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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   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating a Persuasive Podcast
   Students learn how to get their voice out on the web when they research issues important to them and compose a persuasive podcast to post online.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Examining History with Maya Angelou's Poetry
   To understand the historical background that influenced Maya Angelou's poems, students research events to produce trading cards using the ReadWriteThink Trading Card App or Trading Card Student Interactive. Through the sharing of these trading cards, students understand the historical background as they analyze Angelou's poetry.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   "Licensed" to Drive: Old West Figures
   This lesson invites students to create a "Driver's License" for characters that have made a contribution to western expansion in the United States.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Persuasive Essay: Environmental Issues
   How can we convince others to agree with us on important issues? In this lesson, students explore relevant environmental issues and gather information to write persuasive essays.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Sí, Se Puede: Making a Difference, One Letter at a Time
   After reading the book ¡Si, Se Puede!/Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A., students learn about labor unions, strikes, and organizing for change. Students interview staff members in their school to learn about their daily work life, and write persuasive advocacy letters.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Blog of Anne Frank?: Taking on Social Roles through Online Writing
   Anne Frank shared her experiences through a private diary that became public as a book. In this lesson, students will consider how writing creates social identities as they blog about a political issue.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night
   Images have power—they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Vote for Me! Making Presidential Commercials Using Avatars
   After researching political platforms of past presidents through primary sources and other resources, students create commercials for these presidents using Voki, an online web tool that produces speaking avatars.