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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing the Rhetoric of Corporate Logos across Time
   Students think critically about how design elements in logos work together to tell a changing story about a company or product in this visual rhetoric lesson.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Creating Careers for Characters
   Students select a job listing for a character in a book they have read, then create a resume and application letter for that character.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Writing Resumes for Characters in Historical Fiction
   Students write resumes for historical fiction characters. They first explore help wanted ads to see what employers want, and then draft resumes for the characters they've chosen.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 19
   Children's publisher John Newbery was born in 1713.
   Each student chooses a book that is special and writes a short story about why it deserves special mention. Students can plan the pages of their own stories and then make a Stapleless Book or use the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Create a Great Future: STEM Career Research Using Close Reading
   What if students could see the relevance of their school curriculum to real-world, interesting, STEM-related careers? Let's help them create a great future!
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Careers Using the Internet
   Doctors, astrophysicists, and daycare providers are only some of the careers that will be explored in this lesson in which students research careers and publish occupational summaries about them.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Help Wanted: Writing Professional Resumes
   Students will create a beginning resume that represents their current work experience and demonstrates their knowledge of rhetorical situations for professional writing.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Media Literacy: Examining the World of Television Teens
   Pop culture and the classroom collide in this lesson when students go behind the scenes to analyze a television series for characterization to use in an original television show proposal.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Resumes and Cover Letters for High School Students
   High school students are taught how to use resumes and cover letters to highlight their skills and make them stand out, whether applying to college or for a job.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 26
    Sally Ride, first American woman in space, was born in 1951.
    After exploring information about Sally Ride on the StarKids Who's Who site, students write a letter using the Letter Generator to Dr. Ride's foundation, Sally Ride Science.

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