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

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Teaching plot structure through short stories
In this lesson that introduces plot structure, students read short stories as a whole class, in small groups, and, finally, individually, analyzing the plot of three different short stories using an online graphic organizer to diagram the structures. After... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Magazine redux: An exercise in critical literacy
This lesson prompts students to act as critical readers as they consider how and why their approach and experiences differ when reading an online version versus a print version of a magazine. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Exploring audience and purpose with a single issue
Students evaluate audience and purpose in writing by exploring the debate between evolution and creationism raised during the Scopes Monkey Trial. Readwritethink provides links to information about the Scopes Monkey Trial, a handout explaining purpose and... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Analyzing symbolism, plot, and theme in Death and the Miser
Students analyze Hieronymous Bosch's Death and the Miser in this activity that explores the literary elements in a painting. The goal of this lesson is to state an original interpretation of a painting and explain how individual... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink