English Core Curriculum 2011-2014
- ODE Model Curriculum English/Language Arts The ODE has asked that school districts begin to implement the new curriculum materials in Kindergarten, 11th grade and 12th grade during the 2011-2012 school year. Standards are broken into subsections by grade level group,anchor standards (college readiness), reading, writing, listening/speaking and related content area ELA standards.
- ODE Common Core Standards NEW REVISED SPRING 2011
ODE Model Curriculums by grade ....scroll down http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1699&ContentID=86942&Content=110076
- Understanding the Common Core - ELA
- Kansas Dept of Education ELA Resources -good rubrics for text complexity and video interviews with the ELA Common Core Authors
- Close Reading Example - YouTube Video of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speech
- Grammar and Conventions Standards - Video Description of Common Core by one of the Common Core Authors.
- Hunt Institute Videos about Common Core ELA
Understanding Lexiles
- One component of the new Core Standards developed by the ODE is a requirement that tradebooks/novels used in Language Arts classes meet a certain Lexile Level. To find the Lexile Level for a book, you can use the Lexile "Find A Book" at http://www.lexile.com/fab/. Type in the title of the book, or you can browse for books at a certain Lexile level. Students can also use this site to find books that are in the right Lexile range for them, even if they do not have an actual "tested" Lexile level.
- Lexile Ranges Defined In the ODE Standards/Common Core
- Lexile and Accelerated Reader Conversion Table - note , this was not done by Lexile.com
- More Detailed Article and Table Comparing AR and Lexile
- Lexile and Infohio - many of the resources are linked to Lexile levels. Searchasaurus lets you search by specific lexile range. Many of these resources are pdf and full text. Kidsearch also has lexile - if you go into detailed search. Middle School and 9-12 also has the detailed search function that allows you to set the lexile level. As a teacher - you can put together lists of targeted resources. Here is a sample of how you might use these data bases to have the kids find resources.
- TOOLS
- Lexile Find-a-Book students can choose lexile level and books that are interesting to them. If you are logged in , you can create some simple book lists - but ideally, let the kids sign in and create their own book lists. Linked to Google Books and WorldCat - for kids to find the book. It also has the high interest, low reading level filter. There is also a book search and an advanced search tab. Once you click on a book, it also gives you the option to put in the kid's lexile range and it will tell you their expected comprehension.
- Lexile Analyzer - you can scan an article or run a whole book if you scan it. For an article, copy and paste text into a Word Document. Be aware that hyperlinks will be viewed as "novel, difficult word" so make sure you remove the links. Go in and fix any punctuation. Remove bylines. Go to File - Save As and save it as plain text. Then save it to the desktop of your computer to upload into the Lexile Analyzer. Word count is 1000 limit. If you'd like to do more, send them an email and they will allow us to do this. This is to prevent publishers from using the tool.
- TEACHERS
- Lexile and Summer Reading -use the Lexile Find-a-Book to go along with planning for Summer Reading - find lists of books. Teachers kids how to self select.
- Lexile and the Classroom
- Lexile Map
- Challenging High Ability Readers
- Lexile and the Library
- ADMINISTRATORS
- PARENTS
- Lexile Overview Video - (6 minutes) good to show parents or teachers who do not know a lot about lexile
- Lexile at Home - info for parents
- Lexile Map
Common Core Tools and Templates
Use the following sites to see how we might structure our learning progressions, lessons and courses of study
- ODE Vertical Alignments
- Language
- Reading: Foundational Skills
- Reading: Informational Text
- Reading: Literature
- Speaking and Listening
- Writing
- http://web.me.com/acaciatc/UACC/ELA.html Grammar vertical alignment model and K-12 progressions - From the Arkansas Dept of Ed.
- http://www.schools.utah.gov/core/Common-Core-State-Standards-Resources/Common-Core-Academy-2011/ELA-Grade-3/2-Template-pdf.aspx Utah Dept of Ed sample lesson plan includes essential questions and formative assessments.
