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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. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 27
   Coretta Scott King was born on this day in 1927.
   Students do a book report assignment based on a current or past winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award.
4. 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.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Consumerism Where Ads and Art Intersect
   Students add up the effect of images and persuasive language to analyze the art and words in advertisements.
6. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
   Exploring Intersections between Digital and Disciplinary Literacy: Leveraging Synergies for Deeper Learning
   This interactive Web seminar will examine digital practices essential for learning in the disciplines.
7. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Finding the Artist Within: Creating and Reading Visual Texts in the English Language Arts Classroom
   Discover ways to integrate visual arts and technology in your English language arts classroom.
8. Professional Development | Grades   7 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Graphic Novels in the Secondary Classroom and School Libraries
   This article examines the rise in popularity of graphic novels, the sales of which have steadily increased as their influence expands into adolescent culture.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   In Literature, Interpretation is the Thing
   Students consider Shakespearean literature to be or not to be useful in a modern context when they analyze the relationship between text and reader interpretation.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    In the Style of Ernie Pyle: Reporting on World War II
    Students will think this lesson should make the headlines when they finish researching Ernie Pyle's work in preparation for writing their own news articles.

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