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11. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    From Dr. Seuss to Jonathan Swift: Exploring the History behind the Satire
    Use Dr. Seuss's The Butter Battle Book as an accessible introduction to satire. Reading, discussing, and researching this picture book paves the way for a deeper understanding of Gulliver's Travels.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    In Literature, Interpretation is the Thing
    Students consider Shakespearean literature to be or not to be useful in a modern context when they analyze the relationship between text and reader interpretation.
13. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Language and Power in The Handmaid's Tale and the World
    Students work in small groups to examine Margaret Atwood's use of and observations about language in The Handmaid's Tale. Through this activity, students discover and articulate overarching thematic trends in the book and then can extend their observations about official or political language to examples from their own world.
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Reading Literature in Translation: Beowulf as a Case Study
    Using several translations of the same passage of Beowulf, this lesson introduces students to the idea that translation is not an objective practice, but that it involves "imaginative reconstruction."
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Seuss and Silverstein: Posing Questions, Presenting Points
    Students will enjoy this blast from the past as they read the works of Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein to analyze the way social issues are addressed in selected works.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    That's Not Fair! Examining Civil Liberties With the U.S. Supreme Court
    Students have the right to have fun in this lesson in which they create a PowerPoint presentation about civil rights and the Supreme Court.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Pros and Cons of Discussion
    Students use a Discussion Web to engage in meaningful discussion of the question, "Are people equal?"
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
    What's My Subject? A Subject-Verb Agreement Minilesson
    Students explore subject–verb agreement using real-life examples and then talk about the difference between formal and informal language and how to use this important grammatical rule.
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Worth Its Weight: Letter Writing with "The Things They Carried"
    This lesson uses a letter-writing activity based on Tim O'Brien's story "The Things They Carried" to build empathy as students examine the weight they symbolically carry in their own lives.

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