Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Learn New Words Using Context.: With guided practice students will use context clues to determine meaning of unfamiliar words in short passages. When students have completed the practice activities, they will read a newspaper or magazine article, picking out unfamiliar words and using context clues to decide what the word means. As a group activity they will share the article, the words, and their meanings with the class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–8 English Language Arts); By Betty DeLuca.

Observing connections: Art, poetry and the environment: Students will explore the poem of Pat Lowery Collins, “I Am An Artist” and create their own poem from what they see and experience. They will then illustrate their poems with a visual design. This is the first lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Lesson 1 Observing Connections —Art, Poetry, and the Environment; Lesson 2 Observing Connections—Changing Landscapes; Lesson 3 Observing Connections—North Carolina Pottery and Face Jugs; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); By Lisa Mitchell.

Understanding vocabulary in their "own terms": This lesson focuses on vocabulary development. Students will work together in small groups to identify at least three to four unknown vocabulary words in a given passage. Vocabulary meanings will be learned through contextual means, previous knowledge and dictionary use. Students will then find a relevant way to illustrate the meaning of the word so that others can understand easily.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By Christa Schneider.

Acquiring new vocabulary through book discussion groups: While reading the text Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco, students identify words that are unfamiliar to them. Working collaboratively in small groups, they discuss the meaning of these new words using context clues from the text, prior knowledge, and print and online resources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Delicious, tasty, yummy: Enriching writing with adjectives and synonyms: This lesson for third- and fourth-grade students teaches them what adjectives are and then uses a webbing strategy to help them develop lists of adjectives and their synonyms. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

How big are "Martin's Big Words"? Thinking big about the future: Using Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as other resources, students explore diction used by Dr. King and compose a reflective writing piece. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Rooting out meaning: Morpheme match-ups in the primary grades: This lesson encourages students to use morphemes to deconstruct and construct words. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

To, too, or two: Developing an understanding of homophones: This ReadWriteThink lesson focuses on the “word demons” that can complicate spelling and vocabulary. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Writing ABC books to enhance reading comprehension: After reading a piece of literature, students explore the text, searching for literary elements such as characters, setting, figures of speech, and themes. They use the alphabet to organize their findings and publish their work in ABC books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE