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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
   Assessing Cultural Relevance: Exploring Personal Connections to a Text
   As a class, students evaluate a nonfiction or realistic fiction text for its cultural relevance to themselves personally and as a group.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Collaborative Stories 1: Prewriting and Drafting
   Students hone their teamwork skills and play off each other's writing strengths as they participate in prewriting activities for a story to be written collaboratively by the whole class.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Comics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Narrative Structure
   This lesson uses comic strip frames to define plot and reinforce the structure that underlies a narrative. Students finish by writing their own original narratives.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter
   Students write persuasive letters to their librarian requesting that specific texts be added to the school library. As they work, students plan their arguments and outline their reasons and examples.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Freedom of Speech and Automatic Language: Examining the Pledge of Allegiance
   This lesson has students explore freedom of speech by examining the Pledge of Allegiance from a historical and personal perspective and in relationship to fictional situations in novels.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Investigating Names to Explore Personal History and Cultural Traditions
   Students investigate the meanings and origins of their names in order to establish their own personal histories and to explore the cultural significance of naming traditions.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 8
   Jon Scieszka was born in 1954.
   Students review Scieszka's tips for encouraging young people to read and then create their own, sharing ideas with adults in their community through a letter.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Modeling Reading and Analysis Processes with the Works of Edgar Allan Poe
   Explore reading strategies using Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and other works. Students read Poe's works in both large- and small-group readings then conclude with a variety of projects.
10. 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.

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