Students create descriptive writing pieces using Anna's Art Adventure as the basis for discussion. They learn to use descriptive adjectives to describe color, shape, line, and mood in various pieces of artwork. Then they create their own...

Students write free-verse acrostic poems about themselves using the letters of their names to begin each line. They then write an additional poem about something important to them. Then they recopy and illustrate them.

Students first read the nonfiction book Wolves by Seymour Simon. They then work in pairs to create a multimedia report on wolves after doing more research.

Students read and analyze shared elements in a group of fairy tales. In groups, students brainstorm ideas for writing their own narratives. Students write individual, original pieces and publish them together as a group book.

Middle schoolers investigate connections between the life and writings of Edgar Allan Poe in this lesson plan, which begins with an in-depth exploration of The Raven. Students move from a full-class reading of the poem to readings of...

Students and the teacher produce a class book through a group-writing activity, focusing on a basic before-during-after sequence of events. In this case, the book focuses on the carving of the class jack-o'-lantern.

Students write and publish autobiographies based on photographs. They work at home to select and record relevant information from photos, and then, independently and in small groups, create the autobiography.

Young scholars select vocabulary words and terms based on a unit of study from their content area. They discover the meanings of the words and create an appropriate context for each word within their books. They illustrate their words...

Young scholars create the first half of a draft for a comparison-and-contrast essay. During the modeling, students observe what writers do when revising a draft as they reread and write.

Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. At the beginning, students will be given a rubric so they know the targets for the assignment. Students share their stories with the class.

Students discover the power of writing to serve their needs. They engage in daily family journal writing. When children recognize what writing can do for them, they are motivated to write and to work at making their messages clearer and...

Learners collaborate on a performance of a poem: an oral reading accompanied by a PowerPoint slide show. As an audience, students appreciate the art of interpreting a poem — how careful reading of language and meaning is beautiful in...

Learners are invited to attend a 19th-century party as a character from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Students collaboratively research Charles Dickens's life and times and write and present a first-person character analysis.

Students compare literary elements of books and movies based on the books. Students compare and contrast the movie and the book and decide why the movie maker might change some characteristics. Students write an authentic review.

Students read and discuss folk tales in small groups and work cooperatively to represent them visually. Students research the folk tale's country of origin and present the story and their research to the class.

Students formulate character descriptions that reflect the complexity of the stories. In this character-perspective charting lesson plan, students engage in a reading strategy that requires them to differentiate among multiple characters...

High schoolers choose a song and then interpret its lyrics. They critically analyze their interpretations and plan how to represent them with images. After collecting digital images, they create a photomontage movie.

High schoolers analyze popular music and identify metaphors in the lyrics. They interpret the metaphors they find and create images that illustrate them.

Young scholars compile a list of words associated with a novel they have recently read, ranging from details about the plot to feelings about a character. They then arrange the collected words into at least four categories and present...

High schoolers analyze World War II posters from online collections to explore how argument, persuasion, and propaganda differ.

High schoolers apply analytical skills to an exploration of the early Renaissance painting Death and the Miser by Hieronymous Bosch.

High schoolers read and analyze personal tribute essays. Students write a personal tribute about someone who has had a significant influence on their lives.

Students listen to the story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe read aloud and answer prediction questions at designated stopping points during the reading. Students discuss and write either an acrostic poem or a comic strip in...

Young scholars comprehend and interpret a read-aloud text and participate in literature response groups. Young scholars make personal connections to a story by writing and telling about a time they experienced a similar situation or...