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1. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   A Failure of the Imagination
   This article discusses the imaginative activities and assignments that teachers often assign that violate the text around which the lesson is focused and that mislead students about its meaning.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creative Outlining-From Freewriting to Formalizing
   After reading a short story, students use freewriting as a catalyst for a literary analysis essay.
3. 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.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Preparing a Character for a New Job: Character Analysis through Job Placement
   Working as career counselors for a literary character, students find a job for the character, prepare a resume, and design questions and answers to prepare them for a job interview.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 14
   Star Wars creator George Lucas was born in 1944.
   Students use the Hero's Journey interactive to describe how Luke Skywalker meets each stage of his journey, and then brainstorm other works that use the formula.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 2
   Teacher Appreciation Week honors our teachers.
   In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, students read a book about a teacher and follow up with an activity related to the book using the Venn Diagram, Letter Generator, Story Map, or Essay Map.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 31
   Time Magazine launches its "Tom Swifty" contest today in 1963.
   Students have fun with language by creating a special kind of pun with its origin in a literary source.