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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing the Stylistic Choices of Political Cartoonists
   Students explore and analyze the techniques that political (or editorial) cartoonists use and draw conclusions about why the cartoonists choose those techniques to communicate their messages.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   An Exploration of The Crucible through Seventeenth-Century Portraits
   In this lesson, students incorporate analyses of characters from The Crucible with examinations of original seventeenth-century portraits of Puritans to create a visual portrait of the character. The project culminates in a "Portrait Gallery Walk" where students present and defend their artwork.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   It's Raining Cats and Dogs! Make a Children's Book about the Weather
   Kids learn about weather sayings throughout history while writing and illustrating a book for younger children.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Musical Books for Teens
   In this episode, you'll hear about fiction and nonfiction books that explore the importance of music in the lives of young people.
   
5. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Preparing Students for Success with Reading in the Content Areas
   In this strategy guide, you'll learn how to determine the level and type of support you need to provide students based on careful preparation as a content area expert.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 2
   Read Across America Day: Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers
   Bring the celebration of reading and literacy into your classroom, library, school, and home all year long.
7. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Strategy Guide Series
   Reading in the Content Areas
   In this Strategy Guide Series, you'll get information and ideas about teaching reading in the different content areas.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus
   After reading Shakespeare's Hamlet, students identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting Birth of Venus and examples from the play illustrate the philosophy of Renaissance Humanism.
9. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Supporting Student Comprehension in Content Area Reading
   In this strategy guide, you'll learn a few simple, yet powerful, techniques to encourage students to use peer talk and writing to enhance their understanding of content area texts.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    The Children's Picture Book Project
    In this lesson students evaluate published children's picture storybooks. Students then plan, write, illustrate, and publish their own children's picture books.