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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Cover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies
   Students compare and analyze novels and the movies adapted from them. They design new DVD covers and a related insert for the movies, reflecting their response to the movie version.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Developing Story Structure With Paper-Bag Skits
   Lights, camera, action, and a bit of mystery! In this lesson, students use mystery props in a skit bag to create and perform in short, impromptu skits.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 18
   Mickey Mouse appeared in his first animated feature.
   Students create a short, humorous story with at least one action character, and then use online tools to make a flipbook.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Polishing Preposition Skills through Poetry and Publication
   Students deepen and refine their understanding of prepositions by reading Ruth Heller's Behind the Mask. They write preposition poetry and create a study guide using an online tool.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Story Character Homepage
   Students analyze personal homepages, as well as a character in a book they have read, and then create a homepage for the character.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 15
   The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the Pacific Ocean in 1805.
   Students look at Kenneth Holder's paintings of the Lewis and Clark trail and transform their notes into a descriptive paragraph as if they were a member of the expedition.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night
   Images have power—they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.