- http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3359 Oregon Dept of Ed ELA Resource page
- http://sde.state.ok.us/curriculum/CommonCore/pdf/EnglishAppendixB.pdf Oklahoma Exemplar Texts and Performance tasks
- http://sde.state.ok.us/curriculum/CommonCore/pdf/CollegeReadinessMath.pdf Sample Student Portfolio
- http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_C.pdf Samples of student writing
- http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/ela/0311.pdf Massachusetts Dept of Ed PDF of Learning Progressions - detailed
- Wilson - Fundations alignment to the Common Core
RUBRICS FOR WRITING AND THE COMMON CORE
- http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/464 Six Traits Model based rubrics
- http://www.sbusd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=288 Common Core Writing Prompts and Rubrics
Bay Schools Common ELA Vocabulary
CLOSING THE VOCABULARY GAP STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING VOCABULARY
- Vocabulary Lesson Ideas - Deb Smith Good strategies for word study including wordstorming and bookbox
- http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/toolkits/tk_resources.cfm?tk_id=141
- http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html
- http://www.rcs.k12.tn.us/rc/departments/ITS/Teacher_Resources/State_Department_WordList_Final.pdf
- http://www.pbs.org/parents/martha/experts/biemiller.html
- iPad Apps for vocabulary
- Manipulate the sentences to learn about grammar http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=248
- Choosing the best verb - an active and passive mini-voice lessonhttp://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=280
- Teaching Stems - Book Series: The Word Within A Word by Michael Clay Thompson ISBN 0-88092-204-4
- Perdue OWL - Online Writing Lab
- Possible Grammar Curriculum Materials
- Daily Grammar Practice (DGP) Grades k-12 Promethean Planet has aligned presentations to go with this
- Zaner Bloser "G.U.M." program Grades 2-8
- The Magic Lens Series- Michael Clay Thompson
- SAS CurriculumPathways - online materials (free with our district account)
- Sadlier Grammar Program
- Connie Weaver - the Grammar Plan Book
- Online Grammar Course - HyperGrammar University of Ottawa Writing Center
- ORC Homepage for 6-12 Reading, Grammar and Writing Skills for College Readiness - these are teacher and student resources http://ohiorc.org/Writing612/course.aspx
- Study Island - has a Grammar Practice Component - you can check it out at studyisland.com username bay@teacher password bay
- eMints Grammar Interactives - gr 1-5
- ReadWriteThink Resources for Grammar Instruction
Tenth Grade English - OGTs, Writing Skills, Grammar
- ORC Homepage for 6-12 Reading, Grammar and Writing Skills for College Readiness - these are teacher and student resources http://ohiorc.org/Writing612/course.aspx
- ORC Homepage for 6-8 and 9-12 Writing - Instructional Resources/Lesson Plans organized by subtopics including Technology, Writing Conventions, Grammar and Research http://ohiorc.org/Writing612/instructional.aspx
- Reading/Writing Informational Text - Restaurant Reviews NY Times lesson http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/1999/01/22/showing-good-taste/ Here is the link to the "Italian Fare" review that is referenced for the lesson http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/19990122friday.html
- Reading and being a writer -Combines a discussion on their own "reader timeline" and feelings about reading with a First Person essay about how reading has impacted them in some way http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2000/09/22/once-upon-a-time/ Article that student need to read to do this lesson "Islander Once, Now a Voyager" http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20000922friday.html
- Using Poetry to learn narrative voice, descriptive language, analysis of writing - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_lesson.html (There are 3 lessons at this site)
- Similes - using Poetry to teach about similes http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/recognizing-similes-fast-whip#sect-introduction
- Grammar - Active and Passive verbs and student writing http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/choosing-best-verb-active-280.html
- Oxford Dictionary online section for better writing http://oxforddictionaries.com/page/betterwriting/better-writing;jsessionid=4266C1E48316F3BCFA5E3AEBE78FB143
- OGT Writing and Reading - ODE SUCCESS website - with released test items. This section is great practice for students - you can give them the prompt - have them write their own answer, then have them look at the sample written response for the same question - with the explanation on why is received the score that it did - you can even print out the rubric and have them grade theirs - and the samples - before you show them the actual scores. http://ogt.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/ItemRelease/?nav=student
NOVEL RESOURCES
To Kill a Mockingbird
Lesson Plans
- http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=525 To Kill a Mockingbird - Profiles in Courage Part 1
- http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=526 To Kill a Mockingbird - Profiles in Cougage Part 2
- Lesson Support http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_images/lesson525/CharacterChart01.pdf Charcter Analysis Chart - Cowardice and Courage
- http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/98/mock/lesson.html To Kill a Mockingbird- An Historical Perspective using Primary source information (This lesson utilizes resources in the Memory Project from the Library of Congress)
- http://www.pbs.org/theblues/classroom/intidentity.html Identity, Oppression and Protest - To Kill a Mockingbird and the Blues - lots of music links embedded in this PBS lesson.
