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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   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Audience & Purpose: Evaluating Disney's Changes to the Hercules Myth
   What drives changes to classic myths and fables? In this lesson students evaluate the changes Disney made to the myth of "Hercules" in order to achieve their audience and purpose.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Battling for Liberty: Tecumseh's and Patrick Henry's Language of Resistance
   Students study Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech and the ways Native Americans also resisted oppression through rhetoric and action.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Biographies: Creating Timelines of a Life
   In this lesson students explore a number of sources to create a biographical timeline about a selected person. Students collaboratively research and resolve conflicting information they find during their investigation.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Writing Resumes for Characters in Historical Fiction
   Students write resumes for historical fiction characters. They first explore help wanted ads to see what employers want, and then draft resumes for the characters they've chosen.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating Family Timelines: Graphing Family Memories and Significant Events
   Students interview family members, and then create graphic family timelines based on important and memorable family events.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Developing Citizenship Through Rhetorical Analysis
   Students analyze rhetorical strategies in online editorials, building knowledge of strategies and awareness of local and national issues. This lesson teaches students connections between subject, writer, and audience and how rhetorical strategies are used in everyday writing.
   
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Digitally Explaining the Immigrant Experience
   The United States has become the chosen home for many around the world. From the first explorers to the newest arrivals, each immigrant had his/her own reasons for traveling to America to face new challenges in this country. In this lesson after researching about particular immigrants, students will compare and contrast the immigrant experience. Together with a partner, students will create digital stories to share the experiences of two immigrants to encourage an understanding of the immigrant experience.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Examining History with Maya Angelou's Poetry
    To understand the historical background that influenced Maya Angelou's poems, students research events to produce trading cards using the ReadWriteThink Trading Card App or Trading Card Student Interactive. Through the sharing of these trading cards, students understand the historical background as they analyze Angelou's poetry.

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