Pamela Myrick
Pamela Myrick has thirty years of teaching experience in North Carolina. She has taught both at the elementary and middle school levels in Guilford County. A master educator, she is currently teaching sixth grade social studies and language arts at Southwest Middle School in High Point. A North Carolina Humanities Council Teacher Institute alumni, she has received various awards during her teaching career. Receiving her undergraduate degree at High Point University, she completed her graduate studies at North Carolina A&T University.
She has served as a textbook consultant for North Carolina State University’s Humanities Extension/Publications Program, creating teacher ancillaries for their social studies publication. Recently she has developed curriculum for the North Carolina Freedom Monument Project. Additionally, with her sister Sharon Pearson, she has co-authored an interdisciplinary civics education program entitled “Citizen I Am.” Together, they have presented at regional social studies and Middle School Conferences, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Character Education Conference, and at a national Paideia conference.
Resources created by Pamela Myrick
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- Caucusing in the middle school classroom
- In Arts of persuasion, page 1
- Caucusing enables students to practice the elements of responsible citizenship, including persuasive writing and speaking.
- By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
- Debates in the middle school classroom
- In Arts of persuasion, page 2
- A plan for staging a debate, including choosing a topic, "debate do's," and assessment.
- Format: article
- By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
- Persuasive speaking: A classroom model
- In Arts of persuasion, page 3
- A plan for teaching persuasive speaking in the middle school classroom, with tips for speakers and on how to recognize bias.
- Format: article
- By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
- Persuasive writing: A classroom model
- In Arts of persuasion, page 4
- A plan for modeling persuasive writing with middle school students, using homework as the topic.
- By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