- http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/spend-shoes-exploring-role-265.html?tab=4#tabs Walk in My Shoes - a lesson on perspective using To Kill a Mockingbird
- http://www.sanmarcos.net/ana/Class/Eng2/Scottsboro10th.html Interactive Lesson - uses the PBS materials below
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/index.html PBS American Experience - Scottsboro Boys Trial homepage
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/tguide/index.html PBS Teacher's Guide and Lesson Plans with related links
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/filmmore/ps.html Primary Source Documents related to the trial
- http://books.google.com/books?id=6xEaqZ8aymMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=scottsboro+boys+trial&source=bl&ots=4ejOCpmxQu&sig=pOSuxypnSm-gqG9OXO0X4sfFz6A&hl=en&ei=D-viS7iAFYiGNOP-sKAD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Book- text available free online - The Scottsboro Boys A Primary Source Account
- Real Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi88P7KfaMA&feature=related
- The Trial Speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TgqenWW0I&feature=related
- History Mysteries - The Scottsboro Boys case - (starts at 18:40) landmark civil rights trial from the 1930s 9 black teenagers were accused of rape by 2 white women http://video.pbs.org/video/1242407331/chapter/5/
Video Spoofs:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCIPRvqJVac&feature=relatedJem touching Boo Radley's House
- Bio of Harper Lee http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-lee-harper.asp
- Annotated Bio of Harper Lee http://www.neabigread.org/books/mockingbird/mockingbird04.php Historical Background, Author Info, Discussion questions for the novel
- Three essays written by Harper Lee http://web.archive.org/web/20070626182548/www.chebucto.ns.ca/culture/HarperLee/otherwork.html
Call of the Wild
Lesson Plans - They complement each other - I would mix and match activities from both lesson plans
- http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=434#LESSON1 Jack London - Nature Faker? 3-5 day lesson
- http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=433 Mining the Gold Rush for Stories 3-5 day lesson
- http://dscorpio.tripod.com/call_of_the_wild.htm Vocab words and crosswords by chapter and Guiding questions by chapter
- http://london.sonoma.edu/ Jack London homepage
Background Resources and Primary Source Materials Related to Nature Fakers - Many of these resources are available through Google Books.
