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June & July 2024
In this issue:
Over the past six months, teams of Oklahoma educators created exemplar English language arts lesson plans for each grade, PK-12, for the ELA Framework website.
These exemplar lesson plans showcase best practices for ELA. The lessons are aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards and bundle together multiple objectives to showcase the recursive nature of ELA. Each lesson plan includes helpful explanations about the instructional plan. Teachers can review sample lessons on their own, with a colleague, and/or with their professional learning community, to reflect on the highlighted ELA practices and how they mesh with their own current classroom practices.
Lesson plans are available for each grade featuring texts from the following genres:
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Moreover, an exemplar lesson plan sequence regarding Standard 6 research is available for each grade band.
The lesson plans are based on various texts that school districts may or may not include in their curriculum. Teachers should consider their district textbooks and curriculum before implementing any of these lessons in their classrooms. The main purpose of the lesson plans is for teachers to evaluate the structure and strategies present in the lesson and to reflect on their current practice. Teachers could potentially adapt a lesson with a text from their district curriculum.
Curious about that golden toad pictured above? It's from the 9th grade poetry lesson "Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Now."
Check out the lesson plans for your grade(s) today!
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Join the Oklahoma State Department of Education on July 15 in Tulsa for the InspireOK conference, where educators come together to innovate and inspire. Dive into a day of collaborative learning, sharing insights, and crafting transformative teaching practices tailored for Oklahoma schools. A complimentary continental breakfast and boxed lunch will be provided.
You can get your free ticket now, and you can also register to indicate which sessions you plan to attend. There will be 3 sessions for secondary English language arts throughout the day.
English Language Arts Standards & Framework (Session 1)
Refresh yourself on the 2021 Oklahoma Academic Standards for ELA and explore the resources on the ELA Framework website, including the newly added exemplar lesson plans and updated engagement strategies.
The Power of Text Sets (Session 3)
Students can use teacher-designed text sets to build background knowledge that is complementary to a novel they study as a class or in a literature circle. Learn how to build a text set, see an example for The Outsiders, and plan a text set of your own.
Universal Design for Learning in English Language Arts (Session 5)
English language arts (ELA) teachers can use the principles of universal learning design (UDL) to ensure that all their students have access to learning experiences in their classrooms. Explore the nine facets of UDL in an ELA lesson for your grade and leave with implementation ideas for your classroom.
Event Details
July 15, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Cox Business Convention Center
100 Civic Center
Tulsa, OK 74103
Cox Parking Garage is $10/day
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Oklahoma ELA teachers can pursue professional and personal learning this summer through the summer webinar series, reading bingo, and a thirty-day writing challenge. Read more about these options in the ELA Summer 2024 Learning newsletter.
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Stories and poems connect us to the past, center us in this challenging present, and prepare us for the mysteries of the future. The Narrative for Schools program is designed to support teachers and to nurture the next generation of writers and readers—at a moment when the power of storytelling to unite, educate, entertain, and inspire is more vital than ever.
NARRATIVE HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CONTEST
The annual writing contest is open and free to high school students grades 9–12 in the U.S. and abroad. Winners receive more than $1,000 in prizes, mentorship by esteemed Narrative editors and authors, and publication in Narrative alongside the greats.
EXPLORE BY THEME
Search the Narrative Library by common classroom themes, including Coming of Age, Sports, Humor, Friends & Enemies, Love, Pets, Holidays, and Vacation.
BEST ADVICE, LETTERS & INTERVIEWS
Looking to provide your students with some additional writing guidance? Check out our Best Advice, Letters to a Young Writer, and Narrative 10 interview series.
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Writing Prompt
Family Recipes
What are some recipes or foods you enjoyed as a child? Who prepared the food? Were recipes shared or passed from previous generations? Write a paragraph or
poem about the memories associated with this food or recipe, the feelings it evoked for you, preparing it, or sharing it with others.
Optional Follow-Up Activities: If you have time today, find a recipe from a family
member or from online that reminds you of food you ate as a child. If you feel
inclined, make a plan to prepare the food this week and share it with loved ones.
(You just completed Challenge 14 of the 30-Day Writing Challenge.)
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Reading Quote
 Bonus writing prompt(s) to pair with this quote:
- Who decides which books are best? How?
- Do you intentionally seek out award-winning books to read and/or teach? Why or why not?
- How do you decide which books are best for your classroom?
- How has your taste in books changed or remained the same over time?
- Is any one book better than another? Defend your stance.
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