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English II
Goal 1, Objective 1.01
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- Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through words
- The first part of a unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching appreciation for the art and culture of Japan. Students use observation and descriptive writing to discover richly detailed Japanese screen and scroll paintings so that another student can illustrate it in the next lesson.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
- By Michelle Harrell.
- Do you "Really" Believe in Magic?
- Students are introduced to the genre (or mode) of Magical Realism in World Literature by reading Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's short story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." This lesson plan is modified for an English Language Learner (ELL) at the Intermediate Low (IL) proficiency level.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Ann Gerber and Tericia Summers.
- Join Up
- This lesson is designed to help students look more closely at the reasons why Paul and his friends from the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, along with other soldiers joined the armed forces in WWI. Through primary sources and the novel, students will have a better understanding of propaganda and how it affects people.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)
- By Kari Siko.
- Looking Back - An Art/English/History Interdisciplinary unit
- This is an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates research of historical events of the past century. By students learning to recognize that society impacts the themes within art and literature, students then take this knowledge base and interview an individual to develop a biographical narrative, a collage, and oral presentation.
The lesson can be modified to take two weeks or longer. Some of the activites are designed for long-term assignments. - Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
- By Julie Osmon.
- Replica of a Period Newspaper/World Literature
- Students will research a specific time in history in order to create the front page of a newspaper relevant to the selected time period.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)
- By Kim Dechant.
- Setting and Symbolism in A Doll's House
- This lesson is designed as a follow-up to the reading and discussion of the play A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. An understanding of the two literary terms setting and symbolism, and their impact on a work of literature, are essential to students' success in following the guidelines outlined in the North Carolina English Language Arts Standard Course of Study. This lesson has been modified for English Language Learners at the intermediate high proficiency level, but would also be adaptable for learners at the novice or advanced levels.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Guy Hill and Crystal Brown.
- You Ate What??
- After reading the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, students will use primary sources to relate Paul's experience to the life of a North Carolina soldier. Students will create their own primary source journal entry.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)
- By Kari Siko.
Lesson plans on the web
- “You're the Top!” Pop culture then and now
- In an exploration of Cole Porter's song, “You're the Top!,” students write about present-day pop culture and learn about pop culture of the past. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- The age poem: Building a community of trust
- Students create an “age poem” to explore childhood memories. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
- Provider: Rethinking Schools Online
- Analyzing symbolism, plot, and theme in Death and the Miser
- In this lesson, students apply analytical skills to an exploration of the early Renaissance painting Death and the Miser by Hieronymous Bosch. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Geography and history in songs
- Students look at some historical paintings on the Internet and describe the things the paintings reveal about the places depicted in the paintings. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Paying attention to technology: Writing technology autobiographies
- Students brainstorm lists of their interactions with technology, map these interactions graphically, and then compose narratives of their most significant interactions with technology. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Two ancient cities
- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students review basic facts about two ancient American civilizations: the Inca and the Maya. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
- Provider: National Geographic
