Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Be the sentence: An interactive language arts activity: Students take on the roles of different words and punctuation and work collaboratively to create a complete sentence using correct parts of speech, word order, and punctuation. Students progress from simple sentences to more complex sentences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Haiku and Photography: a Natural Connection: This lesson will allow students to combine photographing nature with creating a Haiku poem to express what they see in the photograph.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Computer Technology Skills); By steven sather.

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.

Verb Tense Time Warps: When students have inconsistent verb tense, they have a "time warp" in their stories. In this lesson, students learn that verbs tell not only what action takes place, but also when the action takes place. They will learn to identify past, present and future verb tenses and to check sentences and paragraphs for inconsistent verb tense.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

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

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

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

Dear Librarian: Writing a persuasive letter: Inspired by the actions in Beverly Cleary’s book Emily’s Runaway Imagination, in this lesson plan, students write to their school librarian, requesting that a specific text be added to the library collection. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

How-to writing: Motivating students to write for a real purpose: In this lesson, students write “how-to” essays for a specific audience. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Letter poems deliver: Experimenting with line breaks in poetry writing: Students transform narrative-style letters into poetry in this lesson that explores the poetic devices of rhythm, sound, meaning, and appearance. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Our classroom: Writing an owner's manual: This lesson helps to establish a sense of community with students collaboratively writing an “owner’s manual” that describes expectations and guidelines for the classroom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Q is for duck: Using alphabet books with struggling writers: This lesson introduces pattern writing to students by challenging them to examine the structures of various alphabet books in order to create individual pages for a collaborative book project. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Using picture books to teach plot development and conflict resolution: This lesson invites students to examine the craft of developing a story’s plot and resolution of a story’s conflict through focused experiences with picture books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Using "Snowflake Bentley" as a framing text for multigenre writing: Using the Caldecott Medal winning picture book Snowflake Bentley as a model, students create multi-genre projects about winter. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Using web-based bookmarks to conduct Internet research: In this lesson, students mimic the poetic form of The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown and then use Internet bookmarks, created by the teacher, to research and write about a specific topic. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

When I was young in... A literature to language experience: In this read-aloud of When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, memories of the past are triggered as students discover the appropriate use of the past tense. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Who's got mail? Using literature to promote authentic letter writing: This brief activity uses literature and shared writing to teach letter-writing format and promote authentic letter writing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE