Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

Goal 2

The learner will synthesize and use information from a variety of sources.

Respond to informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by:

monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and/or viewed.
analyzing the characteristics of informational works.
summarizing information.
determining the importance of information.
making connections to related topics/information.
drawing inferences and/or conclusions.
generating questions.

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Cooking up descriptive language: Designing restaurant menus: In this lesson students explore the genre of menus by analyzing existing menus from local restaurants and creating their own original menus. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Comparing Electronic and Print Texts About the Civil War Soldier: What is the best way for students to find the information they need when completing research? Is there a difference between looking for information in print and online texts? This lesson has students explore the answers to these questions by responding to... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Information Skills); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Can the chiru be saved?: In this Xpeditions lesson, students are introduced to the chiru of Tibet. A small deerlike animal, the chiru is endangered because it is hunted and killed for its luxurious wool. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Campaigning for fair use: Public service announcements on copyright awareness: In this lesson that introduces issues of fair usage and copyright laws, students create audio public service announcements that can be broadcast over the school's public address system or published as podcasts on the Internet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Building reading comprehension through think-alouds: Introduces the think-aloud strategy to students. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Book reviews, annotation, and web technology: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students will write a group book review, taking notes in their journals throughout the reading and discussion process; write short research papers as annotations for their reviews; and post them to the Web, demonstrating... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Book report alternative: Comic strips and cartoon squares: This lesson incorporates student handouts and a comic creator interactive to encourage student creativity and expression. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

The Big, Bad Wolf . . . is this a fact?: This ReadWriteThink lesson combines the nonfiction works of Seymour Simon with teacher modeling, discussion groups, and student-created multimedia presentations to increase comprehension, vocabulary, and research skills, and boost students' willingness... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Beyond the story: A Dickens of a party: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are invited to attend a 19th Century party as a character from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. To play their roles, students must understand the values and customs that Dickens' characters represented... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Avalanche, Aztek, or Bravada? A connotation mini-lesson: In this lesson that introduces connotation in literature, students examine familiar car names (such as Avalanche, Aztek, Bravada, Suburban or Vue) for underlying meaning. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Ancient Egypt: Stories and myths: In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine stories and myths about ancient Egypt through time. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Analyzing advice as an introduction to Shakespeare: Students read and analyze the advice given in Mary Schmich's 1997 Chicago Tribune column “Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young,” as an introduction to studying the advice that Polonius gives to Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

ABC bookmaking builds vocabulary in the content areas: Engages and motivates students in building content area vocabulary through the creation of ABC books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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