Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Tacky the Penguin: After reading the story, Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester, the students will write their own Tacky story. The students will brainstorm ideas before getting started. Next each student will write a rough draft. After the rough draft, the students will proofread and edit their work. Then the students will type their story and illustrate the pictures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Tonya Williams.

Gardens all around: Students learn to appreciate the plants and animals that make their homes in the gardens of North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Bambi Heavner.

Similes: "The Talking Eggs" by Robert San Souci is used to introduce and illustrate an author's use of language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. Students will draw a picture to show what this author meant, create similes to describe themselves, and finally use a simile in their next story in Writer's Workshop.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 English Language Arts); By jennifer lettieri.

Three Billy Goats Gruff: Students will examine language in three different versions of the traditional "Gruff" tale. These will be compared and contrasted through Venn diagrams. Each text will be introduced, examined, and contrasted in a different lesson.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Sandra Doyle.

Using Different Versions of "'Twas the Night...Christmas" to help Gr.1 Language: This lesson allows the teacher to read different versions of this classic in accents indigenous to certain cultures and then provides a writing lesson for students to write their own version of "'Twas the Night" for their school!; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Dirk Robertson.

The Very Hungry Teacher: After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle students will use the writing process to write their own version of a Very Hungry story. They will use a flow map for pre-writing. Students will write a rough draft that will be revised and edited with a partner and a teacher.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Kelly Zumwalt.

Aesop and Anase: Animal fables and trickster tales: Students become familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

As slippery as an eel: An ocean unit exploring simile and metaphor: Students explore simile and metaphor in fiction and nonfiction ocean books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Comparing fiction and nonfiction with "Little Red Riding Hood" text sets: In this lesson, students explore similarities and differences among various versions of “Little Red Riding Hood.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

A journal for Corduroy: Responding to literature: This lesson from ReadWriteThink leads first-grade students to reflect on and respond to literature through journal writing. Students read books in the Corduroy record their own adventures with Corduroy, share their stories with the class, and create a class book using the computer. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Our community: Creating ABC books as assessment: In this lesson that focuses on community, students collect vocabulary words and key concepts in order to create alphabet books as they study classroom content. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Pioneer America: Legendary westerners: Students study legendary westerners during the period of westward expansion in U.S. history. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 English Language Arts); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Teaching audience through interactive writing: Students work together to create an invitation letter for a group of their peers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Text Talk: "Julius, the Baby of the World": This lesson from ReadWritethink helps young readers interact with and interpret text using Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Today I Feel . . .: Students read and discuss books that talk about feelings. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

A Trip to Wonderland: The Nursery "Alice": Explores elements of wonder, distortion, fantasy, and whimsy in The Nursery &lquo;Alice,” Lewis Carroll's adaptation for younger readers of his "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities