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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Analyzing Character Development in Three Short Stories About Women
   Students read three short stories about women; discuss the development of female characters, gender differences, and society's expectations; and write scripts in which the characters discuss their similarities and differences.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Assessing Cultural Relevance: Exploring Personal Connections to a Text
   As a class, students evaluate a nonfiction or realistic fiction text for its cultural relevance to themselves personally and as a group.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot?
   Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Ekphrasis: Using Art to Inspire Poetry
   In this lesson, students explore ekphrasis—writing inspired by art. Students find pieces of art that inspire them and compose a booklet of poems about the pieces they have chosen.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Cross-Age Tutoring Activities With Lewis and Clark
   Interaction and adventure draws high school and elementary school students together as they analyze stories about the Lewis and Clark expedition.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Freedom of Speech and Automatic Language: Examining the Pledge of Allegiance
   This lesson has students explore freedom of speech by examining the Pledge of Allegiance from a historical and personal perspective and in relationship to fictional situations in novels.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 24
   F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, was born in 1896.
   After reading The Great Gatsby, students work in pairs, select a chapter from the novel, and rewrite it from the point of view of a different character.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 27
   Get ready to celebrate Banned Books Week!
   Students brainstorm reasons why certain books might have been banned and discuss common reasons why books are challenged.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature Using Graphics
   Tap students' desires to doodle and draw by having them create a Graffiti Wall, using graphics to discuss a piece of literature that has been read by the whole class.
10. 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.

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