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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Blending the Past with Today's Technology: Using Prezi to Prepare for Historical Fiction
   To prepare for literature circles featuring historical novels, students research the decades of the 1930s to the 1990s and share their information using Prezi, a web application for creating multimedia presentations.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Language and Identity: Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" and Beyond
   Students explore the idea of "different Englishes" by reading Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" and writing literacy narratives about their own use of different language for different audiences and purposes.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Gaining Background for the Graphic Novel Persepolis: A WebQuest on Iran
   To prepare students for reading the graphic novel Persepolis, this lesson uses a WebQuest to focus students' research on finding reliable information about Iran before and during the Islamic Revolution.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Review Redux: Introducing Literary Criticism Through Reception Moments
   Literature takes on a life of its own as students take a hands-on approach to exploring A Raisin in the Sun for cultural and historical context.