English Instructional Plan – Analyze the Rhetoric of Persuasive Speech
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” (1849) focuses on developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.
English Instructional Plan – Applying Knowledge of Media Messages Grades 4-5
English Instructional Plan – Argumentation Editorial Concerning a Current Social/Health Issue
English Instructional Plan – Asking and Answering Questions in Fiction K-2
English Instructional Plan – Becoming a Smart Consumer: Analyzing Media Messages
English Instructional Plan – Beowulf and Black Panther
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) focuses on expanding vocabulary, developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.
Have students learn about the main characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Let THEM become the casting director as they decide who is best fit to play the part!
Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.
English Instructional Plan – Cause-and-Effect and its Impact on the Plot 6-8
English Instructional Plan – Characterization Grade 4
English Instructional Plan – Characterization: Character Development Grade 5
This lesson provides resources to assist in using Roald Dahl's short story Lamb to the Slaughter to teach characterization. It provides an anticipatory activity, versions of the text for the student and teacher, text-dependent questions, and a mastery activity. While it does not include instructional materials, these are great resources to build a lesson around.
English Instructional Plan- Characters Impact on Plot 8-9
Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.
English Instructional Plan – Citing Sources 6-8
Students participate in evaluating a description of a crime scene to prove innocence or guilt.
English Instructional Plan – Grades 9-12
English Instructional Plan- Comparative Analysis of Two Texts