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41. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Making Connections to Myth and Folktale: The Many Ways to Rainy Mountain
    Following the model of N. Scott Momaday's The Way To Rainy Mountain, students write three-voice narratives based on Kiowa folktales, an interview with an Elder, and personal connections to theme.
42. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Making the Cut: Revising Memoirs by Detecting Clutter and Confusion
    Students improve a slide show by removing pictures. Their reasons for cutting pictures are translated into revision guidelines for cutting unnecessary words and sections from their rough drafts.
43. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Many Years Later: Responding to Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool"
    Students analyze the Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "We Real Cool" and then write about how the character's pool hall days might influence who the character becomes fifty years in the future.
44. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Naming in a Digital World: Creating a Safe Persona on the Internet
    Students explore naming conventions in digital and non-digital settings then choose and explain specific names and profiles to represent themselves online.
45. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Novel News: Broadcast Coverage of Character, Conflict, Resolution, and Setting
    This twist on readers theater has students prepare original news programs based on incidents in a recent reading, as they explore standard literary elements of character, conflict, resolution, and setting.
46. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Outside In: Finding A Character's Heart Through Art
    This activity, inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and the stories of Raymond Carver, challenges students to get inside contemporary life and characters through the creation of monologues.
47. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Paying Attention to Technology: Reviewing a Technology
    Students read and analyze technology reviews to establish the characteristics of the genre. They then compose their own reviews on a technology of their choice.
48. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Persuading an Audience: Writing Effective Letters to the Editor
    Students use persuasive writing and an understanding of the characteristics of letters to the editor to compose effective letters to the editor on topics of interest to them.
49. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Persuading Readers with Endorsement Letters
    Students explore the genre of commercial endorsements, establishing characteristics and requirements for the genre. Each student then composes an endorsement of a product, service, company, or industry.
50. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Picture This: Combining Infographics and Argumentative Writing
    After researching topics that the students have chosen, students write argumentative essays. Then, using Piktochart, students create their own infographics to illustrate their research.

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