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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A "Brief, Urgent Message": Theme in Slaughterhouse-Five
   As a culminating activity for Slaughterhouse-Five, students make a compilation album (a CD with 6-8 tracks) that reflects their analysis, understanding, and reaction to the ideas in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing and Podcasting About Images of Oscar Wilde
   Students analyze images of Oscar Wilde used to publicize his 1882 American lecture tour. They then compare a caricature to another researched image, sharing this analysis in a podcast.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating Character Blogs
   Students view examples of blogs, learn the basic elements of blog creation, and then create a blog from the perspective of a fictional character.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Decoding The Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics through Film
   This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce students to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Judging a Book by its Cover: The Art and Imagery of The Great Gatsby
   Students explore The Great Gatsby's allusion to art and its use of visual imagery and conclude their study by designing their own cover for the novel.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Magazine Redux: An Exercise in Critical Literacy
   Paper and pixels get compared in this lesson in which students compare both printed and online versions of a magazine.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Outside In: Finding A Character's Heart Through Art
   This activity, inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and the stories of Raymond Carver, challenges students to get inside contemporary life and characters through the creation of monologues.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology
   Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451).
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads
   Students analyze propaganda techniques used in pieces of literature and political advertisements. They then look for propaganda in other media, such as print ads and commercials.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    "Roused by the Change of Scene": Analyzing a Film Adaptation of Jane Eyre
    As part of their study of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, students read selected sections of the novel closely and compare their representation in the text to representations in the 2007 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Eyre. They use the concepts of time/pacing, character, and theme to focus their analysis and to plan an adaptation of a scene of their choice.

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