This English Language Arts lesson focuses on the understanding of literary devices as related to poetry with poems found via poetryfoundation.org.Students will analyze tone and mood by rephrasing lines of poetry to match the author's intent.Students will explore the poet's message and defend their ideas in paragraph form.This assignment addresses Nebraska state standards: NE.LA 10.1.6.A NE.LA 10.1.6.C  NE.LA 10.1.6.K  NE.LA 10.2.2.E This lesson will take about 40-50 minutes.

This resource was created by Maelynn Liewer, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.

This resource was created by Katie Mace, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.

 The attached student lesson is designed for Grade 4 English Language Arts students. Students will apply knowledge of word structure elements, known words, and word patterns to identify and utilize prepositions.This student lesson addresses the following NDE Standard: NE LA 5.1.5.a.It is expected that this student lesson will take students 90 minutes to complete.

Students will learn what a preposition is and it's relationship to other words in the sentence.  They will identify the preposition, prepositional phrase, and direct object in a given paragraph.  They will look at pictures and compose sentences to describe the pictures using prepositional phrases.  Finally, they will compose their own sentences with prepositional phrases and act them out on video.  They will be getting feedback from classmates before turning in final work.

In this project, you will explore a real-world problem, and then work through a series of steps to analyze that problem, research ways the problem could be solved, then propose a possible solution to that problem. Often, there are no specific right or wrong solutions, but sometimes one particular solution may be better than others. The key is making sure you fully understand the problem, have researched some possible solutions, and have proposed the solution that you can support with information / evidence.Begin by reading the problem statement in Step 1. Take the time to review all the information provided in the statement, including exploring the websites, videos and / or articles that are linked. Then work on steps 2 through 8 to complete this problem-based learning experience.

This resource was created by Jenna McAfee, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Beth Einspahr in collaboration with 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 5 writing students. Students will use quotation marks and corresponding punctuation correctly when editing. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standards: 5.2.1.h, 5.3.3.c, 5.4.2.b. 

This resource was created by Brittany Wolfgram, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.

This resource was created by Prairie Compton, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.

In this lesson, students read informational pieces about whether or not schools should teach cursive writing. They will evaluate the arguments presented and then choose a side of the issue. Finally, they will write their own arguments expressing their points of view.

This resource was created by Judy Miller and Rachel Palmer, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.

This resource was created by Judy Miller and Rachel Palmer, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.

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 Melissa Pilakowski 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 9-11 ELA students. Students will answer and construct direct, inferential, and authorial questions. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standards: 12.1.6i, 12.1.6l, 12.2.1b. It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 120 minutes to complete.

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