Tag Archives: theme

Lessons from Southern Ghosts: Themes of Folklore and Fairytales

March 1, 2022 – 2:56 pm

Shannon McFarland, Language Arts, Alexander Graham Middle School

Synopsis

Tags Cautionary Tales, EL Curriculum, folktales, plot, podcasts, read aloud, Scary Stories, Short Stories, theme | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 4: WWI and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century

But Was the Book Better? Analyzing Film and Literature

January 26, 2021 – 10:58 am

Deena Aglialoro, English, Olympic High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags All Quiet on the Western Front, Analysis, argumentative writing, cinematography, Erich Maria Remarque, Film, Genre, glory, Honor, human experience, Literature, modern warfare, Nationalism, Patriotism, Propaganda, stages of grief, symbolism, The Great War, the lost generation, theme, Trauma, trench warfare, World War I | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 1: African American Poetry and the Idea of Citizenship

Exploring Citizenship and Racial Justice through African American Poetry

January 20, 2021 – 11:19 am

Gia Wright, English, Rocky River High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags 11th grade, citizen, Connotation, empathy, English, text structure, theme, tone | Permalink | Comments Off

“I, Too, Sing America:” analyzing sex, race, and STEM in 20th Century America.”

January 24, 2020 – 3:22 pm

Shealynn Womble, Language Arts, Governor’s Village STEM Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags central idea, Civil Rights, classism, discrimination, Gender, historical inquiry, historical thinking, inference, Jim Crow, NACA, NASA, objective summary, plot, Point of View, Prejudice, primary sources, race, Racism, secondary sources, Sex, sexism, social class, society, STEM, textual evidence, the cold war, the Space Race, theme, World War II | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing about Our Lives

Limitations in Many Languages: Memoirs of Immigrant Students

March 20, 2019 – 3:09 pm

Olga Patricia Cancino, English, Ardrey Kell High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Analyze, cite, collaborative discussions, digital book, Journal, limitations, literacy, Memoir, narrative, ninth grade, nonfiction, sensory language, stories, theme, tone, writers | Permalink | Comments Off

Memoir Writing with a Growth Mindset

March 20, 2019 – 3:07 pm

Mindy Passe, Fifth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags character traits, craft/structure, genre study, growth mindset, inferences, Journal, Memoir, peer editing, Social Emotional Learning, theme, Writing, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 2: It's About Time

Time Well Spent: Analyzing Personal Relationships with Time

February 25, 2019 – 2:59 pm

Laura J. Staples, English, Hawthorne Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags complex character, Culture, dramatic irony, dynamic character, inference, justification, situational irony, static character, theme | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Exploring Memoir - From Picture Book to Digital Story

Memoir Behind the Bookcase – The Wonder of Anne Frank

January 25, 2017 – 1:10 pm

Jennifer Dalesandro, Language Arts, Grades 3-6, Bain Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Anne Frank, Author’s Purpose, character, Children's Literature, Elementary School, inference, Language Arts, literacy, Memoir, picture book, Reading, theme, wonder | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

Speculative Fiction and the Ethics of Medical Research

January 21, 2015 – 4:17 pm

Stefanie Carter-Dodson, Language Arts, Southwest Middle School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags central idea, character arc, chronology, ethics, eugenics, fiction, Sequencing, supporting details, theme | Permalink | Comments Off

2013 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Grammar for the Real World

Improving Writing by Improving Grammar

January 31, 2014 – 6:59 pm

Furika Reed, English, W.A. Hough High School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags grammar, improving writing, sentence combining, theme, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: theme

Lessons from Southern Ghosts: Themes of Folklore and Fairytales

But Was the Book Better? Analyzing Film and Literature

Exploring Citizenship and Racial Justice through African American Poetry

Limitations in Many Languages: Memoirs of Immigrant Students

Time Well Spent: Analyzing Personal Relationships with Time

Memoir Behind the Bookcase – The Wonder of Anne Frank

Speculative Fiction and the Ethics of Medical Research

Improving Writing by Improving Grammar

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