Melissa Fleming

Melissa Fleming

SLMMCD 521

Lesson Plan Elective Activity

Literature Lesson Plans

For this assignment I tried to narrow down my choices by typing in “high school literature lesson plans” and came up with some wonderful sites that will be useful to teachers. I can only hope that when I come up with a great lesson plan that people will see it on the internet and integrate it into their classroom setting!

Literature Books With Lesson Plans – Great site for lesson plans, and if you are a teacher in a variety of subjects. Under the literature section the lessons are broken down into different categories by grade level, so you are able to click on your age range and find some really informative lesson plans. You have a selection of books are of the appropriate age range, and the lessons vary. You have the really detailed, in-depth lessons, which are small units. On the other end of the spectrum, you have lessons that are only one-period in length, and ask just a few questions. The time and effort that are put into some of these lessons make for a great place to come back to in the future for ideas! Date Visited: November 25, 2003.

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Discovery School Lesson Plan Library – Discovery never ceases to astound me. The lesson plans they had on their site are amazing. Not only are they well-crafted, but the subheadings under each lesson help you out so much. You are given the grade level, subject, and the duration of how long it would take you to teach the lesson. Each lesson plan is also broken down into categories that you can click on that help a teacher out so much. The following list is under each lesson plan, which makes for a more diverse lesson, since you are able to feed off the current assignments, and tie them to others. The suggested readings also offer a great insight to other books that would be of interest for us to teach. Overall this is a top-rated lesson plan site for teachers. Date Visited: November 25, 2003. http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/lit.html

Lesson Plans and Resources for Adolescent &Young Adult Literature – A recently updated site offers you links to other pages which give you some great lesson plans for literature. The sections are broken down into categories, so you know which section would be best for you to take a look at for a specific lesson. The categories are: Multiple Works/Movements/Genres, Resources for Adolescent Literature, Short Stories, Specific Authors/Works (Alphabetical by Author), English/Shakespearean Lit., Mysteries, Drama/Mythology/Poetry, Rubrics for the Language Arts, & Return to Educational Resources and Lesson Plans. Again you click on the links, and are given either a drawn out lesson plan that might take a couple of days to teach, or a basic 45 minute lesson that you could integrate is you finished your unit early and needed to find a quick lesson to teach for just the day. Tons of sites that are informative, and cover about every genre! Date Visited: November 25, 2003. http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edadolescentlit.htm

The Lesson Plans Page – Language Arts Lesson Plans, Ideas, & Assignments – This site encompasses more than just literature, but vocabulary, speech, theatre, reading, writing, etc. What I liked most about this site was the connections it made to other subject areas. It is nice when you are able to tie in your lesson with another class, such as history, art, or music. Again the lessons vary in grades (this site is from 7^th grade – high school), so there are some lessons which will not fit into the high school realm, but you have so many choices I am sure you could find what you are looking for. Under each lesson some have the time duration, most have the grade level, and the lessons again vary in length from weeks, to just one class period. This site also has a lot more fun activities that students would enjoy. You can also e-mail the person that made the lesson, in case you have a question. Date Visited: November 25, 2003. http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAJH.htm

Cyberguides: Grades 9 – 12 – This is a standards based site out of California that delivers units of instruction on a certain piece of literature. Have works that re most commonly seen in high schools today. What I liked about this site, was that for each literary work, when you click on the link there are many sections for you to explore. You have the basic introduction of the lesson, language arts content standards you are covering in the lesson, an overview, description of materials needed, activities, websites, resources, and performance standards you expect. Each lesson is carefully laid out, cover a wide range of questions to answer, and integrate the internet, which is very important. Overall fantastic site! Date Visited: November 25, 2003. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/expect/expecttg.html

PBS – Arts & Literature – PBS takes a whole other looks at lesson plans on their site. The lessons are placed in different categories such as: American Literature, World Literature, Writing Skills, Media Studies, etc. Under each topic there are a plethora of lessons that can be carried across content areas, and are so informative. Under each topic there are sub-categories in which you can hit the standards button, and it will tell you the category, the lesson, and the teaching style you must use. These lessons are not ones that are more informative to the student, to teach them something new and different. PBS also offers a profile for the teacher so they may log-on and obtain lessons that cater to them. No hunting around necessary, but I still think I would take a look around, because the lesson on this site are ideal for a different learning experience. Ideal site! Date Visited: November 25, 2003. http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm