Bobby Pelz Teaching Portfolio

First Week
- VMC Syllabus Example
  This shows how I structure a class and my policies - note the "advocate" grading policy
- Analyze It's Your World Rap Song
  I use this song to get students to write poems about what they want to "be"
- Introduction to Dropping Knowledge
  Students keep a copy of the DroppingKnowledge.org mission statement in their notebooks
- Dropping Knowledge Example
  One example of how I use Dropping Knowledge in the classroom
Lesson Plans
- Slam Poetry Unit Slides
  An example of how I setup PowerPoint presentations
- What is Poetry Lesson Plan
  Most current lesson plan format
- Intro to Media Lit Slides
  Media Lit slide examples
- The Things They Carried Lesson Plan
  Older, more detailed lesson plan with more explanation
In-Class Assignments
- Romeo and Juliet Intro
  Shows use of modern music to compare to Shakespeare
- Socratic Seminar Norms
  I use Socratic discussion techniques often in class
- Peer Grading Sheet Example
  This peer sheet helps engage students who are not speaking
- Analyze Websites Assignment
  An assignment we would do in the school computer lab
Writing Assignments
- Complex In-Class Essay Prompt
  Essay prompt asks students to draw on depth of knowledge
- Background Research Project
  Asks students to research the setting of the current class novel
- Interpretive Essay with Non-Fiction
  Students must compare difficult non-fiction texts and interpret the ideas
- Media Analysis Project
  Students write a paper and present on their analysis of chosen media
Projects and Presentations
- Jerry Springer Hamlet
  Creative take on a Shakespeare final
- Becoming Characters Activity
  Students must become the characters from the novels for group discussions with other characters
- Write Slam Poetry
  Students write and perform their own 3 minute poems
- Multimedia Y3W Project
  Students created 10 second clips of 3 words that I spliced together into one long graduation video
Writing Curriculum
- Essay Planner
  Takes students from idea to creation of Thesis
- 2 Example Graphic Organizer
  Helps students visually organize a 2 example paragraph
- Essay Fishbone Maps
  Visual organizers for 2 and 3 body paragraph essays
- Essay Rubric Creation
  I created this rubric for essays when I could not find one I liked
- Peer Editing Guide
  Guides students through the steps of effectively editing and providing feedback forthe papers of their peers

Professional Development

English Dept. Goals/Norms
- Helped create new collaboration norms for the department
EWRC Presentation
- Presented to the department on a program for incorporating non-fiction into English classes
Cornell Notes Presentation
- Presented to staff on how memory works and why Cornell notes are effective
Urban Leadership Program App
- My thoughts on leadership and education as written for the SJSU UHSL program
UHSL Fieldwork Goals
- Example of goals written, achieved and reflected upon
Courageous Conversations
- Part of a team that brought Courageous Conversations program to campus for students to talk about tough issues
Challenge Day Challenges
- Helped bring Challenge Day to campus and led up to it with these activities
UHSL Final Presentation
- Presented on Paulo Freire's vision of education as part of final for leadership program