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31. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion with Nothing But the Truth
    Students read Avi's Nothing But the Truth and examine the First Amendment and student rights, and then decide whether the rights of the novel's protagonist, Philip, are violated.
32. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring Friendship With Bridge to Terabithia
    Students make predictions about Bridge to Terabithia and its characters, complete character studies, and relate the characters' experiences to their own as they identify ways to make and keep friends.
33. 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.
34. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Fantastic Characters: Analyzing and Creating Superheroes and Villains
    Students analyze characterization by creating their own superheroes or super-villains,
    complete with related gadgets and settings.
35. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Finding Figurative Language in The Phantom Tollbooth
    Students examine figurative language in The Phantom Tollbooth and create a chart representing the literal and figurative meanings of words and phrases.
36. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
    Students read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented as they discuss the "what ifs" within the context of scientific principles.
37. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Focusing Reader Response Through Vocabulary Analysis
    Students suggest and categorize words that they associate with a novel they have recently read, ranging from details about the plot to feelings about a character.
38. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Give Them a Hand: Promoting Positive Interaction in Literature Circles
    Students circle their desks as they analyze their own participation within a small group discussion.
39. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Guided Comprehension: Making Connections Using a Double-Entry Journal
    Based on the Guided Comprehension Model by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson helps students learn three types of connections (text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world) using a double-entry journal.
40. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Guided Comprehension: Self-Questioning Using Question-Answer Relationships
    Guided comprehension moves your students beyond decoding to become independent readers. Generating questions to guide reading helps readers make connections with the text and supports independent comprehension of new texts.

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