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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: A Character's Letter to the Editor
   Students write a persuasive letter to the editor of a newspaper from a selected fictional character's perspective, focusing on a specific issue or situation explored in the novel.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Childhood Remembrances: Life and Art Intersect in Nikki Giovanni's "Nikki-Rosa"
   Students explore what Carol Jago calls the place "where life and art intersect" by reading Nikki Giovanni's poem, "Nikki-Rosa," and then writing about childhood memories of their own.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Decoding the Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh's "1984" Commercial
   This lesson uses the "1984" Macintosh Commercial to introduce students to dystopian characteristics. Students analyze techniques used in the commercial and identify the comments that it makes about contemporary society.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Decoding The Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics through Film
   This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce students to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Developing Characterization in Raymond Carver's "A Small, Good Thing"
   Students read Raymond Carver's story "A Small, Good Thing," focusing on characterization in order to develop one of the static characters—the hit-and-run driver who causes Scotty's death—more fully.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Examining Plot Conflict through a Comparison/Contrast Essay
   Students explore picture books to identify the characteristics of four types of conflict. They then write about a conflict they have experienced and compare it to a conflict from literature.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan
   Exploring Satire with Shrek
   The movie Shrek introduces the satirical techniques of exaggeration, incongruity, reversal, and parody. Students brainstorm fairy tale characteristics, identify satirical techniques, then create their own satirical versions of fairy tales.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
   Students read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented as they discuss the "what ifs" within the context of scientific principles.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Id, Ego, and Superego in Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
   Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat is used as a primer to teach students how to analyze a literary work using plot, theme, characterization, and psychoanalytical criticism.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Latino Poetry Blog: Blogging as a Forum for Open Discussion
    In this lesson, students use blogs to hold discussions about the effect of the factors of culture, history, and environment on Latino poetry.

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