With these lessons, guide your students through close readings of texts that vary by genre, time period, and author; then help them construct connections with relevant nonfiction texts that can be accessed online. Because of the text variety, these resources are also great for differentiating and meeting the needs of diverse learners. Each lesson culminates in a writing task; students select from a menu of activities that are creative and differentiate for students’ interests and abilities. These lessons incorporate all strands of the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Anchor Standards. Each Real-World Nonfiction Connection lesson includes the following: explicit lesson plan handouts with before-, during-, and post-reading strategy activities sample texts graphic organizers writing choice board peer review handouts rubrics answer keys The following lessons are included: Excerpt from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass and The New York Times online article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” Excerpts from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and Associated Press online article “Tiny House Movement Thrives Amid Real Estate Bust” Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and The Washington Post online article “Study Suggests You Can Die of a Broken Heart” Excerpt from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The New York Times online article “Modern Love: Breaking our Parents’ Rules for Love” Taylor Mali’s poem “Totally Like Whatever, You Know?” and The Guardian online article “Beyond Malala: Six Teenagers Changing the World” Native American Myths and an excerpt from the book No Impact Man by Colin Beavan In addition to the printable lessons, this resource may be used for online learning with EASEL by TpT. Meaningful and Memorable English Language Arts by © OCBeachTeacher ™ All rights reserved by author. Limited to use by purchaser only. Group licenses available. Not for public display.
