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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 25
   A Christmas Carol was the first book transmitted over radio!
   Students write a script for A Christmas Carol on a level that primary students can read and perform. Older students record the performance and create a website to showcase photographs.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   A High-Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying in Schools
   Students read a work of realistic fiction about bullying and gain understanding through writing, Readers Theatre, and discussion.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   All's Well that Sells Well: A Creative Introduction to Shakespeare
   Students compare attending a performance at The Globe Theater with attending a modern theater production or movie. They then create a commercial for an Elizabethan audience promoting a modern product.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing Character in Hamlet through Epitaphs
   Students create epitaphs for characters from a tragedy, such as Hamlet.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   An Exploration of The Crucible through Seventeenth-Century Portraits
   In this lesson, students incorporate analyses of characters from The Crucible with examinations of original seventeenth-century portraits of Puritans to create a visual portrait of the character. The project culminates in a "Portrait Gallery Walk" where students present and defend their artwork.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan
   An Introduction to Julius Caesar Using Multiple-Perspective Universal Theme Analysis
   This resource is an introduction to William Shakespeare's tragic play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, through the study of universal themes using multiple-perspective investigations of betrayal scenarios.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Audio Broadcasts and Podcasts: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization
   After exploring Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, students create their own audio dramatization of a text they have read.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Blending the Past with Today's Technology: Using Prezi to Prepare for Historical Fiction
   To prepare for literature circles featuring historical novels, students research the decades of the 1930s to the 1990s and share their information using Prezi, a web application for creating multimedia presentations.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Characters for Hire! Studying Character in Drama
   In this alternative to the traditional book report, students respond to a play they have read by creating a resume for one of its characters.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 24
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof premiered in New York in 1955.
    Students are introduced to the characteristics of drama, read a chapter from a novel the class has read, and create a script from the chapter that they will present to the class.

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