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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A World of Readers: Libraries Around the World
   Bookworms will enjoy the bytes they find in this lesson as they research and share information about online library services in places around the world.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Building Vietnam War Scavenger Hunts through Web-Based Inquiry
   Students research the effects of the Vietnam war on a specific group of people who were involved. They then create Internet scavenger hunts to share with the class.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Audience and Purpose with a Single Issue
   Students explore the concepts of audience and purpose by focusing on an issue that divided Americans in 1925, the debate of evolution versus creationism raised by the Scopes Monkey Trial.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   From Dr. Seuss to Jonathan Swift: Exploring the History behind the Satire
   Use Dr. Seuss's The Butter Battle Book as an accessible introduction to satire. Reading, discussing, and researching this picture book paves the way for a deeper understanding of Gulliver's Travels.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Seeing Integration From Different Viewpoints
   What does the world look like through someone else's eyes? Guide students in using colorful paper glasses to examine a story of school desegregation from multiple perspectives.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   The History Behind Song Lyrics
   Students research the items listed in the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel, noting their historical relevance, and then document their findings using an online chart.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Pictures to Build Schema for Social Studies Content
   How do you read an image? Students find out in this lesson in which they "read" several images of the Boston Massacre to better understand the event and recognize effects of propaganda.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Worth Its Weight: Letter Writing with "The Things They Carried"
   This lesson uses a letter-writing activity based on Tim O'Brien's story "The Things They Carried" to build empathy as students examine the weight they symbolically carry in their own lives.