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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing and Podcasting About Images of Oscar Wilde
   Students analyze images of Oscar Wilde used to publicize his 1882 American lecture tour. They then compare a caricature to another researched image, sharing this analysis in a podcast.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating Character Blogs
   Students view examples of blogs, learn the basic elements of blog creation, and then create a blog from the perspective of a fictional character.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot?
   Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
4. 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.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   I Remember That Book: Rereading as a Critical Investigation
   Curl up with a good book again—or not. In this lesson, students brainstorm why they reread some books, while passing up others, and write their reflections in an essay.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Magazine Redux: An Exercise in Critical Literacy
   Paper and pixels get compared in this lesson in which students compare both printed and online versions of a magazine.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Reaching Across Time: Scaffolded Engagements With a 19th-Century Text
   Students in the 21st century need to build background knowledge and fill in textual gaps to enter the unfamiliar world of "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street."
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Recording Readers Theatre: Developing Comprehension and Fluency With Audio Texts
   Students investigate audio texts of mystery stories, evaluate them in terms of both literary and audio qualities, and create Readers Theatre scripts, which they use to record their own podcasts.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Seuss and Silverstein: Posing Questions, Presenting Points
   Students will enjoy this blast from the past as they read the works of Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein to analyze the way social issues are addressed in selected works.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Pros and Cons of Discussion
    Students use a Discussion Web to engage in meaningful discussion of the question, "Are people equal?"

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