Karen Roof
July 11, 2003

Elective Assignment:  Lesson Plans

School Discovery - This website of literature chracteristics and character traits contains lesson plans on specific pieces of literature.  Each work is broken down into its characteristics, making it possible to examine the individual elements of literature.  Lessons regarding various literary themes, as well as the reasons for the success of classic literature may be found.  Character traits are discussed in guided lessons for several works at a high school reading level.  Users may also find lessons on "The Power of Fiction," "War Literature" and "Reality Literature."  Full objectives and material lists are provided with each unit.
Date Visited - 7/11/03.  http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/9-12.html

EdHelper - The purpose of this particular site is to locate lessons on language development and writing skills.  Hundreds of lessons ranging from public speaking and vocabulary development, to writing techniques and sentence structures are available.  Worksheets and links to reading supplements also are provided with one simple click of the mouse; links to dozens of webquests may be found as well. 
Date Visited - 7/11/03 http://www.edhelper.com/cat163.htm

Teacher Stuff - This site provides a collection of lesson plans for teachers of all subject areas and grade levels.  The website's main themes include classroom management, techniques for the first day of class and many more.  Not only are daily routines suggested to help everyday classroom situations run smoothly, but the site also contains links to printable worksheets, educational games, and full length lesson plans.  Find unit activities on vocabulary development, grammar usage, parts of speech, and citation; lessons include examples of proper usage of the above mentioned, complete with with time ordered detail and class size recommendations.   Date Visited - 7/11/03 http://atozteacherstuff.com/

ABC Teach - This is an extremely useful site that contains entire thematic units for upper elementary and middle school grade levels.  Information available includes activities on comprehension skills, portfolio development, book report formats, assignment sheets, etc.  The site also contains activity sheets and educational games for practicing English comprehension, reading, and writing skills.  Teachers may share ideas on lessons and helpful hints through the teacher forum found on this site. 
Date Visitied - 7/11/03 http://abcteach.com/

Traditional Literature Lesson Plans - This website provides lesson plans on several forms of literature.  Included in the available topics are mythology, fables, tall tales and many more; lessons plans pertain to analysis of themes, character traits, and writing form.  Grades levels included range from K-12, and search options are available for other related materials.
Date Visited - 7/11/03 http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/tradless.htm