LEARN NC

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

Goal 2

The learner will inform an audience by exploring literature to explain its artistry and its underlying social and cultural values.

Objective 2.03

Publish works to enable an audience to understand a principle, theory or artistic technique by:

  • presenting a focused thesis with supporting detail and commentary.
  • adjusting diction, tone, language and method of presentation to the audience.

Resources aligned to this objective

Hidden stories: A three-part lesson in African American history, research, and children’s literature
In this high school lesson plan, students will create a timeline of African American history, review a work of children's literature, and then create their own works of children's literature drawing on a primary source document pertaining to the life of an ordinary African American.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts)
By Edie McDowell.

Resources on the web

Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus
Students use visual and literary tools to identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus and examples from Shakespeare's Hamlet illustrate the philosophy... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE