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English II

Goal 1, Objective 1.01

Goal 1

The learner will react to and reflect upon print and non-print text and personal experiences by examining situations from both subjective and objective perspectives.

Objective 1.01

Produce reminiscences (about a person, event, object, place, animal) that engage the audience by:

  • using specific and sensory details with purpose.
  • explaining the significance of the reminiscence from an objective perspective.
  • moving effectively between past and present.
  • recreating the mood felt by the author during the reminiscence.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Looking back - An Art/English 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.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
By Julie Osmon.
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.
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.

Resources on the web

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 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Paying attention to technology: Writing technology autobiographies
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students examine the proliferation of technologies that have become a part of their daily lives. In this activity, students brainstorm lists of their interactions with technology, map these interactions graphically, and... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
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 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
Provided by: National Geographic
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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: Rethinking Schools Online
“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)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE