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- Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Myth and Truth: The Gettysburg Address
By exploring myths and truths surrounding Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, students think critically about commonly believed stories regarding this famous speech from the Civil War era. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Unit
MyTube: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements
This assignment will go viral with students as they think about the meanings of words and images in public service announcements from YouTube before creating a PSA of their own.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Name That Chapter! Discussing Summary and Interpretation Using Chapter Titles
Students name unnamed chapters in a novel they are reading. They discuss possible chapter names, considering accuracy, word choice, and connotation, before settling on a choice. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Naming in a Digital World: Creating a Safe Persona on the Internet
Students explore naming conventions in digital and non-digital settings then choose and explain specific names and profiles to represent themselves online. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Outside In: Finding A Character's Heart Through Art
This activity, inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and the stories of Raymond Carver, challenges students to get inside contemporary life and characters through the creation of monologues. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology
Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451). - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Paying Attention to Technology: Reviewing a Technology
Students read and analyze technology reviews to establish the characteristics of the genre. They then compose their own reviews on a technology of their choice. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Paying Attention to Technology: Writing Technology Autobiographies
This lesson plan asks students to pay attention to the technologies they use. They graphically map their interactions with technology and compose narratives of their most significant interactions with technology. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Persuading Readers with Endorsement Letters
Students explore the genre of commercial endorsements, establishing characteristics and requirements for the genre. Each student then composes an endorsement of a product, service, company, or industry. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Persuasive Techniques in Advertising
Students will be introduced to persuasive techniques used in advertising, analyze advertising, and explore the concepts of demographics, marketing for a specific audience, and dynamic advertising.