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A list of eleven service learning projects for middle and high school classrooms.

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An elementary grade lesson plan that could be easily adapted to middle or high school. A modified Jigsaw activity; students are given poems and grouped by themes.

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This is a cooperative learning language arts lesson plan on poetry

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Susan Johnson Lesson Plan Subject: Language Arts Lesson Plan Title: Poetry Co-op The lesson plan: ------------------------------------------------------------ Poetry Co-op Purpose: Cooperative learning techniques familiarize class with dozens of poems. Procedure: After lesson and test on poetic devices and figurative

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7th grade students create a travel brochure.

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A ten minute video by a 7th grade teacher who uses inquiry-based discussion to teach "To Kill a Mockingbird"

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Millard goes into great detail about problem-based learning specifically in LA classrooms as part of her Masters at University of Central Florida.

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A lesson plan, "Whose Work Is It? The Issue of Plagiarism", for learning about plagiarism.

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WHAT IS CONSTRUCTIVISM?                                                  Megan Speer

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WHAT IS CONSTRUCTIVISM?                                                  Megan Speer

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Constructivism is the theory that propels student-based learning. In essence, it allows and guides students to "construct" their own understanding by engaging in critical thinking that is collaborative, authentic, and for which they are accountable. The understanding that results from this is deeper and easier for students to relate to their own lives. Rather than passively receiving information by lecture or Direct Instruction, students actively explore topics and come to their own conclusions and realizations. In English and Language Arts, constructivism takes learning from simply reading texts for comprehension or writing persuasive essays in a void to a place where students understand that language is complex, cultural, has real-world effects, has great possibility, and is a tool that they can use to shape their lives. There are prominent authors, novels, and a set idea of grammar used in acadmea, but literature and language are always evolving and ultimately about critical thinking. Using constructivist models will create students who have the tools to shape the language of tomorrow rather than just students who understand the language of yesterday