Thursday, July 17, 2014

English Language Arts Lesson Plans

Plan, organize and compose effective essays.

Narrative Writing Workshop
Helping students to write well-developed narratives.

Persuasive Speeches and Essays: From Organization to Presentation
Use visual learning techniques to better plan and compose persuasive speeches or essays.

Research Papers 1-2-3: Diagram>Outline>Publish
Organize and write a research paper using a variety of sources.

Writing Process Made Easier
Use Inspiration® to develop a better understanding of the writing process and work with a diagram which will help students to complete a writing assignment.

Creating Oral Presentations I
Use visual communication techniques and digital media to help students develop an engaging presentation which clearly communicates their knowledge and ideas.

Creating Oral Presentations II
Use visual communication techniques and digital media to help students develop an engaging presentation which clearly communicates their knowledge and ideas.

Investigating a Place in Time
Students will research a place and time in history and create mind maps to help them better organize, synthesize and analyze the information.

Analyzing Primary Sources
Students will analyze a primary source to better understand the creator’s perspective and the time period in which he or she lived.

Researching Causes and Effects
Using a diagram to help students research and write about the causes and effects of an event or situation.

Concept Map Creation
Students will create a concept map to show how pieces of information or ideas are related.

Comparison Analysis
Students will use Inspiration® to help them analyze the similarities and differences between any two things.

Visual Study Guides
Using visual learning techniques students will organize and connect ideas and concepts to improve comprehension and retention of information.

Outlining and Organizing Made Easy

Students will use outlining strategies to help them organize their ideas and begin drafting a written paper.

Mind Maps: Tapping Prior Knowledge & Developing Ideas
To help them brainstorm what they know about a topic, identify questions for further inquiry, and support the research and writing process, students will develop a mind map.

Group Project Planning
Use Inspiration® to help them plan and successfully complete a project.

Brainstorming Visually
Use visual brainstorming techniques to help students generate ideas, record what they know about a topic, identify questions for further inquiry, and support the research and writing process.

Visualizing Vocabulary
Students will be better able to understand and recall a vocabulary word.