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- Dear Juana: Editing a letter
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.3
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss the importance of proofreading and editing in various careers. The teacher will model proofreading and editing a sample letter, and then the students will write and peer-edit their own letters.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Ongoing assessment strategies for writing
- Making final assessment easier by helping students improve the quality of their writing along the way.
- By Sherri Phillips Merrit.
- Oh, the places I will go!
- Students will listen to the story by Dr. Seuss Oh, the Places You'll Go! The students will brainstorm a list of places they would like to go. Places such as nouns and proper nouns will be separated during the listing process. The students will write a response to: "Oh, the places I will go! I will go____________." and illustrate their responses. Each student response will be collected for a class book entitled "Oh, the Places We Will Go!"
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- Defining risk: A search for theme in Fahrenheit 451
- Students explore their understanding of the notion of risk in relation to their own experiences and in response to a variety of quotes. This exercise serves as a springboard to themes in the novel Fahrenheit 451.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
- By Leatha Fields-Carey.
- The very hungry teacher
- After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle students will use the writing process to write their own version of a Very Hungry story. They will use a flow map for pre-writing. Students will write a rough draft that will be revised and edited with a partner and a teacher.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Kelly Zumwalt.
- Frequently asked questions
- Answers to frequently asked questions about LEARN NC.
- Format: article/help
- Clarification writing: What could I add to the NC Zoo?
- Students will apply their knowledge of clarification writing and address "What Animal or Plant Would You Add to the NC Zoo." Students must research their plant or animal to determine if the zoo ecosystem could support the species. In addition, the student must provide reasons and explanations to support their choice. This is a follow-up activity to a unit of study on ecosystems/biomes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
- By Connie Johnson.
- Sweet potato fun
- These activities allow students to gain knowledge of the North Carolina state vegetable and have fun while doing it! Activities include describing, analyzing and comparing facts about sweet potatoes, creative writing and dramatization, taste testing and completing an online scavenger hunt.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- By Amy Luna and Kathy Beck.
- Examining effective openers and closures in writings
- Students will listen to a reading of Dr. Seuss' and Jack Prelutsky's Hooray for Difendoofer Day! Students will then work cooperatively to edit one another's rough drafts of analytical essay, focusing on openers and closures.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)
- By Heather Bower and Michele Hicks.
- Writing and English as a Second Language
- Strategies for helping English Language Learners throughout the writing process.
- By Frances Hoch.
- Civil War journals
- Integrates creative writing with social studies and enhances knowledge of the effects of the Civil War on people.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Gwen A. Jones.
- Creating found poetry from picture books
- Students select and read a picture book and afterwards create “found poetry” based on the picture book.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Barbara Groome and Jo Peterson Gibbs.
- Writing workshops with Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Word's reviewing functions enhance communication as students revise drafts of their writing projects.
- By David Ansbacher.
- The bear who wouldn't sleep
- Intermediate-level ESL students will apply facts from a content-based reading passage to create a short story about a bear who doesn't hibernate with his family.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
- By Donna Kauffman.
- 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.
- Oral history through personal narratives
- Students apply their knowledge of story elements to art and literature of the 1950s by developing a story, comprehending someone else's story, and diagramming the five elements of plot. Students will then create, revise, edit, and publish their own personal narrative.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Mary Magee.
- Spinning spider stories
- This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Sentence combining and decombining
- Students will focus on stylistic choices and sentence fluency by combining, decombining, and recombining sentences in professional writing, peer writing, and their own writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
- By Peter Bobbe.
- Inside and outside: Paradox of the box
- This lesson serves to introduce students to symbolism (the box), to the literary element paradox, and to the abstract notion of ambiguity (freedom vs. confinement). It is designed for 2nd and 3rd graders, but may be adapted for use with upper elementary or early middle school grades.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Persuasive writing: A classroom model
- In Arts of persuasion, page 4
- A plan for modeling persuasive writing with middle school students, using homework as the topic.
- By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
