English Language Arts Grade 9-10 [2011]

• Accessing Complex Text Through Structured Conversations
  Students use a structured format (an adaptation of Think-Pair-Share) to discuss and deconstruct complex text.
• Cornell Notes
  Students use the Cornell notes tool (developed by Walter Pauk from Cornell University) to do close reading of informational text.

• Families in Bondage
  This two-part lesson plan draws on letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage, singling out a few among the many slave experiences to offer students a glimpse into slavery and its effects on African American family life. Through these letters, students explore some of the ways African Americans sought to overcome this anguish.
• Holocaust and Resistance
  In this lesson from EDSITEment, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution. Students will learn how the Holocaust happened and understand the devastation suffered by its victims; examine the evidence of resistance to the Holocaust that has been preserved in official documents and by oral tradition; reflect on the responsibilities of individuals when confronted with social policies that violate human rights; consider the significance of the Holocaust in society today.