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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Case for Reading - Examining Challenged and Banned Books
   Students examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces expressing their views about what should be done with the books at their school.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Critical Literacy in Action: Multimodal Texts on Global Warming
   Students will really warm up to this lesson about global warming as they study multimedia materials and use a variety of comprehension strategies.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Investigating Names to Explore Personal History and Cultural Traditions
   Students investigate the meanings and origins of their names in order to establish their own personal histories and to explore the cultural significance of naming traditions.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Investigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry Project
   Students explore a variety of resources as they learn about the Holocaust. Working collaboratively, they investigate the materials, prepare oral responses, and produce a topic-based newspaper to complete their research.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   I've Got It Covered! Creating Magazine Covers to Summarize Texts
   Start the presses! Catchy titles, eye-popping graphics, and attractive fonts are all on students' agendas in this lesson as they create magazine covers to summarize a topic.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Literature Circle Roles Reframed: Reading as a Film Crew
   Capture students' enthusiasm for film and transfer it to reading and literature by substituting film production roles for the traditional literature circle roles.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Modeling Reading and Analysis Processes with the Works of Edgar Allan Poe
   Explore reading strategies using Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and other works. Students read Poe's works in both large- and small-group readings then conclude with a variety of projects.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   More than One Way to Create Vivid Verbs
   This lesson teaches students how to use old verbs in a new way, thus creating new and fresh descriptive phrases.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Textmasters: Shaking Up Textbook Reading in Science Classrooms
   Engage students in content area reading with the Textmasters strategy, which allows students to collaborate with their peers in different roles that enable better understanding of the content.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Thrills! Chills! Using Scary Stories to Motivate Students to Read
    Students examine story elements through teacher read-alouds and independent reading and then use reader-response journals and graphic organizers to prepare for the creation of their own scary stories.