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Patricia Alejandra Lastiri
| Name | Patricia Alejandra Lastiri |
| Location | Villanova d'Asti, Asti, Italy |
| Role | EFL teacher |
"Motivating students to read is a priority for many teachers. A resource like ReadWriteThink.org provides us with the opportunity to foster the love for reading and to create and share new and innovative ideas."
Patricia Lastiri has been an EFL/ESL instructor and teacher trainer for 20 years. She received her bachelor's degree at Tulane University as a Brandt Dixon Scholar. She received her master's degree in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages from California State University, Los Angeles.
Patricia has worked at the University of the Argentine Army, at the Buenos Aires University as an assistant professor of linguistics, and in the English department of the elementary, middle, and high schools of the Argentine military liceum. She works as an EFL instructor at Italian private schools and as a teacher trainer for the preparation of international examinations.
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Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Analyzing Character Development in Three Short Stories About Women
Students read three short stories about women; discuss the development of female characters, gender differences, and society's expectations; and write scripts in which the characters discuss their similarities and differences.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
And the Question Is... Evaluating the Validity of a Survey
In this lesson, students learn to ask the right questions about the validity of surveys.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
And the Question Is... Writing Good Survey Questions
There’s no question that students will be able to compose good survey questions by the end of this lesson.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot?
Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Lights, Camera, Action...Music: Critiquing Films Using Sight and Sound
Movie music and magic set the scene for this lesson in which students analyze a scene from Good Morning, Vietnam and then create a scene of their own.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
What’s My Subject? A Subject-Verb Agreement Minilesson
Students explore subject–verb agreement using real-life examples and then talk about the difference between formal and informal language and how to use this important grammatical rule.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Word Maps: Developing Critical and Analytical Thinking About Literary Characters
Students read "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry, use a word map to identify characters' qualities or traits, discuss the characters' feelings and actions, and reflect upon these in journals.
