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"Constant Reader Learning Materials" is really a teacher and professor hiding in the background avoiding the policies that says he can't write curriculum for others or sell his work. Professor Constant Reader earned a position as an expert in Common Core from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has created curriculum for himself and his classroom, for other schools and educators, for publication, college courses, and home school.
His publishing credits include more than 40 online courses for a major university, 55 online textbooks, a guide to writing, a novel, four travel guides, and numerous chapters, stories, poems, and essays.
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Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
6th - 12th
Informational Text, Reading, Writing-Expository
CCSS
RI.6.2
, RI.6.3
, RI.6.4
+47
Essay Assignment: Who am I, Really?
This is a free-standing essay assignment OR is part of the larger "Search for Self" unit. This essay assignment asks students to consider who they are. There is a brief self-exploration exercise to help students understand themselves better. Material from Les Miserables, Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, and the Six Steps in Search for Self are condensed as part of the self-exploration exercise.
The material includes information for the teacher, the self-exploration exercis
6th - 12th
Grammar, Writing, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.6.3
, W.6.3a
, W.6.3b
+27
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Informational Text, Literature, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.6.2
, W.6.2a
, W.6.2b
+104
Lesson Plan Who am I? An Exploration of The Self with Les Miserables
This two-day lesson asks students to critically think about who they are as people in a complex and challenging world. It asks students to go beyond who they think they are to evaluate who they really are. Les Miserables is used as a resource and basis to help the students understand the depth to which they are asked to think. Perfect for an introductory lesson at the beginning of the school year, this lesson also makes a good segue lesson anytime and anywhere in the curriculum. Contents Incl
6th - 12th
Close Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
+2
The Monomyth / Hero's Journey Lesson Plan (PPT and PDF Printable Plan)
The Monomyth / Hero's Journey Lesson Plan (PPT and PDF Printable Plan) This 85-page plan and 39-slide PowerPoint is a comprehensive approach for students to learn about the Monomyth / Hero's Journey. This presentation and plan starts with a historical overview demonstrating the evolution of Sigmund Freud's dream analysis to Carl Jung's collective unconscious / archetypes to Joseph Campbell's Monomyth. The lesson uses the updated and expanded concepts that Campbell originally developed, which is
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
RI.6.3
, RI.8.3
, RI.9-10.3
+92
Comparing “The Charge of the Light Brigade” with "Dulce et decorum est."
This three-day lesson plan compares Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" with Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et decorum est." The material includes historical background concerning Queen Victoria, Victorianism, World War I, and the Titanic. Both of the poems are included with footnotes. The material includes: ►Teacher Talking Points and Script ►Student Resources (SR) 1-10 ►Teacher Resources (TR) 1-3 ►Vocabulary Lists, Glossaries, and Quizzes ►2 Required Readings ►Three
6th - 12th
Close Reading, Poetry, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.4
+33
The 7 Conflicts Lesson Plan and PowerPoint Presentation
This packet includes a 19-slide PPT presentation and a 29-page accompanying lesson plan. The 19-slide PPT is also available without the lesson plan. The lesson plan includes a range of teacher and student resources including activity sheets, note taking help, quiz, answer key, project assignment, rubric, and sample projects. The complete contents includes: Introduction ED1: Photo Album ED2: Audience, Placement, and Materials ED3: Common Core Standards ED4: Objectives and SWBAT TR1: Introducti
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.6.3
, RI.8.3
, RI.11-12.3
+37
Coordinating Conjunctions: FANBOYS PowerPoint and PDF
2-page short lesson (plus cover and Common Core standards) explains in a brief and compact manner the concept of creating a compound sentence by using the FANBOYS plus the semicolon.
The explanation is provided on a PowerPoint slide followed by an opportunity for students to create their own sentences using the coordinating conjunctions.
Utilize the PowerPoint to show the students how to use the coordinating conjunction and then either print out the blank student resource or use the PPT to add
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Grammar, Informational Text, Other (ELA)
CCSS
L.5.3
, L.5.3a
, L.6.3
+6
Lesson Plan Who am I? An Exploration of The Self using Les Miserables (Free)
This one day lesson asks students to critically think about how they are as people in a complex and challenging world. It asks students to go beyond who they think they are to evaluate who they really are. Les Miserables is used as a resource and basis to help the students understand the depth to which they are asked to think. Perfect for an introductory lesson at the beginning of the school year, this lesson also makes a good segue lesson anytime and anywhere in the curriculum.
This free ve
6th - 12th
Close Reading, Reading, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
+2
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About the store
Experience
"Constant Reader Learning Materials" is really a teacher and professor hiding in the background avoiding the policies that says he can't write curriculum for others or sell his work. Professor Constant Reader earned a position as an expert in Common Core from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has created curriculum for himself and his classroom, for other schools and educators, for publication, college courses, and home school.
His publishing credits include more than 40 online courses for a major university, 55 online textbooks, a guide to writing, a novel, four travel guides, and numerous chapters, stories, poems, and essays.
Teaching style
Professor Constant Reader loves to find the alternative meanings in texts. He challenges gifted students to rise to college level (or as close as they can get) thinking, reading, and writing. Meanwhile, he is very attuned to students facing various challenges who need extra help and guidance.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Common Core Expert,
Teacher of the Year,
Teaching Assistant of the Year,
Professor of the Year,
Phi Beta Kappa,
Sigma Tau Delta,
Salutatorian,
Prize in Ethics
My own education history
B.A. University of Maryland (English),
M.A. Johns Hopkins University (Creative Writing and English Literature),
M.F.A. University of Miami (Creative Writing),
M.Ed. Notre Dame of Maryland (Education),
M.A. (ongoing) Harvard University (Special Status Student)
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