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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   A High-Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying in Schools
   Students read a work of realistic fiction about bullying and gain understanding through writing, Readers Theatre, and discussion.
2. 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.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   I've Got the Literacy Blues
   Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from "The Gift of the Magi" and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Playlist for Holden: Character Analysis With Music and Lyrics
   Students compile a playlist of 10 songs representing a literary character and explain their choices based on the book's dialogue, plot, conflict, and resolution.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Tell Me Your Story: Video-Inspired Vocabulary Writing
   Students watch a sample of artistic video clips online and respond through creative writing while using the vocabulary words they are currently studying.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Tragic Love: Introducing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
   This lesson introduces students to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by having them examine the ideas of tragedy and tragic love by connecting the story to their own lives.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan
   What Did They Say? Dialect in The Color Purple
   Y'all set down a spell and learn ‘bout dialects!" In other words, your students will use The Color Purple to explore dialect and how it reveals information about the characters.