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- A “defining moment” in editorial writing
- Students will be introduced to the definition mode of writing. Students will learn to define a particular subject by responding in an editorial format. Students will first compose an editorial graphic organizer, which will aid in composing a completed editorial using the writing process. This lesson includes modifications for a Novice Low Limited English student.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Susan Brooks and Carrie Mabry.
- The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
- This lesson plan focuses on a English Language Arts objectives: similarity and difference. Students compare the story The Three Little Pigs and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas. Students will work collaboratively in small heterogeneous groups to apply strategies for comprehension and vocabulary.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Betty Coleman-Canty and Michelle Swain.
- Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens
- Students read, discuss, and write about Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens by Spencer Johnson, M.D., a parable about life's changes, and how best to benefit from them. By reading the parable, students will learn ways to react positively to inevitable change, and gain insight into their personal decision-making processes regarding changes in their lives, now and in the future. This lesson plan is modified for Advanced English Language Learners in the 9th and 10th grades. It is written for 45 minute class periods, but can be modified for 90 minute block classes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Ann Gerber.
- A'planting we will go
- This lesson is based on the book, The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle. This story will be used to introduce the students to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and soil are appropriate. Students will learn that plants produce seeds that can become new plants. Through extended activities, the students will experience first-hand the germination of seeds. They will become familiar with the parts of a plant and learn how each part works to produce a healthy plant.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science)
- By Karol Schriber.
- 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.
- Animal adjectives
- Students will describe animals as they review nouns and verbs associated with these animals. They will learn to use adjectives as they describe the animals. They will use this knowledge to write their stories about animals.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.
- Awesome action words
- Good writers use precise verbs to make stories interesting and vivid. In this lesson, students will learn to replace boring, redundant, generic verbs with more precise “Awesome Action Words.”
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By DPI Writing Strategies.
- Birds of a feather, an interdisciplinary unit: Language Arts wing
- This lesson, which features Mark Twain's “Jim Baker's Blue-jay Yarn,” is part of an interdisciplinary unit on birds that contains math/science and language arts components. In the language arts wing, students will explore dialects and personification through this very entertaining tall tale full of the antics of talking blue-jays.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Janet Fore.
- Bubba: A Cinderella story
- This lesson focuses on the whimsical interpretation of the Cinderella story. Students explore the story Bubba, the Cowboy Prince, through rich text and interpretations of the story.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright.
- "The Cask of Amontillado"
- The short story "The Cask of Amontillado," by Edgar Allan Poe is an effective venue for teaching English I literary terms. The following lesson plan is designed to engage the reader in a deeper than superficial reading of the text. It is also designed to elicit discussion and written critical-thinking responses. This lesson assumes that the literary terms have already been introduced. However, if they have not, the teacher may use this lesson to introduce these terms in the context of the literature.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Guy Hill and Crystal Brown.
- Colors and symbols of stigmatization
- This lesson is an introduction to the reading of Night by Elie Wiesel, which students will read independently. The students will do research to discover the different colors and symbols used to symbolize the Nazi party's list of undesirable people. The students will gain an understanding of how other people can arbitrarily judge other people as inferior.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies)
- By Sandra Hurd and Wilma Gale.
- Creature creation: An elaboration writing activity
- This lesson will focus on the writing element of elaboration. It will also tap into higher order thinking skills with the creation of a Coastal Plain imaginary animal and a creative story about the creature. This lesson could be linked to 4th grade Science and Social Studies objectives. For more in-depth knowledge in those other subjects, go to the lesson entitled Researching the Coastal Plain
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Ana Sanders and Heather Ennis.
- Dictionary guide words: How do they guide us?
- Students have difficulty locating words in a dictionary. This lesson will allow students to learn how to use guide words in a dictionary to locate words.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Anne Campbell and Carol Troutman.
- Discovering how to take care of our natural resources
- This lesson focuses on our natural resources and the effects our actions have on them. Students explore this concept through discussion, matching, literature, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Hicks and Alison Short.
- 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 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Ann Gerber and Tericia Summers.
- Elements of a fable
- In this lesson students will examine the elements of a fable. Students will use their understanding of fable elements to create an original fable and present it in dramatic form. This lesson includes modifications and alternative assessments for Advanced Limited English Proficient students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Kate Boyce.
- Fairy tales
- This lesson will begin a unit on fairy tales for young learners. It will begin with assessing what first graders know about fairy tales. Children will learn about the original version of The Three Little Pigs.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Audra Penrod and Vivian Lages.
- Family traditions
- This lesson is a follow-up to the lesson “Who's Your Mama? A Family Who's Who” and is mainly based on The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant; therefore, family structure including titles or roles is assumed to be prior knowledge for this lesson.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.
- 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.
- Flying high with hot air balloons!
- This lesson plan, written for the Novice High Second Language Student, uses the historical fiction book The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr, to reinforce basic vocabulary and introduce new vocabulary while tying into many community sponsored hot air balloon events held in the fall.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Barbara Boal.
