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Seeing two poems: This lesson will teach students how to actively read a poem and identify poetic devices.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); By Karyn A. Gloden.

Story tellers and poets: Students will examine the style, purpose, and organization of folktales and poetry in order to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of both genres. With this knowledge, students will use the word choice and repetition of traditional folktales to transform them into modern poetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Heather Bower and Michele Hicks.

Maya Angelou: Study and response to "Still I Rise": Students read biographical information on Maya Angelou and her poem, "Still I Rise." Students identify support and elaboration in poem, then respond by either writing a letter to the author or his/her own poem in response.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Barbara Groome and Jo Peterson Gibbs.

Just like Brian Wilson did: Using allusion to teach imagery & theme: Beginning ENG I students are introduced to the general concepts of imagery (including symbolism) and theme in short literature in a lesson that features two contemporary pop songs and their lyrics. Serves as a useful attention getting exercise for low-level ENG I students who must become familiar with general literary concepts and terms for the ENG I EOC.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Jeffrey Weeks.

Spirituals and the power of music in slave narratives: In this lesson for grade 4, students will learn about the importance of music in the lives of slaves by reading slave narratives and listening to recordings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Music Education and Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Excerpt from Uncle Tom Jones slave narrative: Thomas H. Jones was born into slavery near Wilmington, North Carolina. He lived on a plantation until about 1815, when he was sold to a Wilmington storekeeper. Later, as a free man, he moved to the North and played a vocal role in the antislavery movement in the 1850s and 1860s. In this excerpt from his memoir, Jones describes some of his experiences as a slave.; Format: book

Beaded bracelet multiplication: Students complete a variety of estimation and multiplication activities to plan, create, and write directions for creating beaded bracelets.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics); By Dayle Payne.

Jim Crow and segregation: This is an integrated lesson plan that incorporates both eighth grade language arts and history. Using Internet research, literary analysis, and persuasive technique, students will practice reading and writing skills while analyzing the impact of Jim Crow Segregation on African Americans living in North Carolina and elsewhere.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Burnetta Barton.

Working with patterns: Students use their knowledge of patterns to discover the remaining members of an established pattern as set forth in the Shodor activity called "Pattern Generator." Permission has been granted for the use of the Shodor materials as part of the workshop- "Interactivate Your Bored Math Students" by Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)

Making patterns make sense: Students will analyze organizational patterns in analytical writing by reading, Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss. Students will then apply these patterns to their own writing by creating children's books about success.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Heather Bower.

Walk Two Moons: An integrated unit: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech is a bittersweet story of a teenager who desperately wants to be reunited with her mother. This unit is an integrated study combining setting, theme, point of view, character, and plot with geography and geometry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Janet Fore.

Long Way to Travel: Long Way to Travel is part of the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip collection at the Library of Congress. John Lomax was a folklorist and musicologist who traveled throughout...; Format: audio/music

Rainbow spelling: A kinesthetic approach to encoding: The following lesson requires the students to spell words containing learned phonemes using a visual and kinesthetic learning approach.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); By Wendy Parton.

Snap! Crackle! Box!: The student will create a new cereal and design an original box as their final for Art 1. This is a cumulative assignment incorporating the skills and techniques studied and developed throughout the course of the year.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Development); By Joan Lansford and Peggy Peck.

Helping parents understand: In Math for multiple intelligences, page 5; The more ongoing, positive communication you have with parents, the more they'll be willing to work with you.; By Gretchen Buher.

I'm Gwine Home on de Mornin' Train: I'm Gwine Home on de Mornin' Train is part of the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip collection at the Library of Congress. John Lomax was a folklorist and musicologist who...; Format: audio/music

Interior Design Project: Within this lesson, students will role play the job of an interior designer.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 ); By Shannon Braxton.

The Gospel Train: The Gospel Train is part of the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip collection at the Library of Congress. John Lomax was a folklorist and musicologist who traveled throughout...; Format: audio/music

Folktales and Fairy Tales: We all had favorite folktales we learned when we were growing up. LEARN NC has compiled a selection of instructional resources to teach students of all ages about folktales and fairy tales.; Format: bibliography/help

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.

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