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1. 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).
2. 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.
3. 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.