- http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1971/2/1971_2_60.shtml Background on Nature Fakers
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A06E2DC133EE233A25752C3A96E9C946997D6CF Original article by London published in the New York Times in response to Teddy Roosevelt
- http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/Revolution/animals.html The Other Animals rebuttal written by London
- http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA298&lpg=PA298&dq=Atlantic+Monthly+entitled+%E2%80%9CReal+and+Sham+Natural+History.%E2%80%9D&source=bl&ots=B8rLL42ewM&sig=vkPGZZjg4i_M4Vgz4U0MedxAL9E&hl=en&ei=tXHfS8_oEIPA8wSxi62cBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Original Article by John Burroughs published in the Atlantic Monthly 1903 Roosevelt approved of this article - he was friends with Burroughs and they actually talked about the article on a trip to Yellowstone. Ironic that Roosevelt felt so strongly about being viewed as a serious naturalist - yet with all his contributions to the Natural Park System - he was still an avid big game hunter
- http://books.google.com/books?id=x5qRbVqYxlsC&dq=seton+%22wild+animals+i+have+known%22&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=injfS7TeKYr88wS-pODNBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false Wild Animals I Have Known Ernest Seton - This is the book that prompted Burroughs to write his Atlantic Monthly article and name the "Nature Faker" movement. He suggested that a better title for the book would have been "Wild Animals I ALONE Have Known"
- http://books.google.com/books?id=5HpIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT9&lpg=PT9&dq=william+j+long+school+in+the+woods&source=bl&ots=o0bupXqqIV&sig=-Oy6uZDJeT_7SNlnD1aeMxnr-eE&hl=en&ei=THffS-eKFZLO8wTh69yfBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDcQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=william%20j%20long%20school%20in%20the%20woods&f=false William J Long's book School In the Woods - complete texts - this is one of the main authors that Roosevelt attacked for his unrealistic portrayal of animal behavior. This book was actually used as an elementary level science text.
- http://books.google.com/books?id=Lns9IirZN4cC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=clark+%E2%80%9CRoosevelt+on+the+Nature-Fakirs&source=bl&ots=q4OCpiVKjG&sig=sdz-EacPyN6ND3JZI4Gpt1d2gyw&hl=en&ei=xHvfS8G1GYb49ASX7OmZBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=clark%20%E2%80%9CRoosevelt%20on%20the%20Nature-Fakirs&f=falseEssays on the Wild Animal Genre page 6 focuses on Call of the Wild starting with p 23 is the original book by Charles B. Roberts - another member of the "wild animal "genre writers. p 31 begins another book by Roberts "Do Seek Their Meat From God" In this story - a panther stalks a child who has been left unattended by his father - a woodsman kills the panther only to later discover the bodies of her cubs - who have starved to death. P45 Commentary by Seton on his animal stories followed by a series of his animals stories. p76 Begins a series of Long's stories
Vietnam The Things They Carried
(for all YOUTUBE links - you can use your network login and password to get through the filter)
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson821/vietnam-sites.html List of student resource links
- This was the first link listed - very cool http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/daughter/
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/printable/section.asp?id=12 Smithsonian images associated with the war
- http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/worth-weight-letter-writing-1061.html Lesson tied to "the things they carried"
- http://vietnamblues.com/Poetry.html Poetry/music by a Vietnam vet
- http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Poetry.html A collection of links to other Vietnam Poems
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGeFPzFNkQg AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qglTer1z08&feature=channel PBS Sixties series - the Vietnam War
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--VDX2tfv8c&feature=related Vintage film from 1966 of the Vietnam War (24 min)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnnLrmboOYE&feature=related Interesting 8 min video combining video, images and music from the Vietnam war
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiKzqcII0jQ&feature=relatedJefferson Airplane Music Video -Vietnam
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEKW4jq4ESY&feature=relatedRolling Stones Music Video - Paint it Black - Vietnam Images
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html CIA factbook on Vietnam (the country)
- http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/vietnam/ Opposing viewpoints lesson about the war
- http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/learn_about_vietnam/Vietnamese Embassy Webpage
JULIUS CAESAR
Resources from the Folger Shakespeare Library:
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=754Lesson 1 Pre-reading activity for Julius Caesar
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=763 Lesson 2 Pre-reading activity for Julius Caesar
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=755 Lesson 3
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=757 Lesson 4What? Did Caesar Swoon? Silent scenes in Shakespeare - Act 1 of JC
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=766 Lesson 5 Persuasive Speeches
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=770 Lesson 6 The Adder and the Ladder figurative language
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=774 Lesson 7 Editing the Conspiracy lesson for JC act 2
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=768 Lesson 8 Prithee Pause
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=767Lesson 9 Would the Real Portia Please Stand UP
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=773Lesson 10 True and Honorable Wives
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=779Lesson 11 Cutting Antony's Speeches
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=794 Lesson 12 Following the Blood
- Lesson 13: How to Move the Crowd: The Persuasive, Powerful Rhetoric of Mark Antony
Lesson 14: Vox Populi: Brutus's Speech and the Response of the Plebeians
Lesson 15: "Tear him for his bad verses:" Cinna the poet and Shakespeare's Sonnets.
