LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.

Objective 2.06

Analyze choice of reading materials congruent with purposes (e.g., reading for information, reading to extend content area learning, reading for pleasure, entertainment).

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Vote for me! Developing, writing, and evaluating persuasive speeches
Using the relevant example of political campaigning, this lesson teaches students the characteristics of effective persuasive speech writing and oral argument. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Using timeline games and Mexican history to improve comprehension
This lesson explores Mexican history while engaging students' active reading skills through the creation of a timeline. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Sharing favorite books using interactive character trading cards
Students create trading cards as a way to recommend books they have read to classmates. After engaging students in a discussion about how they choose the books they read, the teacher introduces the idea of using trading cards as a way to recommend books... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Pilot whales' place in the ocean
In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students consider why so many whale species can survive within one area of the ocean. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Science)
Provided by: National Geographic
Pencil pages: Getting to the point when researching information
In this lesson, students learn to navigate simple online tasks while examining the structure and organization of the Pencil Pages! Web site and comparing it with the conventions of print text. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Learning about research and writing using the American Revolution
In this lesson that combines historical research and acrostic poetry, students use prior knowledge about the American Revolution to guide their research interests. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Investigating junk mail: Negotiating critical literacy at the mailbox
In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students learn to think about and question texts in ways that develop their analytical capacities and critical reading practices by investigating junk mail. To become critical consumers, students must develop the ability to... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Developing reading plans to support independent reading
Students create a list for future reading after brainstorming texts they have read recently and mapping choices using an online graphic organizer. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–7 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Alter egos and more with Avi's "Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?"
After reading Avi's Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?, students learn about the history of radio shows, examine scripts, and write their own radio show similar to the scenarios that the characters, Frankie and Mario, perform. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Alaska Native stories: Using narrative to introduce expository text
This lesson uses traditional stories of the Native peoples (i.e., narrative text) to introduce students to the study of animals in Alaska. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE