What did medicine look like a hundred years ago? Two hundred years ago? Invite small groups to conduct research on the history of a chosen medical advancement before reading Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science. Groups create PowerPoint presentations to share their research findings with the class.

Concepts

prereading, the history of medicine, medical technology, multimedia presentations, oral presentations

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider using Google Slides or another online presentation tool instead of PowerPoint if that is available at your school; Slides will allow for more effective collaboration

Classroom Considerations

• You may need to spend some time discussing with students how to interact in groups when researching and creating a single product; you may wish to assign roles to individuals

Pros

• Provides clear instructions for what to include on each slide as well as a model that pupils can refer to
• Comes with an exit ticket for learners to fill out during the presentation; this will ensure that individuals pay attention to each presentation

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.6.7 W.6.8 W.7.7 W.7.8 W.8.7 W.8.8