Lesson 16: "Their names are pricked."
Lesson 17: In Search of Caesar's Ghost
Lesson 18: Cracking Cassius
Lesson 19: Friendship in Julius Caesar
Lesson 20: Direct the Ghost of Caesar
Lesson 21: Betrayal or Honest Mistake?
Lesson 22: As constant as the Northern Star: Examining Static and Dynamic Characters in Julius Caesar.
Lesson 23 "Good Words are Better than Bad Strokes"
M.C. Bard: Hip Hop and Shakespeare
Pause - What did you say?
The Secret life of Minor Characters
"Things that do presage."
- http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=668 Unlocking Soliloquies and Unleashing the Dogs of War - Marc Antony's soliloquy over Julius's dead body and a fun classroom activity to go with it.
- http://www.field-trips.org/tours/lit/shake-t/_tourlaunch2.htm Shakespeare on the Web tour for teachers who teach Shakespeare
- http://www.ohiorc.org/adlit/InPerspective/Issue/2008-04/Article/vignette1.aspx An article about how one English teacher used student created podcasts to teach Julius Caesar
- http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/beware-ides-march-20458.html Beware the IDES of MARCH and related lesson materials for Julius Caesar available through the read write think site. I especially liked the National Geographic article about the history of Caesar's death and the activities linked to superstition. I think the students would like these. My favorite is making a superstition obstacle course.
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2166/ A Way With Words - activity to look at all of the words and phrases Shakespeare has introduced into our vocabulary - indepth lesson integrates writing, group work and a game.
- http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/constructing-understanding-through-choral-1121.html A lesson that allows students to work as a group to create a choral reading of a Shakespeare Play.
All Quiet on the Western Front
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/collection/list.asp?NewSearch=1&WarID=12 Archives of artifact images from WW I
- http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/mask.html Faces of War - Smithsonian Magazine article about facial reconstruction done for soldiers who were injured in the trenches - with a video link embedded
- http://www.history.com/content/letters/letters-from-wwi Primary Source - letters from the front
- http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/flanders.html Flanders Battlefield Website -lots of pics of now and then
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/ BBC homepage for world war I - lots of interactives, virtual tours of a trench, articles, and pics - great site
- http://military.discovery.com/videos/20th-century-battlefields-episode-5-1918-western-front.html Video from the 20th century battlefields show - the Western Front
SPEECH
- Videos of the best motivational speeches - in 2 minutes http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=124077
- All speech related videos on teachertube - http://teachertube.com/videoList.php?start=160&tags=speech&user_id=0&pg=videonew&thumb=yes
- The top 10 things not to do when giving a speech video http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=87437&title=The_Top_Ten_Things_Not_To_Do_When_Giving_A_Speech
- Scholastic Speech Writers Homepage - with audio recordings of student speeches and resources for how to write a speech http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/library.htm
- Creating better presentation slides to go along with a speech (meets the ODE technology standards for 9-12) http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=11
The Scarlet Letter
- http://www.ohiorc.org/adlit/InPerspective/Issue/2005-03/Article/vignette1.aspx Has an anticipation guide and other formative assessment ideas.
- http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=168 Become a Character: Adjectives, Character Traits, and Perspective
- http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/puritan.htm Background on Puritanism
- http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,82515_1_10,00.html I particularly like the Hawthorne Words of Wisdom activity in this - reminded me of the book of Latkovic
- http://www.transcendentalists.com/nathaniel_hawthorne.htm
- Understanding the difference between an author and a narrator using the Scarlet Letter http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=276
6th Grade Literature Unit Ideas
Lexile Books
- Explanation of Lexile Measurement
- Lexile Map with Suggested Titles by Grade Level
- Lexiles by Grade Level
- Lexile Find A Book Tool - use this by plugging in a lexile score in the 6th grade range and choosing from the list of genre and themes.
