ALEX Lesson Plan Resources

ALEX Lesson Plans  
Subject: English Language Arts (7)
Title: Writing for Catharsis: How Do We Survive?
Description: This lesson is an internet-based inquiry into the Virginia Tech Massacre and Nikki Giovanni’s poetic response. This lesson ties informative reading and inquiry with the craft of poetry and the role of poetry as catharsis. Students will also recognize the difference between reading a poem and experiencing it as a public performance.

Subject: English Language Arts (7)
Title: Fakebook: Analyzing Point of View in Duck Dynasty
Description: After reading the book Duck commander family: how faith, family, and ducks built a dynasty, students will analyze characters and their varying points of view by creating two social media pages to represent them. Students will use the digital format of a Fakebook page to represent two individual people from the book. Profiles for their characters should accurately represent the characters' likes and dislikes, interests, and perspectives. This is a college-and career-ready standards showcase lesson plan.