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- The American Dream
- In conjunction with a unit on Puritanism, students will define and illustrate their personal definition of the American Dream or their concept of the dream in general.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Becky Ackert and Deborah Belknap.
- Civil rights wax museum project
- In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Sabrina Lewandowski.
- Comparing governments: International
- This lesson focuses on comparing and contrasting national governments in North America and/or Central America. It is the second of two lessons about government. The other is Comparing Governments: Local, State, and National. This plan could be easily adapted for eighth-grade or high-school ESL students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Tami Weaver and Wendy Pineda.
- Comparing governments: Local, state, and national
- This lesson on comparing governments will focus on looking at the similarities and differences between local, state, and federal governments in North Carolina and the United States. It is suggested that this lesson be followed by Comparing governments: International. This plan could be easily adapted for eighth-grade or high-school ESL students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Tami Weaver and Wendy Pineda.
- First Americans of North Carolina and the United States
- This lesson will use shared reading, center time, hands-on projects, and journal writing to help learners discover facts about first Americans, particularly those in the region that is today North Carolina, while at the same time developing their English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Adriane Moser.
- Formulating questions to meet information needs of ELL students
- This is a multi-activity lesson plan to teach the concept of asking engaging, researchable questions prior to reading. This leads to effective inquiries during project or research work in any content area. Using engaging questions creates a sense of connectedness by linking academic contents with students' personal concerns. The lesson is primarily designed for English language learners although it can be adapted for mainstream students. This lesson can also be modified for use with grades 4-8.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Development, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Deborah Wilkes, Kristi Triplett, and Karen Waller.
