Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Positively Poetry: Part 6: Students will be learning about and writing limericks. Since limericks follow a strict rhyming pattern and word count, the students will work in partners to create their own limericks.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Maribeth Warren, Pam Purifoy, and Tracy Dagenhart.

Postcards of the Past: Students will participate in Heritage Day activities that will enhance students' awareness of their heritage. They will take digital pictures of activities to include on a web page, and research and report on information gathered. Students will create a web page to present their information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); By Karol Leaptrott, Rebecca Watt, and Regina Welsted.

Savvy Soil: The students will compare and contrast the physical characteristics of three soils: clay, humous, and sand. They will create double bubble maps and list poems about the soils.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science); By Karen Smith.

Spring Cinquain Poems: Students will review parts of speech by learning what a cinquain poem is and then writing and typing a Spring cinquain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Jennifer Williams.

Tangram Magic: This lesson will involve students in the use of tangrams and how they are used to create different figures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics); By Alta Allen.

Word Processing Valentines: This lesson combines the need to practice keyboarding skills, completion of rhymes, a popular children's book, and the motivational aspects of the Valentine holiday.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Kay Harrison.

All about our town: Using brochures to teach informational writing: In this lesson, students create brochures that explore their towns and the landmarks, symbols, and people that make them unique places to live. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Alliteration all around: In this lesson, students are introduced to alliteration through picture books by Pamela Duncan Edwards. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Boys can dance: Reinforces the idea that dancing is a beneficial activity for both men and women. Students compare the benefits of dance training and sports then watch video clips of famous male dancers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Dance Arts Education and English Language Arts); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Building classroom community through the exploration of acrostic poetry: This lesson builds classroom community by engaging students in a collaborative acrostic poetry writing project. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using comic books to teach onomatopoeia: This lesson uses comic strips to introduce students to onomatopoeia, words that imitate the natural sound associated with an action or an object. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Chinese instruments: Students identify and classify Western instruments and traditional Chinese instruments. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Collaborative stories 1: Prewriting and drafting: Students engage in prewriting activities that include writing the beginning of a story and brainstorming ideas using an online, interactive story map. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Color burst: Students gain experience in asking questions and conducting inquiry by exploring the separation of colors in water and other solvents. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Color Poems--Using the Five Senses to Guide Prewriting: Students use their five senses as a prewriting tool to guide their poetry writing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Comics in the classroom as an introduction to narrative structure: Students examine the plot and narrative structure of a story through the use of comic strip frames. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Composing cinquain poems with basic parts of speech: Students learn to compose original cinquain poems in this lesson that follows a unit on parts of speech. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

The connection between poetry and music: In this lesson, students listen to poems read aloud and discuss the rhythm and sound of poetry. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Creating classroom community by crafting themed poetry collections: Students create poetry collections with a back-to-school theme of “getting to know each other.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Creating comic strips: Students use comic strips to explore how style, point of view, setting, plot, and summary, is communicated not only through words, but through illustrations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts