LEARN NC

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

Kay D. Lopossay and Larry Johnson teach at Silk Hope Elementary School in Chatham County. She teaches seventh and eighth grade Language Arts, and he teaches sixth grade Language Arts and Social Studies.

Resources created by Kay D. Lopossay

N.C.- The Rip Van Winkle State
This lesson introduces students to Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle" and correlates it with the history of North Carolina. In the 1800s North Carolina was nicknamed "The Rip Van Winkle State."
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Kay D. Lopossay.