Objectives of the Lesson:
Students will be able to construct a brainstorming web for a given topic.
Students will be able to utilize a four square graphic organizer to plan descriptive techniques in an informative/expository essay.
Duration: 2 class periods of 45-50 minutes
Printable: MY Access! Lesson Plan : Character Development in A Christmas Carol
By reading how writers have analyzed Scrooge’s responses to events, students can generate their own ideas and begin evaluating their own analysis of how Scrooge responds to challenges. (more…)
Duration: 7 parts, including six 45-50 minute periods
Printable version: Pocahontas lesson plan
The Double Life of Pocohantas by Jean Fritz Pilot Prompt
Imagine that Pocahontas kept a diary. Choose a particular event in her life and write about it from her point of view. Tell about the event as if you were Pocahontas writing in her own private diary. (more…)
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