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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Case for Reading - Examining Challenged and Banned Books
   Students examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces expressing their views about what should be done with the books at their school.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot?
   Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 24
   F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, was born in 1896.
   After reading The Great Gatsby, students work in pairs, select a chapter from the novel, and rewrite it from the point of view of a different character.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Magazine Redux: An Exercise in Critical Literacy
   Paper and pixels get compared in this lesson in which students compare both printed and online versions of a magazine.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads
   Students analyze propaganda techniques used in pieces of literature and political advertisements. They then look for propaganda in other media, such as print ads and commercials.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 18
   Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937.
   Students brainstorm the kinds of stories they know and where these stories come from. Students return to these questions as they begin reading Hurston's novel.