How to Use Lesson Plans

  • 8th Grade Social Studies: The Roman Empire – A Day in the Life of… Students will create character studies of various people from the Roman Empire, such as a soldier or a merchant. Students research their “character” and then use creative writing techniques to write a story about a day in the life of their character. This can be adapted to any time period or era. Joy2learn Videos as support: https://youtu.be/ubVBEptJmJE – Family History – Gregory Hines – Family History – Gregory Hines
  • 9th Grade English/Language Arts: Fahrenheit 451 – Students study the main characters from Fahrenheit 451 and use acting techniques to detail the character development throughout the text.Joy2learn Videos as support: http://www.joy2learn.org/theater/cyrano-de-bergerac/intro/ – Cyrano Intro – Hector Elizondo
  • 9th Grade Math: Using Math for Fun Students create a picture book with images and text to detail the steps of solving a math -problem. Joy2learn Videos as support: https://www.joy2learn.org/painting-with-elizabeth-murray/in-my-head/strategy/ – Strategy – Elizabeth Murray
  • 11th Grade Social Studies:  Classmate Biographies Students will interview each other and then create one act plays to perform for the class based on their classmate’s biography interview. Joy2learn Videos as support:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCxOGQT7vO8&feature=youtu.be (Importance of Words) – Hector Elizondo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2rdUkdVa6U&feature=youtu.be (My ambitions) – Elizabeth Murray  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70KJZSDwR3M&feature=youtu.be (Early years) – WyntonMarsalis
  • Research has shown that integrating multidisciplinary content into foreign language learning can lead to a 20% increase in retention rates. By incorporating elements from various subjects such as history, science, or art into language lessons, students are provided with diverse contexts that reinforce vocabulary, grammar, and cultural understanding, thereby enhancing their ability to retain language knowledge over time.