Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Camp Earth Bound: Problem Solving and Finding for Fun: Students will work together in small groups of four to six students to solve the following word problems. Their solutions will require them to practice interview techniques and create a database and/or spreadsheet of their results. This information will be the basis of the answers to the following eight word problems. Skills such as area, cost, calorie count, ratio, percentage and scale, as well as persuasive writing will be applied.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Jamie Hulse.

Book report alternative: A character's letter to the editor: In this lesson, students choose a character from a novel they have read and consider the significant beliefs and feelings of that character to identify an issue or situation that would encourage that character to try to persuade the audience of other characters in the novel to take a specific action or change their position on an issue. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Critical literacy: Point of view: Students learn to look at texts from different viewpoints. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Geography and your dream job: Introduces students to the five themes of geography. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Geography matters in history: Students consider the ways in which historical events and processes have been affected by geography. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Inventing and presenting unit 1: Analyzing nonfiction and inventing solutions: Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Inventing and presenting unit 2: Effective speeches and building the invention: Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Inventing and presenting unit 3: Persuasive speaking and invention promotion: Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

The penny problem: Students explore possibilities for “phasing out” the penny from the United States money supply. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Why preserve biodiversity?: In this lesson from the National Geographic Xpeditions website, students discuss the importance of maintaining ecosystems and find out about the various arguments that people make in favor of preserving the Earth's biodiversity. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science and English Language Arts); Provider: National Geographic