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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments
   Students are often asked to perform speeches, but rarely do we require students to analyze speeches as carefully as we study works of literature. In this unit, students are required to identify the rhetorical strategies in a famous speech and the specific purpose for each chosen device. They will write an essay about its effectiveness and why it is still famous after all these years.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   And the Question Is... Writing Good Survey Questions
   There's no question that students will be able to compose good survey questions by the end of this lesson.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Language and Identity: Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" and Beyond
   Students explore the idea of "different Englishes" by reading Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" and writing literacy narratives about their own use of different language for different audiences and purposes.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Literacy in Cyberspace
   It's not just words on a page (or screen)—reading comprehension involves making sense of the text. When students become aware of the analytical strategies they are using, they can explore the similarities and differences between making sense of print and making sense of a website.
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   11 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Professional Writing in Action! Publishing Student Reviews Online
   Writing professional reviews teaches students to understand audience, content, and publication guidelines. In this lesson, students put these into practice as professional writers critiquing, designing, and publishing reviews on Amazon.com.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Responding to Tragedy: Then and Now
   After reading several poets' personal responses to the September 11th terrorist attacks, students write a "then and now" poem that puts their early memories of the event in conversation with their current understanding of and response to the tragedy.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Vote for Me! Making Presidential Commercials Using Avatars
   After researching political platforms of past presidents through primary sources and other resources, students create commercials for these presidents using Voki, an online web tool that produces speaking avatars.