LEARN NC

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

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We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

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Aligned lesson plans

Laugh and learn with satire and technology
This lesson for high school will help students to distinguish between satire and parody. Students will analyze several examples of both satire and parody and will work in groups to plan and create their own examples of satire. Teachers are encouraged to use blogging and VoiceThread technology to enhance student interaction.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Kerri Brown Parker and Allyson Young.

Resources on the web

Using technology to analyze and illustrate symbolism in Night.
This lesson integrates technology with the exploration of symbolism in Night, by Elie Wiesel. A series of activities introduces students to modern narratives of hate crimes, genocide, and ethnic cleansing and prepares students... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Information Skills)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Literary scrapbooks online: An electronic reader-response project
Students are challenged to create an online scrapbook in this lesson that focuses on literature and research. Students will: critically read a piece of literature. select a topic or theme from the piece of literature and construct... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Audio listening practices: Exploring personal experiences with audio texts
Students are challenged to evaluate their media listening habits to search for patterns and implications of personal interests. In small groups, students evaluate their weekly listening habits by exploring the process used by Arbitron, an audience research... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Information Skills)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink