Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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PIZZA = "Fractions: Any Way You Slice It!": During this lesson, students will explore and investigate the relationships among fractions. Students will use paper pizzas divided into fractional parts to compare equivalent fractions. They will see part-whole fractions as fair shares and begin to understand that the parts must be equal.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Computer Technology Skills); By Alta Allen.

Yarns, Whoppers, and Tall Tales: The following lessons will introduce students to characteristics of tall tales and help them develop an appreciation of this genre of American fiction. They will practice writing summaries from information they have gathered and organized. They will plan and write their own tall tales.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); By Deborah Mitchell.

Book clubs: Reading for fun: In this lesson, small groups of students create, organize, and run book clubs in order to promote reading for fun. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Charting characters for a more complete understanding of the story: Introduces the instructional strategy of Character Perspective Charting. This method is designed to reflect the actual complexity of stories that may not be reflected by the use of traditional story maps. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Dancing minds and shouting smiles: Teaching personification through poetry: In this lesson, students learn about personification by reading and discussing poems by Emily Dickinson, William Blake, and Langston Hughes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Demonstrating comprehension through journal writing: Students demonstrate comprehension by responding to open-ended questions based on the 1939 Newbery Honor chapter book, Mr. Popper's Penguins. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Developing a living definition of reading in the elementary classroom: Invites students to interact with a variety of different texts as they uncover the meaning of reading. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Developing students' critical thinking skills through whole-class dialogue: After reading a story, students answer an open-ended question about an issue that could have multiple perspectives. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Exploring how section headings support understanding of expository texts: Provides a model, practice, and assessment in the sorting and categorizing of main concepts through the awareness and understanding of section headings. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Guided comprehension: Knowing how words work using semantic feature analysis: Students learn semantic feature analysis, a strategy that teaches them to identify characteristics associated with related words or concepts. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Guided comprehension: Monitoring using the INSERT technique: Introduces students to the comprehension strategy of monitoring. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Guided comprehension: Visualizing using the sketch-to-stretch strategy: Introduces students to the comprehension strategy of visualizing using sketch-to-stretch. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Inferring how and why characters change: This lesson uses a think-aloud procedure to model how to infer character traits and recognize a character's growth across a text. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Integrating literacy into the study of the Earth's surface: In this lesson that incorporates trade books, read-alouds, and dialogue journals, students are introduced to the bodies of water on the Earth's surface, including ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Let freedom ring: The life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Students investigate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. through biographies, photos, and speeches. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Literature as a catalyst for social action: Breaking barriers, building bridges: In this lesson, picture books are used to invite students to engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Literature Circles: Getting started: This lesson explores Literature Circles, a collaborative activity to supplement a reading program in a literature-based classroom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

The magical world of Russian fairy tales: This lesson focuses on several imaginative and exciting Russian fairy tales. Students review some of the common fairy tale elements that are present within these stories, which also may remind them of more familiar European fairy tales. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Pioneer America: Pioneer living: After reading about pioneers in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, students conduct independent research on one aspect of pioneer life. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts, Theatre Arts Education, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Question and answer books—From genre study to report writing: In this lesson that looks at question and answer books as a genre study, students explore the content and format of these books, establish how they are different from and similar to other nonfiction texts, and discuss their possible uses for doing and presenting research. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE