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English II
Goal 1, Objective 1.02
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- Focus on first lines: Increasing comprehension through prediction strategies
- In this lesson, students examine opening sentences in literary works and make predictions about the content of the texts they will read later. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying": Burying Addie's Voice
- Students consider the role of Addie Bundren in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, the effect she has on the other characters, and the impact created by Faulkner's use of multiple narrative perspectives on revelation of character and exploration of themes.... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
- Draft letters: Improving student writing through critical thinking
- This lesson challenges students to think critically about their writing on a specific assignment before submitting their work to a reader. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- Decoding “The Matrix”: Exploring dystopian characteristics through film
- In this lesson, students are introduced to the definition and characteristics of a dystopian work by watching video clips from The Matrix and other dystopian films. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- Critical reading: Two stories, two authors, same plot?
- This lesson encourages students to read and respond critically to two different pieces of literature with the same title. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- Censorship in the classroom: Understanding controversial issues
- In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students examine propaganda and media bias and explore a variety of banned and challenged books, researching the reasons these books have been censored. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- Audio listening practices: Exploring personal experiences with audio texts
- In this lesson designed to develop students’ involvement with media literacy, students keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to radio, music (e.g., songs on MP3 players, podcasting), and other streaming media or archived broadcasts. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- 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
