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EngageNY

Grade 12 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 25

For Teachers 12th Standards
Class members return to the discussion of The Autobiography of Malcolm X using the questions they developed and their annotated notes of the events in chapter 17.
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Curated OER

All About Homophones

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Put the fun back in reading fundamentals with an interactive set of lessons about homophones. Learners of all ages explore the relationships between words that sound the same but have different meanings, and complete a...
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EngageNY

Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 3, Lesson 5

For Teachers 12th Standards
To underscore the importance of precise diction and sensory details in narratives, class members examine two statements to determine which is more effective and significantly impacts the reader. Individuals then examine their college...
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EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th Standards
Word choice can drastically alter the tone of a piece of writing. Ninth graders read Karen Russell's short story "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" and use textual evidence to help them analyze how word choice affects their...
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PBS

Facts vs. Opinions vs. Informed Opinions and their Role in Journalism

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Do reporters write about what they see, or what they think? Examine the differences between investigative writing and opinion writing with a lesson from PBS. Learners look over different examples of each kind of reporting, and convince...
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EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 7

For Teachers 10th Standards
Can three works of literature work together to establish and develop a common central idea? Put your thoughts into writing with a final assessment focused on a unit-long analysis of Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepard to His...
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Global Oneness Project

Flamenco: A Cross-Cultural Art Form

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Notes of pride and persecution, exclusion and isolation resonate in flamenco. Introduce this musical art form to your social studies or Spanish language classes with a resource that follows a young flamenco guitarist as he...
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Brigham Young University

Computer Age

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Theater arts class members get a chance to see how professionals employ tech tools. As they sketch, render, build models, and prepare presentations of the set design for a current show, learners either visit a professional theater or by...
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EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 4

For Teachers 10th Standards
What does it mean to come undone? Scholars consider the author's use of the phrase as they read paragraphs 12–15 from Julia Alvarez's autobiographical essay "A Genetics of Justice." They complete a quick write to analyze how Alvarez...
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EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 3, Lesson 2

For Teachers 10th Standards
Is good good enough? Scholars examine claims made in a speech by Elanor Roosevelt. Roosevelt claims that people should adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights because it is a good document. Readers discuss their ideas in pairs,...
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EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 3: Unit 3, Lesson 6

For Teachers 10th Standards
And that's a wrap! Scholars create their concluding statement drafts by examining model text with exemplar conclusions. In pairs, they discuss how transitional words and phrases add to sentence structure and consider how their concluding...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 3

For Teachers 11th Standards
What is the distinction between rights and equality? Scholars continue their analysis of "An Address by Elizabeth Cady Stanton" using the third instructional activity from the 14-part Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 2 series. Pupils complete...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 9

For Teachers 11th Standards
How do authors employ specific word choices to describe complex relationships? Scholars read and analyze the first stanza from Audre Lorde's contemporary poem "From the House of Yemanjá." Pupils determine the meanings of figurative and...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 11

For Teachers 11th Standards
In Audre Lorde's poem "From the House of Yemanjá," the speaker describes her mother's two faces, adding a whole new meaning to the phrase "two-faced." Pupils first read the final stanza of the contemporary poem. With a Quick Write, they...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 13

For Teachers 11th Standards
Two minds are better than one. Learners engage in an evidence-based discussion to identify central ideas in Audre Lorde's poem "From the House of Yamanjá" and one additional nonfiction text. They complete a Cross-Evidence Collection Tool...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 7

For Teachers 11th Standards
Give the class some clarification. Scholars determine how Du Bois develops his central ideas in the chapter "Of Our Spiritual Strivings" by refining and clarifying his ideas. They organize their thoughts by annotating and recording the...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 10

For Teachers 11th Standards
What are you implying? Scholars look at paragraphs eight and nine of the chapter "Of Our Spiritual Strivings" to determine the implications of Du Bois's use of metaphors. In groups, readers discuss the use of metaphors and add their...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 8

For Teachers 11th Standards
Was freedom really free? Scholars analyze paragraphs six and seven of Du Bois's chapter "Of Our Spiritual Strivings." They look at how the author uses rhetoric to strengthen his point of view about freedom. Learners complete a Rhetorical...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 3

For Teachers 11th Standards
Go figure! Scholars examine the figurative language in the last half of W.E.B. Du Bois's work "Of Our Spiritual Strivings." They pay special attention to his metaphors and develop ideas with group discussion and guided questions....
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 1

For Teachers 11th Standards
When is a word more than just a word? Scholars examine the significance of a word used by W.E.B. Du Bois in "Of Our Spiritual Strivings." Readers carry out a deep discussion of the use of the word problem in the text. After sharing ideas...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 22

For Teachers 11th Standards
Say precisely what you mean. Scholars analyze the importance of Washington's precise language in paragraphs eight and nine of the "Atlanta Compromise" speech. They interpret his figurative language and add it to their Idea Tracking...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 23

For Teachers 11th Standards
Work together for the higher good. Scholars look at paragraph 10 in the "Atlanta Compromise" speech in which Washington pledges African American cooperation. Readers determine the connection between two central ideas and how they build...
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EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 19

For Teachers 11th Standards
Scholars look at paragraphs two and three in the "Atlanta Compromise" speech. They analyze how Washington uses a story about a ship lost at sea and rhetorical devices to develop his point of view. After class discussion and completing...
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EngageNY

Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 2, Lesson 2

For Teachers 12th Standards
As part of their reading of Leslie Marmon Silko's "Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit," class members analyze how the author develops her narrative through dialogue, description, and multiple plot lines.

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