This activity for gifted learners complements close reading of Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.  Throughout the reading of Bud, Not Buddy, all students will work to create a glossary of unfamiliar terms/phrases found throughout the novel that is differentiated based on readiness. This project should be assigned to students who demonstrate solid understanding of the novel and are ready for a challenge as they create not only a glossary differentiating the literal and nonliteral meanings of the phrases/figures of speech found in the novel, but also a thesaurus of other figures of speech that could be used in place of the ones used in the novel.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This resource supports English language development for English language learners. This activity teaches students about the vocabulary and language common in discussions about friends. Students complete vocabulary matching activities, fill in the gap activities, and questions with partners. Students listen,speak, read, and write in these activities. Teacher notes can be found at http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/worksheets-topic/Friends_TN.pdf .

This resource supports English language development for English language learners. These activities teach students the vocabulary and language necessary for discussing vacations, travel, and hotels. Students complete true and false statements and fill in the gap activities. Students create questions and engage in a conversation. Students listen, speak, read, and write in these activities. Teacher notes for these activities can be found at http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/TBW_Holidays-HolidaysAndHotels_TS.pdf .

This activity for gifted learners might serve as a culminating activity as part of a larger unit on fables, folktales, & myths. Students will take part in close readings of a variety of stories throughout the unit (including fables, folktales, & myths).  In this activity, gifted learners would work either individually or with a partner to closely read Amos & Boris by William Steig.  They will then work to decipher the central message(s) of the story and what fable(s) this story can be connected to.  As they read, they will pay special attention to two main details that help to convey the story:  the word choice and illustrations.  Using the central message of the story as an anchor and the saying, “A picture’s worth a thousand words,” they will then argue that the Steig’s word choice and illustration do or do not support the story’s central message in the best possible way by creating an audio/visual presentation that supports their argument.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.