This is a light lesson for middle schoolers, perfect for after exams or as a filler.
The ppt covers the definition of Pop culture, some current celebrities, popular slang and memes.
The last part of the ppt is a Pop Culture Challenge. It is adapted from another ppt I found on here that uses Ranker.com to show what is popular in the U.S.
For each question students have 4 options. They each write their choice for most popular and then the scores are revealed. Students tally their own points. Whoever has the most at the end wins a prize. I'm sure this would work really well in groups of 4 with a white board, too. I stress that they shouldn't answer with what they like best, but instead what they think is most popular in the U.S.
The ppt and game last for about 25 minutes. I found 3 current pop song videos to play in and around the lesson (T Swift, Shakira, Beiber-Gomez mashup).
*Disclaimer: ranker.com isn't scientific. I'm not claiming the stuff I've pulled from there represents all of America. Anyone can vote on the website, I just say it's an American perspective because it's an American website. This is just for fun
I didn't make the attached collage - just included it to show how the ppt is styled.
