1 Discovering Poetic Form and Structure Using Concrete Poems Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: Concrete poems, poems that relate the placement of the words on the page to the meaning of the poem, provide an enjoyable literary experience that focuses students' attention on how a poet does more than simply put words together but can place them meaningfully on the page by paying attention to the subtle (or not so... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Education & Training, Hospitality & Tourism, Marketing, General Career Skills Projects: Standards First 2 Choosing the Best Verb: An Active and Passive Voice Mini-lesson Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: For most students, speech and informal writing flow naturally. Yet students often struggle with formal or academic writing.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Health Science, Marketing Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 3 The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: This lesson integrates technical writing with revising and editing strategies. Students assume the role of mechanical drafters and develop a revised set of instructions for a drafting communique.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Construction Technologies, Engineering & Science Technologies, Manufacturing Technologies, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 4 The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this autobiography with a twist, students conduct interviews and do research using web and print materials to find details about what was going on internationally, nationally, locally during the year that they were born. After they've gathered their research, students weave the details into a paper that they publish as a newspaper or booklet.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 5 Web Writer's Block: Investigating Internet Censorship Around the World Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: This interdisciplinary lesson promotes critical thinking through thoughtful research and discussions about the legitimacy of banning access to certain types of information on the Internet. Working in cooperative groups, students review websites banned in various countries, and investigate the reasons why particular countries would want to block information.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Government & Public Administration, Information Technology, Law & Public Safety Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 6 Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature Using Graphics Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: This literature-based project centers around a novel study. After reading a novel voted on and selected by the class, students work individually and in groups, to create visual and written interpretations.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Information Technology, Marketing, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 7 Novel News: Broadcast Coverage of Character, Conflict, Resolution, and Setting Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students prepare original news programs based on the events from a novel. After reading a novel, independently or as a class, students explore the literary elements of character, conflict, resolution, and setting.... Projects: Writing 6-12 8 Letters from Emily Dickinson: 'Will you be my preceptor?' Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this curriculum unit, students explore Emily Dickinson's poetry as well as her personal correspondence to her editor and sister-in-law. Working individually and in groups, students reflect on Dickinson's views and the process by which she writes.... Career Fields: Business & Administrative Services, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 9 Exploring Literature through Letter Writing Groups Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students discuss literature through a series of letter exchanges. Though not a new idea, this lesson provides an alternative to traditional literature discussion groups.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 10 Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: After reading or viewing a text, students are introduced to propaganda techniques and then practice identifying examples in the text. After examining these examples, students explore the use of propaganda in popular culture by looking at examples in the media.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First |