1.   Tell It to the Judge - Persuasive Essay Describes a lesson in which students learn about fractured fairy tales through a multi-step literary response to The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.

2.   I'm a Changed Pig Presents a lesson plan for comparing and contrasting traditional fairy tales with fractured stories, and writing personal narratives, all with an eye for author purpose.

3.   Childish Pride Students read ancient greek myths with special attention to the consequences of characters' refusal to obey their parents. Includes writing journal responses.

4.   Understanding Cause and Effect Teaches students about cause and effect through discussion and literary response to a book about time travel.

1.   "The Utterly Perfect Murder" /English I/Grade 9 Vision View the standards Return _ Unit/Lesson Plan _ "The Utterly Perfect Murder" /English I/Grade 9 Description This is a one-day study on the short story "The Utterly Perfect Murder" by Ray Bradbury. The students will study the proper literary terms, and they will be able to identify them in a short story. Goal/Standard/Level/Benchmark 2.A.4.b KRSP Knowledge: Define the literary terms. Recognize the terms in a literary work. Reasoning: Analyze the relationships between literary terms. Differentiate between the literary terms. Evaluate the events i...

2.   "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" / English I / Grade 12 Vision View the standards Return _ Unit/Lesson Plan _ "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" / English I / Grade 12 Description This is a one-day lesson on "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Students will read selections of poem and examine the use of specific literary terms. Students will then be able to identify and discuss the terms given. Goal/Standard/Level/Benchmark 2.A.5.a KRSP Knowledge: Define the terms Identify assonance, internal rhyme, alliteration, and consonance as literary terms. Reasoning: Differentiate between each of the terms Compare each of the literary...

3.   Literary Elements Story Mapping/Literature/Grade 6 Vision View the standards Return _ Unit/Lesson Plan _ Literary Elements Story Mapping/Literature/Grade 6 Description This is a one day lesson that is part of a larger unit on literary elements. The purpose of this lesson is to analyze specific literary elements for a novel. Goal/Standard/Level/Benchmark 2.A.3.b KRSP Knowledge: Recall definitions for characters, setting,...

4.   Teaching English Language Arts: Elevens2 Teaching English Language Arts : Elevens2 HomePage :: Categories :: PageIndex :: RecentChanges :: RecentlyCommented :: Login/Register Back to Unit Overview Back to Lesson One Poetry Lesson Two: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Date: March 8, 2007 Class Length: 75 Minutes Topic: Intro to Literary Devices / Sound Devices Learning Objectives: TSWBAT Required Materials: Dr. Seuss Book, TBA Extra Poetry Handouts for People Who Were Absent in Lesson One Hook: 10 minute Dr. Seuss reading (continuing from last class) and 10 minute freewrite journal response Procedure: 20 Minutes: Dr. Seuss Hook Literary Dev...

5.   Making Meaning in Literature — Readers as Individuals ...versations in Literature Workshop HomeEnvisionment BuildingHelpful Hints for Site LeadersLesson BuilderSearch this SiteSite Map _ About Making Meaning in Literature: A Video Library, Grades 6-8 Individual Clip Descriptions 1. Introducing the Envisionment-Building Classroom 2. Building Envisioning a Literary Community 3. Asking Questions 4. Facilitating Discussion 5. Seminar Discussion 6. Dramatic Tableaux 7. Readers as Individuals 8. The Teacher s Role in a Literary Community Classroom Lesson Plan: Reading Workshop 9. Whole Group Discussions Teacher: Flora Tyler, Picacho Middle School, Las Cruces, New Mexico Ab...

6.   Teaching English Language Arts: Elevens1 ...ine and differentiate between types of poetry Define and differentiate between forms of poetry Required Materials: Overhead Overhead Pens Overhead Copy of Billy Collins' "Introduction to Poetry" Overhead Copy of "Types of Poetry" and "Forms of Poetry" Class Sets of Types of Poetry, Forms of Poetry, Literary Devices, Sound Devices, and Scansion Handouts Dr. Seuss Book, TBA Hook: Billy Collins' "Introduction to Poetry" on overhead 10 minute freewriting response to poem Procedure: 4 Minutes: Teacher places "Introduction to Poetry" on overhead and asks for a volunteer to read it out Teacher explains that students w...

7.   Fairy Tale Writing ...stimulate language and imagination. The unit is concluded with a Character Dress Up Day. The purpose of the day is to encourage the enjoyment of books, introduce book reports, and to have fun. Associated New York State Learning Standards: Standard Area: English Language Arts Standard: Language for Literary Response and Expression Students will read, write, listen and speak for literary response and expressions. Students read a variety of literature of different genres: picture books; poems; articles and stories from children's magazines, fables, myths and legends; songs, plays and media productions; and works...

8.   PowerPoint Lesson Plan Poetry Unit for Tenth Grade Language Arts Lesson: Day One, Introduction to literary terms and Spanish and Latin American poetry Designed by: The Linguaphiles Objectives: This lesson aims to familiarize students with literary terms and to teach them the basic concepts needed to analyze poetry. In this lesson, I want the students to: 1. Become familiar with literary terms, and 2. Become famil...

9.   Lesson Plan Intergrating Technology ...ch Papers Lesson Plan Teaching Philosophy Papers Activities Lesson Topic/Title: Reading and Writing With Gary Soto Author: Melissa Baker Grade Level/Subject: 3-5 Content Area: 1.1.5 By the end of first grade, students will respond to fiction and non-fiction text through writing, drawing, and verbal responses. Example indicators: bullet Read/listen to a variety of selections bullet Discuss the meaning of the selection. bullet Draw pictures and/or write sentences in response to selections. bullet Identify ways in literacy selections relate to their own lives. Objectives: 1. The students will review author schema....

10.   House and Home ...life and literature. Materials: + Class set House on Mango Street + pen and paper + template of the first vignette Time: Approximately 10 hours Instructional Sequence: 1. Have the students draw line a line down the center of a piece of notebook paper and write "Quote" at the top of one column, and "Response" at the top of the second. 2. Read the first chapter of House on Mango Street to the class, asking them to look for words, lines, or passages that they find of interest. Have students write the passage they select on the first column of their paper, and write a personal response to it on the second column. M...