In this video from American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I …
In this video from American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, learn about the lasting impact of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and why it’s such an important piece of American literature. Students answer discussion questions, analyze text from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and write a short essay to gain a deeper understanding of Angelou’s work and why it’s so impactful.
Students will learn about the impact of enjambment in Gwendolyn Brooks' short …
Students will learn about the impact of enjambment in Gwendolyn Brooks' short but far-reaching poem "We Real Cool." One element of this lesson plan that is bound to draw students in is a compelling video of working-class Bostonian John Ulrich reciting the poem.
"Incredible Bridges: Poets Creating Community" is a series developed by the Academy …
"Incredible Bridges: Poets Creating Community" is a series developed by the Academy of American Poets in collaboration with EDSITEment that enlists the voices of nine contemporary American poets, each delivering a poem that has been selected in support of the National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman's initiative, "The Common Good." The discourse is guided by nine companion lesson plans with activities designed for secondary-level students.
This lesson is the beginning of a unit about inference. It gives …
This lesson is the beginning of a unit about inference. It gives students the opportunity to use context clues and schema to make inferences in their reading. They will listen to a story and make their own inference about the ending.
This is a lesson plan template created by an elementary teacher. It …
This is a lesson plan template created by an elementary teacher. It is meant to guide students on how to find the main idea and key details and eventually use it to write an informative paragraph. Remix this template if you use it for your purposes.When you edit each section, add how your students will use the lesson plans.Overwiew Image Citation: https://clipart-library.com/journal-writing-cliparts.html (from a free clipart site.)Photo also found at: http://www.artvex.com/browse.php?p=School
This informational research lesson utilizes an interactive timeline as a tool for …
This informational research lesson utilizes an interactive timeline as a tool for students to organize their research in an appealing way. Students will research bookmaking technology milestones from the Egyptian, Hittite, Chinese, and European cultures. Students will also learn about and practice citing and attributing websites and images, and create a bibliography.
Through their interpretation of elementary documents that reflect Victorian ideals, students can …
Through their interpretation of elementary documents that reflect Victorian ideals, students can learn the cultural expectations for and limitations placed on Victorian women and then contemplate the writer Charlotte Brontes position in that context. Then, through an examination of the opening chapters of Jane Eyre, students will evaluate Jane's status as an unconventional Victorian heroine.
Students are introduced to Old English and the poetic devices of alliteration, …
Students are introduced to Old English and the poetic devices of alliteration, kenning, and compounding in preparation for reading the epic poem "Beowulf".
This resource is an introduction to William Shakespeare's tragic play, "The Tragedy …
This resource is an introduction to William Shakespeare's tragic play, "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", through the study of universal themes using multiple-perspective investigations of betrayal scenarios.
This collection of free, authoritative source information about the history, politics, geography, …
This collection of free, authoritative source information about the history, politics, geography, and culture of many states and territories has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Our Teacher's Guide provides compelling questions, links to humanities organizations and local projects, and research activity ideas for integrating local history into humanities courses.
What makes a superhero super? By comparing popular culture superheroes with heroic …
What makes a superhero super? By comparing popular culture superheroes with heroic characters in children's literature, students learn to think critically about character traits, and consider how cultural perspectives influence the kinds of heroes we choose.
The lessons in this unit provide you with an opportunity to use …
The lessons in this unit provide you with an opportunity to use online resources to further enliven your students' encounter with Greek mythology, to deepen their understanding of what myths meant to the ancient Greeks, and to help them appreciate the meanings that Greek myths have for us today. In the lessons below, students will learn about Greek conceptions of the hero, the function of myths as explanatory accounts, the presence of mythological terms in contemporary culture, and the ways in which mythology has inspired later artists and poets.
Students align original FSA photographs from the 1930s and the author's own …
Students align original FSA photographs from the 1930s and the author's own journal entries, to trace parallel elements John Steinbeck then incorporated into passages in The Grapes of Wrath.
Students create a persuasive case calling for the adoption of a particular …
Students create a persuasive case calling for the adoption of a particular young adult literature title into their school's language arts curriculum by writing letters or speeches.
In this curriculum unit, students will explore how Chopin stages the possible …
In this curriculum unit, students will explore how Chopin stages the possible roles for women in Edna's time and culture through the examples of other characters in the novella.
Teachers will show the Scholastic video "Knuffle Bunny; A Cautionary Tale" by …
Teachers will show the Scholastic video "Knuffle Bunny; A Cautionary Tale" by Mo WIllems on eMedia or read the story to their students. Students will then cut and paste characters, setting, and plot points from the story into the correct category on a worksheet.
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