Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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Finding hidden messages in advertising: In this lesson for grade six, students will look for hidden messages in magazine advertisements and will create their own ads with hidden messages.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.

What Do YOU See? (Pre-Visit): This lesson introduces students to the importance of making accurate, detailed scientific observations, and the value of learning about others' views and perspectives regarding a specific topic or event. It also serves as an activity to prepare students for a visit to the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC (or any museum, real or virtual). This lesson is the first of three lessons that build upon each other, using the Ackland Art Museum as the focus.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills and English Language Arts); By Reagan West.

Breaking barriers, building bridges: Critical discussion of social issues: Students are challenged to confront and discuss issues of injustice and intolerance by reading a variety of texts, from young adult literature to picture books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Critical media literacy: TV programs: Helps student critically analyze popular television programs. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Dynamic duo text talks: Examining the content of Internet sites: Students read a variety of online texts about Anne Frank and the Holocaust prior to more extensive study of these topics. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Entering history: Nikki Giovanni and Martin Luther King, Jr.: Students read Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in conjunction with Nikki Giovanni’s poem “The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.” in order to better understand the speech and the impact it had on observers like Giovanni during the Civil Rights movement and Americans today. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Exploring author's voice using Jane Addams Award-winning books: This lesson uses Jane Addams Award-winning books to explore author's voice and style. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Expository escapade-Detective's handbook: In this lesson, students combine reading the detective fiction genre with expository writing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Finding the science behind science fiction through paired readings: In this lesson, students explore the genre of science fiction, while learning more about the science integrated into the plot of the story using nonfiction texts and resources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Folktale frenzy: WebQuest writing: Students design WebQuests in order to teach their peers about the subgenres that fall under the heading of “folktale.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); 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

Leading to great places in the middle school classroom: This mini-lesson examines types of leads in prominent young adult literature and challenges students to search for great leads and then write original examples. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Literature circle roles reframed: Reading as a film crew: In this alternative to traditional literature circles, students take on roles found in filmmaking, while reading and responding to a piece of literature. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Media literacy: Examining the world of Lizzie McGuire: Students develop media literacy skills as they explore and analyze an episode of the television series Lizzie McGuire. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

On a musical note: Exploring reading strategies by creating a soundtrack: In this creative lesson, students create a soundtrack for a novel they have read. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Products across borders: In this lesson, students identify foreign products available in the United States and learn about U.S. companies that sell products abroad. The students discuss globalization and illustrate two maps to show where products come from and where they're sold. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Traveling the road to freedom through research and historical fiction: In this lesson, students read historical fiction and participate in a webquest to gain an understanding of an important period in American history. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Using classic poetry to challenge and enrich students' writing: In this lesson, students learn to interpret multiple perspectives while reading, analyzing, and discussing classic works of poetry. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Using picture books to explore identity, stereotyping and discrimination: Students are challenged to analyze the concepts of identity, stereotyping and discrimination by reading picture books that depict characters who are different from others in their communities. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

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