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

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Strategy lesson: KWL
This lesson activates students' prior knowledge about famous North Carolinians and helps them organize thoughts and questions before they read biographies.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Alisa McAlister, Sherry French, and Harnetha Hudgins.
Jonathan Edwards and the art of persuasion
In this lesson, students will study the elements of persuasive writing in Jonathan Edward's “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” according to the following criteria: speaker, audience, occasion, and means of persuasion, and then analyze a contemporary piece of writing, such as an advertisement, for similar elements.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
By Dave Guiley.

Resources on the web

North Carolina Encyclopedia
This site provides information about the people, the government, the history, and the resources of North Carolina. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources