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- The Wish Giver: Cause and effect
- Through a discussion of the characters in the novel The Wish Giver, by Bill Brittain, the teacher will teach the students to identify and analyze the cause/effect relationship and its importance in reading comprehension.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts)
- By Becky Ellzey.
- Analyzing significant events in Jim the Boy
- This activity, to be completed after reading Tony Earley's Jim the Boy, helps students identify examples and details and then analyze them effectively. The class will brainstorm examples of life-changing events in Jim's life. The teacher will select one of the events, find the pages in the novel where it is discussed, and show the students how to annotate the text by marking details and commenting on them. Using a "T" chart, the class will then select three of the details to analyze.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
- By Vickie Smith.
- Comparing and contrasting Little Red Riding Hood stories
- This lesson will introduce the Venn diagram to students. They will read two versions of the story "Little Red Riding Hood" and list details from each in separate diagrams.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)
- By Amber Miller.
- 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.
- Mystery: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
- This is a three part lesson on mysteries using the novel Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- By Christine Weaver.
- One, two, three... go Poe!
- In this lesson, students will be able to compare and contrast three short stories they have read by Edgar Allan Poe. The assignment will be divided into three parts: (1) They will have read and discussed or completed other classroom activities on each of the three stories. (2) They will work in small groups to brainstorm and create comparison/contrast charts that will be shared with the class. (3) Students will create their own graphic organizers based on the ideas shared in step two and then create a draft and final paper.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
- By Janie Peak.
- Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Students will examine language in three different versions of the traditional "Gruff" tale. These will be compared and contrasted through Venn diagrams. Each text will be introduced, examined, and contrasted in a different lesson.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts)
- By Sandra Doyle.
- "Twas the Night Before Christmas": Retelling through thinking maps
- After reading and discussing “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” students will work together to create a Flow Map. Each student will then use the map they created individually to retell the story in his/her own words.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
- By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.
- The wolf in children's books
- Students will explore the ways wolves are represented in children's stories. They will decide if the wolf is a protagonist or an antagonist in the story. They will also attempt to determine if these representations are scientifically accurate. The first in a two-part lesson.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Vanessa Olson.