6th Grade Lesson Plans and Resources From ReadWriteThink (all lessons)
6th Grade Lesson Plans and Resources From ReadWriteThink - Literature only
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton@ WebEnglishTeacher This site was created by the resident educator in Indiana. It is a collection of outside links to sites that have lesson plans, web based activities and chapter studies for the novel. There are also links to SE Hinton’s homepage. I pulled out two lesson links that I thought were good for integrating other subject areas.
- The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame ties music to the novel
- Mapping and City Comparison activity that could be integrated into Social Studies
Unit Plan focusing on Self Identity This unit includes a number of critical thinking activities including reflection journals, comparisons and character analysis. There is a strong writing component and a portfolio of work included
Short Story Activities -
- SITES TO FIND SHORT STORIES ONLINE
- An Online Collection of Short Stories for Children - some of these are contemporary, some are classic. All have a page count and an age rating.
- Victorian Ghost Stories
- Bibliomainia -Free Short Stories on the Web
- The Edith Wharton Society- complete with links to her short stories and poetry online
- Short Stories - Classic Reads searchable by author
- Lesson - Analyzing character development (ReadWriteThink) (9-12)
- In this lesson, students will read three short stories about women, written in different historical periods. Students will read each story and discuss the development of female characters in a particular setting, the role of women, gender differences, and society's expectations. To understand and make sense of the story, students will also get to know each author. During the last session, students will compare all women characters in the three stories and will bring them to life by having the characters meet and discuss similarities and differences in their lives.
- Online versions of the short stories included in this lesson
- The Story of An Hour Kate Chopin
- A Jury of Her Peers Sharon Glaspell
- A Rose for Miss Emily William Faulkner
- Lesson - Doodle Splash- Using Graphics To Discuss Literature(ReadWriteThink) (6-8) Uses the sites listed above
- Lesson - Eudory Whelty's Worn Path (EdSitement) (6-8)
- Few would argue anymore with the notion that comic strips and graphic novels can be high art. They not only get translated into film (Ghost World), but make it onto the walls of museums (Chris Ware at the Whitney Biennial). They often combine the pleasures of estimable literature with estimable art, wittily, sometimes beautifully, often provocatively. This lesson makes use of graphical form to illuminate Eudora Welty's “A Worn Path”. By rendering aspects of the story into carefully considered "comic strips," students learn to appreciate elements of characterization, setting, and plot in a manner that engages them actively in the production of meaning.
- Resource -Worn Path Online
USING IDIOMS
- Interactive Site that allows students to see a picture, identify the idiom and use it in a sentence. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/
- American Idioms - with pictures, origins and usage http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/american-phrases-and-sayings.html
POETRY
Poetry Websites
- British Poetry from Old English to the Modern Day searchable by author view, first line view, timeline view, keyword view. Includes a section of literary criticism of poetry.
- The Academy for American Poets homepage find text of poems along with a wide variety of lesson resources
- Poetry for Teens - poems about topics relevant to teenagers
- Popular Poems for teaching poetry
- World Poetry Sites part of the National Poetry Month Initiative
- Poetry Foundation
Kindergarten Language Arts Interactive Sites
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/construct/ Construct a Word game lets you choose an ending sound and then match a number of beginning sounds to it to form words - includes digraphs.
- http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/picture-match-30004.html Picture Match game - works on beginning letter sounds and short/long vowel sounds. Students match pictures to the sounds. When they are done -they can even print out a sheet that has the pictures matched with the correct sounds.
- http://www.thinkfinity.org/chain-game-short-e Chain Game lets students change one phoneme at a time to change one word to another over 5 or 6 steps.
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/abcmatch/ ABC letter match - play in learn or timed mode to match pictures with alphabet letter.
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/in_the_bag/ What's in the Bag game - gives students 3 clues to help them guess what is in the bag. Do not click start until she is done saying the directions. (this is the no sound version http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/in_the_bag/index_nosound.html )
- http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/alphabet-organizer-a-30179.html Alphabet organizer Kids create charts of words that are related.
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