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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   3-2-1 Vocabulary: Learning Filmmaking Vocabulary by Making Films
   Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   A High-Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying in Schools
   Students read a work of realistic fiction about bullying and gain understanding through writing, Readers Theatre, and discussion.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   All’s Well that Sells Well: A Creative Introduction to Shakespeare
   Students compare attending a performance at The Globe Theater with attending a modern theater production or movie. They then create a commercial for an Elizabethan audience promoting a modern product.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing Character in Hamlet through Epitaphs
   Students create epitaphs for characters from a tragedy, such as Hamlet.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   An Exploration of The Crucible through Seventeenth-Century Portraits
   In this lesson, students incorporate analyses of characters from The Crucible with examinations of original seventeenth-century portraits of Puritans to create a visual portrait of the character. The project culminates in a “Portrait Gallery Walk” where students present and defend their artwork.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Audience & Purpose: Evaluating Disney's Changes to the Hercules Myth
   What drives changes to classic myths and fables? In this lesson students evaluate the changes Disney made to the myth of "Hercules" in order to achieve their audience and purpose.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Audio Broadcasts and Podcasts: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization
   After exploring Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, students create their own audio dramatization of a text they have read.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare’s Secret
   Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare’s Secret plus a variety of online sources.
9. 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.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Book Report Alternative: Characters for Hire! Studying Character in Drama
    In this alternative to the traditional book report, students respond to a play they have read by creating a resume for one of its characters.

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