Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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The zoo is coming, the zoo is coming: The zoo is coming is a lesson that will give students an opportunity to write a letter to a fictional governor about the pros and cons of having a zoo come to their town.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science); By steven sather.

Writing a ghost story/mystery: Building upon the students' knowledge base of Blackbeard the Pirate, the numerous shipwrecks off of the N.C. coast, myths, and legends of the Carolinas, and/or The Lost Colony, students will write a ghost story or mystery narrative of their own.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By laura ritchie.

What's the point?: A lesson on point of view: After reading Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day students will write the story from a chosen character's point of view. This lesson can be used with other wordless picture books.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Eileen Carter and Tracey Casto.

Walking in the woods with Owl Moon: This is an integrated project using the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Students will use the story to write a personal narrative, understand the elements of a story, and practice answering open-ended questions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Birty Lightner.

Sweet potato fun: These activities allow students to gain knowledge of the North Carolina state vegetable and have fun while doing it! Activities include describing, analyzing and comparing facts about sweet potatoes, creative writing and dramatization, taste testing and completing an online scavenger hunt.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Amy Luna and Kathy Beck.

Site robbers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.6; Students will use an interview with a Native American to write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Pigs and wolf on a map!: The students will construct a Double Bubble Map (Venn Diagram) to compare and contrast two versions of a familiar fairytale.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By Cherry Randall.

North Carolina Cherokee Indians: The Trail of Tears: In this two week unit, students will study the Cherokee by participating in literature circles, learning about Native American story telling, writing a letter to Andrew Jackson to protest against the Creek War, and more.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gina Golden.

Non-Halloween activity for October 31: Students will rewrite the lyrics to a well-known song focusing on Autumn sounds, smells and sights, but without any of the usual Halloween trappings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)

Mystery: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective: This is a three part lesson on mysteries using the novel Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Christine Weaver.

Let's become chefs!: The following is designed to teach students the characteristics of a recipe. The characteristics to be taught about this genre are: the step-by-step directions, ingredient words and numerical measures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Sarah Ann Parker.

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 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By steven sather.

Giving can be fun: The purpose of this lesson is to incorporate the use of writing in a friendly letter format to foster the spirit of giving and sharing within the classroom. Using word processing, the students will create a friendly letter that will be shared with classmates in the spirit of giving and sharing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts); By Sue Hunnicutt.

Creature creation: An elaboration writing activity: This lesson will focus on the writing element of elaboration. It will also tap into higher order thinking skills with the creation of a Coastal Plain imaginary animal and a creative story about the creature. This lesson could be linked to 4th grade Science and Social Studies objectives. For more in-depth knowledge in those other subjects, go to the lesson entitled Researching the Coastal Plain; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Ana Sanders and Heather Ennis.

Connecting folktales and culture in North Carolina and beyond: Students will explore connections to North Carolina culture as they engage in reading and analyzing three folktales of North Carolina Literary Festival author, William Hooks. After comparing these stories to other versions of the traditional tales, students will become authors and storytellers themselves as they rewrite a tale from a new cultural point of view. Opportunities are also included to extend this study to world cultures and folktales.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Jeanne Munoz.

Bubba: A Cinderella story: This lesson focuses on the whimsical interpretation of the Cinderella story. Students explore the story Bubba, the Cowboy Prince, through rich text and interpretations of the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright.

Blackbeard: The most feared pirate of the Atlantic: Students will acquire information about Blackbeard through primary resources and apply their knowledge to create a newspaper article concerning his life.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Carol Holden and Tanya Klanert.

Animal report: After studying the various animal groups, students write a report about an animal of their choosing using well-formed paragraphs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science); By Kay Sims.

Love Letters: Using imagery to convey feelings: After listening to Arnold Adoff's Love Letters, students will write and share their own love letters. This lesson is especially fun around Valentine's Day.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By Jennifer Reid.

Writing Poetry Like Pros: This set of four lesson plans from EDSITEment utilizes poetry to serve as the inspiration for some terrific writing. Using poems available through EDSITEment resources, educators can make poetry an exciting teaching and learning tool in the classroom. ... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: EDSITEment

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