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51. 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.
52. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Demonstrating Understanding of Richard Wright's Rite of Passage
    Students use the elements of persuasion for a specific audience to demonstrate their understanding of Richard Wright's accessible and engaging coming-of-age novel, Rite of Passage.
53. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Developing Aesthetic Criteria: Using Music to Move Beyond Like/Dislike with Poetry
    In this lesson, students develop the cognitive tool of criteria development for discussing the aesthetics of poetry and music.
54. 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.
55. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
    Developing Evidence-Based Arguments from Texts
    This strategy guide clarifies the difference between persuasion and argumentation, stressing the connection between close reading of text to gather evidence and formation of a strong argumentative claim about text.
56. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Discovering a Passion for Poetry With Langston Hughes
    Through a study of Langston Hughes' poetry, students connect his writing to his place in history.
57. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Discovering Traditional Sonnet Forms
    Students read sonnets, charting the poems' characteristics and using their observations to deduce traditional sonnet forms. They then write original sonnets, using a poem they have analyzed as a model.
58. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    e-Book Reading and Response: Innovative Ways to Engage with Texts
    Students in grades 5 through 12 read and respond to electronic books by using e-book tools and features, including digital note-taking capabilities.
59. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Ekphrasis: Using Art to Inspire Poetry
    In this lesson, students explore ekphrasis—writing inspired by art. Students find pieces of art that inspire them and compose a booklet of poems about the pieces they have chosen.
60. Professional Development | Grades   7 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real Classrooms
    Amy Benjamin challenges the idea of "skill and drill" grammar instruction, and Tom Oliva provides a teacher's journal chronicling how the concepts in this book can work in a real classroom.

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