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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Blending the Past with Today's Technology: Using Prezi to Prepare for Historical Fiction
   To prepare for literature circles featuring historical novels, students research the decades of the 1930s to the 1990s and share their information using Prezi, a web application for creating multimedia presentations.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Critical Discussion of Social Issues
   Through a series of picture book read-alouds, students engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating a Persuasive Podcast
   Students learn how to get their voice out on the web when they research issues important to them and compose a persuasive podcast to post online.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Entering History: Nikki Giovanni and Martin Luther King, Jr.
   Nikki Giovanni's poem "The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr." is paired with Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, taking students on a quest through time to the Civil Rights movement.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 9  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Perspectives on Desegregation Using Brown Girl Dreaming
   Students read and discuss a selection of poems from Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming to explore varying views on the process of desegregation in America.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   "Licensed" to Drive: Old West Figures
   This lesson invites students to create a "Driver's License" for characters that have made a contribution to western expansion in the United States.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Persuading the Principal: Writing Persuasive Letters About School Issues
   Students learn that you don't have to raise your voice to raise a point. Writing a persuasive letter to your principal is a great way to get your opinions heard.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Promoting Diversity in the Classroom and School Library through Social Action
   Students explore the effects of stereotypes by analyzing children's books. Then they create bookmarks that encourage readers to question the assumptions of stereotyped books and to seek out matching, balanced texts.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Sí, Se Puede: Making a Difference, One Letter at a Time
   After reading the book ¡Si, Se Puede!/Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A., students learn about labor unions, strikes, and organizing for change. Students interview staff members in their school to learn about their daily work life, and write persuasive advocacy letters.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Blog of Anne Frank?: Taking on Social Roles through Online Writing
    Anne Frank shared her experiences through a private diary that became public as a book. In this lesson, students will consider how writing creates social identities as they blog about a political issue.

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