Standard Course of Study

Goal 2

The learner will evaluate problems, examine cause/effect relationships, and answer research questions to inform an audience.

Create responses that examine a cause/effect relationship among events by:

effectively summarizing situations.
showing a clear, logical connection among events.
logically organizing connections by transitioning between points.
developing appropriate strategies such as graphics, essays, and multi-media presentations to illustrate points.

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: Students study the symbolism, setting, and characterization in Kafka's work.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Laura Rose.

Cause and effect writing: What it looks like and who reads it: Students examine the causes and effects presented in a brochure called “Ozone: The Good and the Bad.” They also examine the language of the brochure with regard to audience appropriateness. Students then write their own brochures examine their classmates' brochures for cause and effect and for audience appropriateness.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Michelle Roberts.

The Declaration of Independence: In this interdisciplinary lesson, students will examine the role of the Declaration of Independence in the development of the American Revolution and as part of the American identity. They will also analyze the argumentative structure and write their own declaration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., and and NBCT.

Defining Tyranny: Students will focus on gathering support for and elaborating on ideas for an essay of definition on tyranny. Students will use examples from history and from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Bethany Hill.

Focus Activity Using RAFT: Better writing requires consideration of RAFT: Role, Audience, Format and Topic.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Kathleen Bost and Leigh Ann Webb.

Improving Student Essay Writing: English II teachers are constantly searching for strategies to improve students' analytical responses to literature. This lesson is designed for all types of learners, offering various activities for all learning styles. Individual, small group, and whole class activities on essay writing culminate with the student writing his or her own formal response to literature.

This generic writing activity may be used with any literary unit and at any point in your students' development of the writing process.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Shawn Parker.

India's path to independence: This interdisciplinary plan includes the study of the effects of imperialism and India's struggle for independence through history texts, literary works, and online resources. Activities include a seminar, research, and a news broadcast. Although this unit is designed for integrated English II and World Civilizations, lessons can be adapted to other class structures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies and English Language Arts); By Marian Johnson.

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.

Posing a Scenario and "Looping" to Provide Focus in a Cause/Effect Essay: Most of us are familiar with the idea that in narratives a writer chooses a “hot spot” or critical incident to serve as the focus of the work. Teachers of expository writing also must assist students in finding the “hot spot” or focus of their essays. Use this exercise to help student focus on one aspect of the essay.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Margaret Ryan.

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.

A Very Short History of the English Language: Students apply their knowledge of world history to research the major influences on the language that has become the English we speak today. Students then develop a timeline of events in Britain and explain the contributions of the various invading groups to the English language.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Information Skills and English Language Arts); By Carla Shinn.

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); Provider: 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); Provider: 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); Provider: 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); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

"Hamlet" and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic in Text and Film: This lesson contains a set of five activities for students to explore the themes of honor, loyalty, and revenge in selected scenes from Hamlet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theatre Arts Education); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Holocaust and resistance: Students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Literary scrapbooks online: An electronic reader-response project: This lesson leads students to reflect on and respond to literature by creating an online scrapbook. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE