1.   To Kill a Mockingbird: Building Knowledge As a conclusion to a class study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, students create models and pictures based on the novel's descriptions to illustrate the effect of setting on plot and character.

2.   Explore Writing with Louis Sachar Students make connections between Louis Sachar's life and his work, specifically his book Holes. Provides insight into the writing process.

3.   Up Close with the Author Students learn about author Carl Hiassen's background and hear about his perspective of Hoot, his first book for young readers.

4.   Who's Your Favorite Author? Bolster students' enthusiasm for reading by having them compare several books, pick their favorite author, and create their own books illustrating their favorite books' themes with writing, drawing, and symbols.

5.   Write like David Shannon Details a less on plan that entails students researching author David Shannon and creating a book that imitates his writing style.

6.   Celebrate Our Favorite Authors Promotes early literacy by having students discuss and emulate their favorite authors and writing styles. This lesson unit plan also teaches students the parts of a book.

7.   The Very Hungry Caterpillar This English Online teaching unit is based on Eric Carle's classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar

8.   Who Wrote That? Project Gutenberg has compiled a huge selection of literary works in the English language. All the texts are in electronic form. Since these works are now in the public domain, they can be read online or downloaded for later reading.

9.   Katherine Anne Porter's Artistry and Vision in 'The Jilting of Granny Weatherall', 'Flowering Judas', and 'Pale Horse, Pale Rider' This curriculum unit will be used as a segment of the contemporary American literature course for honor's, college, and basic English three students. Also, it could be used appropriately for the same English four students if they have not read the stories in their junior year. It should take at least two weeks to cover adequately and experience deeply.

1.   American Passages - Unit 1. Native Voices ...ished a rich and highly This tool 1. Native developed tradition of oral literature long before the builds Voices writings of the European colonists. This program multimedia explores that richness by introducing Native American presentations oral traditions through the work of three contemporary for authors: Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna Pueblo), Simon classrooms or Unit Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo), and Luci Tapahonso (Navajo). assignments. Overview Go Authors Covered This section of the Instructor Guide contains Archive biographical information on 10 authors, and includes An online Using the hyperlinks to rela...

2.   Lesson Plan #3 ...d have them write out their ideas. b.) Designate a person to share each group?s ideas c.) Walk around and help the groups that need help or just listen in III. Designated person shares with the class a.) Large class discussion over findings b.) Move into a comparison between what these black female authors are writing about and what the female authors we previously studied had talked about. What similarities in themes do they see? What are some of the differences within those similar themes? c.) Were all female authors simply fighting for female rights or did the black authors have a different agenda?...

3.   Lesson Topic: Lesson Topic: Creative Writing: Halloween Theme Grade Level: 2nd grade Teacher of Lesson: Ms. Caravia Approximate Time of Lesson: 1 hour Objectives: 1. The students will become more acquainted with the Book-making unit by listening to a book about 'authors' (Knowledge). 2. The students will identify practice incorporating the different aspects of a story (character, setting, plot, etc...) into their own seasonal story after reviewing these aspects(Knowledge). 3. The students will practice their writing abilities and begin brainstorming for story topic...

4.   Authors Unit Key Word Search DDNCurriculum Advanced SearchFull Unit of Study ListingSubmit a New Unit Home DDN Curriculum Components for Unit of Study 77 Unit of Study Title: AUTHORS UNIT Topic Area: Communications/Language Arts Grade Level: 3-5 Time Frame: One month Key Words: Jerry Spinelli, Joanna Hurwitz,Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Jerry Pallotta Unit Designer: Connie Parrish (CP029) Unit Designer E-mail: Connie.Parrish@k12.sd.us School District: Mitchell Date Added: 6/18/2002...

5.   Favourite authors Access keys help Home TV Talk bbc.co.uk Radio Where I Live A-Z Index Search CBBC CBBC Newsround Games Chat Vote Quiz Reports Teachers: Literacy: Last Updated: Friday November 09 2007 11:44 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Home UK Favourite authors World Literacy Text level Teaching resources Girl reading Harry Potter book Overview Most recent lesson plan Sport The Harry Potter books have been voted the books that people like to read again and again - and again! JK Rowling's tales even beat The Bible - which came in 16th place, in the survey o...

6.   Sarah Post ...ng Process Lesson Plan Title: Prewriting Stage ? Identifying and Creating Good Beginnings for a Story Objective:? Students will: ? Categorize and evaluate the beginnings to different stories ? Write examples of beginnings to a story from their anthology ? Revise their own beginnings for their Young Authors stories Materials:? ? Books brought in by students and books from classroom library ? Post-its ? Charts with possible ?Good Beginning? categories (a separate sheet for each category): statement about a character, statement about the setting (time or place), a question, a quote, a surprising or shock...

7.   Ratgeber-Geography and Travel ...7 and 129 in detail. What is different in these two pictures? WORKING WITH TEXT Students will read the above mentioned three sections from the Taschenbuch über die Vereinigten Staaten für Einwanderer und Ausländer: and discuss the following questions, in English or German: ? Who might have been the authors of this text? Was it originally written in German? Why or why not? ? Compare the ?Pflichten eines guten Bürgers? with the lists of privileges and duties, created above. What are the differences or similarities? ? In ?Lerne Englisch,? do the authors propose English as an official or national language...

8.   Land Surveys (one-day lesson) ...of 1785? Step 3: 20 minutes: Read document Pass out USGS Surveys and have students answer questions. Homework Students should answer the following questions: + How is Rundstrom's analysis in Mapping Nature similar to Short's analysis in USGS Surveys ? How do the analyses differ? + Respond to these authors' interpretations of mapping the West. Are you convinced by their arguments? Why or why not? EVALUATION CRITERIA: For this homework assignment to meet standards, students must fulfill the following criteria: + Identify that both authors critique land surveys as acts of governmental power; neither aut...

9.   Ms. Smith's English Page Ms. Smith's English Page This page contains interesting, fun, and informative links related to subjects covered in my eighth grade English classes at the Maria Weston Chapman Middle School in Weymouth, MA.. There are links to authors and poets and to sites containing background information about some of the novels that we'll be reading this year, helpful writing resources, a biography/autobiography section, and a few surprises. If you're not one of my eighth graders, please stay awhile and look around anyway. Explore the Interne...

10.   Author Studies Key Word Search DDNCurriculum Advanced SearchFull Unit of Study ListingSubmit a New Unit Home DDN Curriculum Components for Unit of Study 904 Unit of Study Title: Author Studies Topic Area: Communications/Language Arts Grade Level: K-2 Time Frame: On-going throughout the year Key Words: Children's authors, Authors and Illustrators Unit Designer: Christine Chandler (CC053) Unit Designer E-mail: Christine.Chandler@k12.sd.us School District: Watertown Date Added: 6/26/2002 8:10:29 PM Date Last Revised: 6/27/2002 9:46:12 AM Peer Reviewer: Donna Elliott Peer Reviewer E-mail: Donna.Elliott@k12.sd.us SD Con...