Literature Lesson Plans

The Internet is an excellent way to tap into the thousands of ideas posted by gifted educators around the world. Below are sites that are available to help the secondary English teacher with literature lesson plans.

Discovery School.com – This detailed site provides lesson plans for an eclectic list of literature. From Dante’s Inferno to Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, these lesson plans include objectives, materials needed, and the specific procedures. Visit this site when teaching a new piece of literature or just looking for ways to spice up current lessons.

Date visited: 6/25/03

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/9-12.html

Lesson Plans Page – This site is useful because of the range of lessons available. It offers plans for beginning motivational activities, during reading strategies, and final projects. The varied lessons will also appeal to the different types of classroom learners. Included are plans involving drawing, music, writing and speaking.

Date visited: 6/25/03

http://lessonplanspage.com/LAJH.htm

Lesson Planz.com – Wow! This site offers lesson plans ranging from current young adult literature to classic literature. Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is addressed as well as Crutcher’s Chinese Handcuffs. Many of the lessons integrate technology in the form of Internet research or a project centered on a Web Quest.

Date visited: 6/25/03

http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts/___Book_Activities/Grades_9-12/

The National Council of Teachers of English – Take advantage of the lesson plan support offered by the largest organization for English teachers. These lessons include detailed instruction as well as the specific age group/type of learner targeted. These lessons are not afraid to tackle heated issues such as homosexuality and politics. Each lesson plan includes the name and contact information for the teacher responsible for the ideas.

Date visited: 6/25/03

http://serv1.ncte.org/teach/lit.shtml

AskERIC – Although this site did not have the large amount of lesson plans as other sites, the selection was diverse. These lesson plans go beyond recall activities of the literature and focus on areas such as symbolism, allegories and character analysis. The links provided throughout this site are one more reason to visit and purse the information.

Date visited: 6/25/03

http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts/Literature