ALEX Lesson Plan Resources

ALEX Lesson Plans  
Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 10)
Title: Beyond Plot Summary Part 2: Critical Thinking and Writing About Plot Development
Description: In this second half of a two-part lesson, students will identify and explain the plot development of a class text, generate their reflections and original ideas, and participate in a discussion regarding how events interact and shape character, mood, tone, and conflict. This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.

Subject: English Language Arts (9 - 12)
Title: Understanding Poetry: Annotating Puritan Poetry
Description: This lesson is part of a larger unit dealing with Early American Literature. In this lesson, students will become familiar with the figurative devices and strategies that 17th Century Puritan poets use when creating closed or fixed-form poetry.  This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.