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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Avalanche, Aztek, or Bravada? A Connotation Minilesson
   Students examine familiar car names for underlying connotations then proceed through a series of steps, increasing their control over language, until they select words with powerful connotations in their own writing.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Decoding the Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh's "1984" Commercial
   This lesson uses the "1984" Macintosh Commercial to introduce students to dystopian characteristics. Students analyze techniques used in the commercial and identify the comments that it makes about contemporary society.