In this unit students will define, identify, and explain 5 types of text structure. Students will explain how text and graphic features enhance a text. They will determine the type of figurative language used in a text. Students will summarize a given text.

This Empower Learner Activity engages students in self-assessment, preliminary goal setting and reflection on use of learning strategies within the context of 5th Grade English studying Winin Dixie.

This Empower Learner Activity is designed for MS English students studying the book Hoot. Students will self-assess, set preliminary goals, and think through learning strategies.

In this unit, students will read the novel, The Outsiders, while simultaneously working to analyze the text and time period of the novel.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Melissa Omar in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 8th Grade ELA students. Students will read an informational article and analyze fact and opinion. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 8.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, spatial, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students (approximate number of minutes) to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P7Ck0lMhH_xZe5qYcupsZvgE6kSGGzTD0745NZ6GFZE/edit?usp=sharing

 This Remote Learning Plan was created by Vicki Washburn in collaboration with Caryn Ziettlow and Eileen Barks as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 8 ELA students. Students will differentiate between essential and nonessential elements and punctuate correctly. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: 8.2.1.h It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 60-90 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hX88LeLnx1F9rm-YqSl63QojgO_n-V_ezts1skreoAc/edit#slide=id.p2

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Brandi Edmond in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 9-12 ELA students. Students will practice and use active listening skills in conversations with teachers, peers, and family.  This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: NE ELA 10.3.2.a Select and utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g. eye contact, nonverbal cues, questioning, summarizing) for multiple situations and modalities (e.g. small/large groups, presentations, one-to-one, digital).

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Elizabeth Loehr in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 6 Reading students. Students will read a text to determine the author’s purpose and describe how the author’s perspective influences the text. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 6.1.6.a It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 45 to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lpt7gJMrlenhLV8eC2E486zlJ7Dv5qI8/view?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Misty Weare in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 5th Grade Reading students. Students will complete a graphic organizer to compare and contrast events in the story and explain the relationship between the events. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 5.1.6.h Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a national and international multicultural perspective. It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 120 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1daztA_95nt9U-qgqsULXKx0sFFfuLGYSxUf4EmVBqBo/edit?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Hannah Barnhart in collaboration with Caryn Ziettlow and Eileen Barks as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 6th Grade Language Arts students. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word using the IDEAS Strategy. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 6.1.5.b Select and apply knowledge of context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues) and text features to determine meaning of unknown words.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 40 to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13d23NUCf8s9Thd6nh7RlfkAAHKHN3798m8KviNbaSZM/edit?usp=sharing 

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Melissa Omar in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 7th grade ELA students. Students will anlayze a line from a poem both figuratively and literally. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 7.1.6.c Analyze the author's use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, tone, mood). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 30 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15S4kjGRMbuZpD7FpJFCOkgMZDcjfBipT2Lp397W5O70/edit?usp=sharing

 This Remote Learning Plan was created by Hannah Barnhart in collaboration with Caryn Ziettlow and Eileen Barks as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 6th Grade Language Arts students. Students will review figurative language and create an apology poem. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: 3, 4, 5, 6.1.6c Identify and explain why authors use literary devices.   LA 6.2.2.e Compare various mentor texts and/or exemplars to create a similar piece.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 80 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wvobkejhzjJRZd7XV218lXKvLlX7DLDW2DiH4B9MVEs/edit?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Denise Mixdorf in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for high school, grades 9-12, ELA students. Students will create a geometric character analysis. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard:  Reading Comprehension LA 12.1.6.o  It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students approximately 180 minutes to complete. 

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Brandi Edmond in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 9-12 ELA students. Students will be able to use Greek and Latin roots and affixes to help define words in context.  This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: NE ELA 10.1.3.a Know and apply structural analysis when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level textNE ELA 10.1.5.a Apply word analysis strategies to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words across content areas to aid in comprehension and improve writing.NE ELA 10.1.5.c Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Denise Mixdorf in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for high school, grades 9-12, ELA students. Students will read a narrative, then select and explain the main idea. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 12.1.6 Comprehension.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students approximately 90 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: Six Traits: Ideas Lesson Plan

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Cyndi Shinn in collaboration with Rick Meyer as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade Band Range 3- 6 Language Arts students. Students will write an Informational/Informative Writing. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: English Language Arts - Writing It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 5 days with 45 to 60 minutes for each lesson to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:Informational/Informative Writing 

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Lauren Rabourn in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 11 English Language Arts students. Students will build background knowledge and activiate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make connections while reading. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: NE LA 12.1.6lIt is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 45 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: Into the Wild (PreReading)

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Lauren Rabourn in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 12 English Language Arts students. Students will analyze and evaluate the elements of literary text, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding, and use relevant evidence from a variety of sources to assist in analysis and reflection of complex text. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: NE LA 12.1.6b, NE LA 12.1.6l, and NE LA 12.1.6o It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 90 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:  Macbeth Act 1

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Michelle Ulrich in collaboration with Rick Meyer as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for grades K, 1, 2 language arts students. Students will retell the main idea of any informational text. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 1.1.6e Retell main idea from informational text.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 30 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: Main Idea 

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Elizabeth Loehr in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 8 Reading students. Students will summarize, analyze, and synthesize the connection between main ideas of two informational texts. Students will analyze the social, historical, cultural, and biographical influences in informational texts. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 8.1.6.e and LA 8.1.6.h It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 45  minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ekYpo8pbtwoRwl90uBSkI9lvmrLsA2UQ/view?usp=sharing