Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Be a reading detective: Finding similarities and differences in ideas: In this lesson, students use graphic organizers and clue words to compare and contrast items in nonfiction writing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Beanie Baby prices soar: Students learn about supply and demand through the sale of Beanie Babies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Book clubs: Reading for fun: In this lesson, small groups of students create, organize, and run book clubs in order to promote reading for fun. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Bright Morning: Exploring character development in fiction: Students explore characterization by identifying traits and finding textual support. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Cyberspace explorer: Getting to know Christopher Columbus: This lesson supports the exploration of multiple online sources to gather information about the life of a well-known explorer, Christopher Columbus. Extension activities promote critical literacy by exposing students to Columbus from the perspective of the Native Americans and by engaging them in a discussion of point-of-view. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Developing students' critical thinking skills through whole-class dialogue: After reading a story, students answer an open-ended question about an issue that could have multiple perspectives. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Engaging students in a collaborative exploration of the “Gettysburg Address”: This lesson invites groups of students to learn more about the historical significance of President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, the “Gettysburg Address” as well as the time period and people involved. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Examining plot conflict through a comparison/contrast essay: In this lesson, students identify the characteristics of conflict using picture books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

The First Amendment: What's fair in a free country?: Students consider the limitations that have been placed on the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech by subsequent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

A Genre Study of Letters with "The Jolly Postman": The Jolly Postman is used as an authentic example to discuss letter writing as a genre. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Go west: Imagining the Oregon Trail: Students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Good food, good health: Students use Internet resources to explore ways in which food provides energy and materials for their bodies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Healthful Living Education); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Got Broccoli?: Students are asked to look critically at the advertising claims of foods they eat, recognizing those that ascribe unrealistic, emotional, or psychological benefits to foods, rather than nutritional benefits. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Healthful Living Education); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Historical fiction: Using literature to learn about the Civil War: Students use a book from The American Girls Collection® to learn about the characteristics of historical fiction and slavery during the Civil War. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

I Hear the Locomotives: The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad: Students analyze archival material in order to make connections between the arrival of the railroads and many of the changes that occurred subsequently in the United States and its territories. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Integrating literacy into the study of the Earth's surface: In this lesson that incorporates trade books, read-alouds, and dialogue journals, students are introduced to the bodies of water on the Earth's surface, including ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Investigating junk mail: Negotiating critical literacy at the mailbox: Students learn to think about and question texts in ways that develop their analytical capacities and critical reading practices by investigating junk mail. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Jamestown changes: Students study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, to discern how life changed in the Jamestown settlement in the first few years after it was founded. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Literature as a catalyst for social action: Breaking barriers, building bridges: In this lesson, picture books are used to invite students to engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Literature as a jumping off point for nonfiction inquiry: In this lesson, students work in cooperative groups after reading a novel to develop a list of topics related to the novel and then explore those topics in more detail using a text set, which is a collection of multiple text genres with a single focus. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE