LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Resources created by Tericia Summers

Do you "Really" Believe in Magic?
Students are introduced to the genre (or mode) of Magical Realism in World Literature by reading Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's short story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." This lesson plan is modified for an English Language Learner (ELL) at the Intermediate Low (IL) proficiency level.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Ann Gerber and Tericia Summers.
How Ironic!
This lesson will introduce students to the concept of irony. Verbal, situational, and dramatic irony will be defined, but the focus of the lesson is situational irony. This lesson can be used prior to teaching longer, more complex short stories that contain situational irony. This lesson is modified for an English Language Learner (ELL) who reads at the Intermediate Low (IL) level.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Ann Gerber and Tericia Summers.