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1. 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.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Comic Makeovers: Examining Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Media
   Students explore stereotypes in the media and representations of race, class, ethnicity, and gender by analyzing comics over a two-week period and then re-envisioning them with a "comic character makeover."
3. 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.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Literacy in Cyberspace
   It's not just words on a page (or screen)—reading comprehension involves making sense of the text. When students become aware of the analytical strategies they are using, they can explore the similarities and differences between making sense of print and making sense of a website.
5. 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.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   So What Do You Think? Writing a Review
   Writing a review of an author's work challenges students to develop their critical thinking skills. It provides an opportunity for students to speak their minds—and to enjoy being heard.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   When Less IS More—Understanding Minimalist Fiction
   This lesson pairs Ernest Hemingway's short story "Cat in the Rain' with Raymond Carver's "Little Things" to guide students to an understanding of the characteristics of minimalist fiction.