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11. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Creating Character Blogs
    Students view examples of blogs, learn the basic elements of blog creation, and then create a blog from the perspective of a fictional character.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Creating Psychological Profiles of Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird
    Students explore the motivation behind characters' actions in To Kill A Mockingbird by creating psychological profiles for characters from the novel.
13. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Creative Outlining-From Freewriting to Formalizing
    After reading a short story, students use freewriting as a catalyst for a literary analysis essay.
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot?
    Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Decoding The Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics through Film
    This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce students to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Demonstrating Understanding of Richard Wright's Rite of Passage
    Students use the elements of persuasion for a specific audience to demonstrate their understanding of Richard Wright's accessible and engaging coming-of-age novel, Rite of Passage.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Developing Characterization in Raymond Carver's "A Small, Good Thing"
    Students read Raymond Carver's story "A Small, Good Thing," focusing on characterization in order to develop one of the static characters—the hit-and-run driver who causes Scotty's death—more fully.
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    e-Book Reading and Response: Innovative Ways to Engage with Texts
    Students in grades 5 through 12 read and respond to electronic books by using e-book tools and features, including digital note-taking capabilities.
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring Irony in the Conclusion of All Quiet on the Western Front
    After reading All Quiet on the Western Front, students discuss the novel's ironic ending, then compose alternate titles and endings for the book, and design new book covers.
20. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring Literature through Letter-Writing Groups
    Students discuss literature through a series of letter exchanges, as a one-time assignment or throughout the year with the students discussing, and making connections among, a number of literary works.

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