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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Hooking a Reader with a Book Cover
   Students select a book to read based only on its cover art. After reading the book, they use an interactive tool to create a new cover for it.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 29
   David Wiesner's book June 29, 1999 showcases this day.
   Students explore the delightful illustrations in Wiesner's book and identify elements that make the emotions in the story obvious to someone reading the book.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Letters and Learning Genre
   Using their prior knowledge of books containing letters, students show their understanding of genre by rewriting a story and reflecting on how traditional stories differs from stories told in letters.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Once Upon a Time Rethought: Writing Fractured Fairy Tales
   Students read and analyze fairy tales, identifying their common elements. They then write their own "fractured" fairy tales by changing one of the literary elements found in the original.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Opening the Door for Reading: Sharing Favorite Texts to Build Community
   In this lesson, students build classroom community by exploring environmental print and a teacher-created display that focuses on a favorite book. They then create and share their own presentations.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology
   Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451).
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Tracking the Ways Writers Develop Heroes and Villains
   Everyone knows that Star Wars character Darth Vader is a villain. This lesson asks students to explore how they know such things about heroes and villains they encounter in texts.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Microblogging and Social Networking to Explore Characterization and Style
   Students use social networking sites to trace the development of characters by assuming the persona of a character on the class Ning and sending a set number of tweets, or status updates.