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Mid-1800s reform era group presentations
Students will work in groups to present information on the reforms of the mid 1800's. Topics could include the Unitarians, abolition, women's rights, growth in education, treatment of the mentally ill, temperance, and utopian communities.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)
By Angie Panel Holthausen.
A matter of identity: Writing an extended metaphor poem
Students apply their knowledge of literary devices by reading and analyzing the poem “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco. Students then create their own poem incorporating the literary devices studied and analyzed in the above mentioned poem. This lesson includes modifications for a Novice Low Limited English student.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Susan Brooks and Carrie Mabry.
A “defining moment” in editorial writing
Students will be introduced to the definition mode of writing. Students will learn to define a particular subject by responding in an editorial format. Students will first compose an editorial graphic organizer, which will aid in composing a completed editorial using the writing process. This lesson includes modifications for a Novice Low Limited English student.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Susan Brooks and Carrie Mabry.
ACC basketball
The students will use ACC basketball statistics to practice the process of converting fractions to decimals then to percents and will learn how to create and edit a spreadsheet. They will then use this spreadsheet to analyze their data. This unit is done during the basketball season.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills and Mathematics)
By Susan Dougherty.
The parts of a lesson plan
In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 1.4
If you're thinking of submitting a lesson plan to LEARN NC, this primer will acquaint you with the various parts of a lesson plan and explain what should be included.
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Secondary school organizational model implementing longer class periods (blocks) in the school day.

Additional information

Block scheduling arises from a reform initiative suggesting that students benefit from spending a longer period of time with one subject than the fifty minutes per class period allowed in the traditional scheduling model. Advocates of block scheduling argue that longer class periods allow teachers and students to engage in more complex lessons (such as project work or lab work), permit the development of better teacher-student relationships, and streamline administrative procedures (such as taking roll).