaks in Poetry

By Jonathan Cowan

This is an introduction to the concept of breaking the line in poetic form. That being said, it's written for 8th graders. So I tried to reduce the concept down as much as possible without losing the integrity of the idea. Included in this product

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.4, RL.8.5

$2.00

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Theme Guided Paragraph Construction: Direct Evidence, Rubric, Striated

By Jonathan Cowan

This is a guided assignment to teach students how to use text evidence to justify a specific theme in a piece of text using direct quotations. I typically put my example (included) on the smartboard prior to the assignment and call students at

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Assessment, Outlines

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Target Audiences--Lesson and Standards Based Assessment with Embedded Rubric

By Jonathan Cowan

This is a lesson to teach students the basic concept of how media is constructed to 'rent eyeballs,' in that target audiences are selected and media is crafted specifically for them. Included is a brief animated PowerPoint with three embedded videos

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Critical Thinking

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Dehumanization Defined: Holocaust, Genocide, etc.

By Jonathan Cowan

This is a lesson spent defining, comprehending and applying the word dehumanization to examples from student's lives. I use this lesson in my room before we start studying the Holocaust and eventually 'Night.' That being said, this lesson would work

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Critical Thinking

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$2.00

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Discussion Question Starters--Bloom's Taxonomy

By Jonathan Cowan

I use these question starters teach my students how to generate quality discussion questions for their literature circles and other classroom discussions. I have included question starters that are literature specific for all levels of Bloom's

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

SL.8.1

$1.00

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Poetic Devices Through a (clean) Rap Song from Wu Tang's GZA

By Jonathan Cowan

Language Arts is a discipline the genius, creativity and playfulness of rap music is all too often left out due to a variety of limiting factors for regular inclusion within the classroom. So to come across a legitimate hip hop song by one of my

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

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Start of the Year Intro Activity--Mass Communication, Text and Your Students

By Jonathan Cowan

This is my intro activity meant to: - Give students a working definition of Mass Communication and Text - Allow students to create a simple piece of work that reflects the texts that represent them, to be posted in the room at the start of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$5.00

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Literature Circles where Students Choose Individual Books

By Jonathan Cowan

This unit works well for any teacher seeking to increase student choice in the classroom and foster an environment of authentic reading and critical thought in small groups. I typically do this lesson toward the end of the year after a few book club

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

SL.8.1, SL.8.1a

$5.00

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Foundations of Technology Quarter Long Canvas Course

By Jonathan Cowan

This is a Canvas course export package for a quarter-long (8-10 week) class called Foundations of Technology. We use this course for every 7th grader at the middle school I work at to teach the basics of digital productivity. While some of the

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Internet Activities

$50.00

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Punctuating and Blending Quotations

By Jonathan Cowan

This is an overview I show my 8th grade Language Arts Students, then make available online for them to review, which gives an introduction to the art of blending quotations with their words when they write essays. The examples I use come from the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$3.00

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Podcast Planner and Script Guide: Historical Event

By Jonathan Cowan

A podcast planning organizer and fill-in-the-blanks script template to help students generate a podcast about a historical event.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, History

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Activities, Handouts

$3.00

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Memorization Process: Explanation, Tips and Example

By Jonathan Cowan

This is a set of 3 handouts for students intended to help them grasp the process of memorizing content. Page 1 is an infographic explaining basic concepts of memorization. Page 2 is an infographic offering tips and tips for effective memorization.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Drama

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (0.48 MB)

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Short Story Starter Task Cards: 48 YA Prompts with Rubric

By Jonathan Cowan

This is a collection of 48 short story starter task cards, aimed at a 5th grade and up audience. The topics range from fantasy to sports and peer-to-peer relationships. I've also included a Common Core aligned rubric checklist to grade the short

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Other (ELA)

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$4.00

$3.00

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Extended Metaphor with Zombies--Brief History and Standards Based Assessment

By Jonathan Cowan

This lesson starts with a brief introduction/review of the concepts of symbolism, metaphor and extended metaphor. In my class I reference 'The Veldt,' but this component of the lesson could easily be changed to reference any short story you've

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$5.00

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Framing Candidates: Manipulation in Media with Standards Based Assessment

By Jonathan Cowan

This lesson is an extension of a media literacy concept I teach about how infomation in media is often intentionally included and excluded to distort reality. This lesson in particular has two components. First, an animated PowerPoint including all

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies - History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$5.00

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Text Evidence and Arguments--Overview and Standards Based Assessment

By Jonathan Cowan

This presentation serves as an introduction to using text evidence in writing as a way of justifying arguments. In this presentation, students learn the basic structure of embedding text evidence to justify an argument, specifically in this case the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

W.8.1, W.8.1b

$4.00

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Literature Circles--5 Week Standards Based Unit with Embedded Rubrics

By Jonathan Cowan

This is a highly adaptable, five week unit designed to facilitate genuine discussion and collaborative analysis of nearly any text covered in secondary education. This unit can be used for a class reading the same text, or can also be used to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th

Types:

Literature Circles

$7.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I'm in my 15th year of teaching 7th and 8th Grade Language Arts. In the past few years I have created a highly successful intro to leadership curriculum which has been adopted at our school as a mandatory class for all incoming 7th graders.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am a personable and easy going teacher within the context of a highly functioning classroom, but instill quite a bit of structure to ensure a healthy classroom environment. My highest objectives are to engrain in students a true sense of independence to apply the skills and concepts taught in my classroom to their own experience beyond the year they spend with me.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

My evaluations have been consistently graded as exemplary for both my instruction and classroom management.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I attended Western Washington University where I majored in English Literature with an emphasis on Education. I completed my Master in Teaching immediately following and am Washington State certified in secondary Language Arts and Middle Level Social Studies.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I'm an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys kiteboarding, downhill mountain biking, snowboarding and hiking. I believe in a classroom where students feel safe and respected, where wrong answers are never handled punitively, but rather as an opportunity for learning.