PPT
National Humanities Center

Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
PPT
West Virginia Department of Education

Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
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New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 13

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The six instructional shifts in this workshop definitely move math and science teachers' understanding of instruction. The workshop, 13th out of a series of 15, asks participants to examine sample tests and to look at how the six...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 10

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How have educational standards evolved? Educators of adults examine expectations in the 10th workshop out of 15 to better determine how standards have grown. Participants respond to a variety of sample questions to determine how they...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: English Language Arts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great lesson plans spanning a wide-range of language arts-related subjects.
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Vocabulary Word List for English, Language Arts

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers links to around 8000 vocabulary words for English and Language Arts.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for English Language Arts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a list of themed puzzles for English Language Arts. Click on a theme or puzzle that will take you to an interactive activity. All content is printable without a charge. NOTE: Each theme has a corresponding vocabulary word list...
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Other

Apda: Regents Exams: Grade 5 English Language Arts

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site offers New York State 5th grade language arts sample test and tests from 2006-2010. Each test includes reading and listening selections, a scoring key, and teacher directions. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Leap: English Language Arts: Practice Test Grade 3

For Teachers 3rd
A PDF of the Louisiana state practice test for third grade English Language Arts. Find the LEAP 2025 Grade 3 English Language Arts Practice Test Answer Key PDF here: LEAP 2025 Grade 3 ELA Practice Test Answer Key:...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 5: The Birchbark House

For Teachers 5th Standards
Emphasizing the connections between English language arts and social studies, this unit teaches students how we learn about our past. Students explore various texts (literary and informational) to come to understand how Native Americans...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore how patterns and contrasts in language (diction, imagery, figurative language) reveal central ideas in texts and develop various motifs (light vs. dark, dreams vs. reality, high vs. low, etc.) in Romeo and Juliet. They...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn that storytelling is a performance art that also transmits knowledge about cultures and life. Through reading different tales from various cultures, 4th graders are able to compare and contrast similar themes,...
Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs: Academic Vocabulary in the Common Core: Middle School English Language Arts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This video [14:33] shows a demonstration of academic vocabulary instruction through the context of a complex work, a poem. The teacher demonstrates how to access the literal meaning of new vocabulary and then infer the deeper meaning....
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 5: Wonderstruck

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders learn about the importance of language, education, and communication. By determining how characters respond to challenges of language barriers and ineffective communication, 5th graders learn how language and stories can...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 10: Things Fall Apart

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn what happens when cultures collide from the perspective of the "other." They come to understand the effects of globalization, cultural diffusion, and the struggle between tradition and change. Students also learn to...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 8: Conservation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders explore the beauty of the natural world and the responsibilities of leaving an abundance of resources to future generations. Students will read both literary and informational texts to gain insight into those who have...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 10: Rhetoric

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students engage with texts that have persuasive power and examine how argument is created. The variety of texts allows students to evaluate the impact of occasion and audience upon the use of rhetorical appeals in a variety of media....
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 10: Henrietta's Dance

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students consider the importance of leaving a legacy and the myriad ways that we can leave a legacy, through our language, our families, or even our cells. Students also explore the issue of ownership and ethics of medical research. This...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: A Christmas Carol

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders learn that writers use stories and distinctive characters to teach us lessons. Students will explore how the choices of characters affect the plot and build the theme of a story. Students will come to understand that...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 9: Fahrenheit 451

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore the power of written language to educate and influence others. They read various argumentative essays and engage in virtual collaboration to develop their own arguments. They also research a self-generated question...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: Hatchet

For Teachers 6th Standards
This unit teaches students about survival in the face of grave danger and overwhelming odds. Students will evaluate survival stories to learn about the importance of positive thinking, slowing down to think clearly, problem solving, and...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: If Stones Could Speak

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders will explore history and will learn that archaeologists, like detectives, work to piece together the past through investigation. Archaeological research provides us with stories of human history that help us understand the...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Use Precise Language and Domain Specific Vocabulary

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site provides 17 English language arts lessons for 7th grade. Grade-level standards are provided.
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Other

Ncsc Gseg:high School English and Language Arts Udl Instructional Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of high school English and Language Arts lessons that utilize the Universal Design for Learning Instructional Units.

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