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51. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Critical Literacy: Women in 19th-Century Literature
    Reading historical selections will give students the perspective they need to compare the author's purpose and voice of two separate writers.
52. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Game & Tool
    Crossword Puzzles
    The Crossword Puzzles tool lets children and teens choose from a selection of puzzles and solve them online. They can also create their own puzzles to solve online or print off.
53. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Organizing & Summarizing
    Cube Creator
    The interactive Cube Creator helps students identify and summarize key elements. It can be used as a prewriting or postreading activity.
54. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 17
    Davy Crockett was born in 1786.
    Students read selected excerpts from Crockett's biography and consider whether present-day politicians follow Crockett's advice.
55. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
    Decoding the Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh's "1984" Commercial
    This lesson uses the "1984" Macintosh Commercial to introduce students to dystopian characteristics. Students analyze techniques used in the commercial and identify the comments that it makes about contemporary society.
56. 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.
57. 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.
58. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Designing Effective Poster Presentations
    Students explore the genre of posters, review informational writing and visual design, and then design poster presentations to share in class or at a school-wide fair.
59. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Designing Museum Exhibits for The Grapes of Wrath: A Multigenre Project
    Using The Grapes of Wrath as a backdrop, students conduct research on issues that the novel addresses, publishing their findings in a multigenre museum exhibit.
60. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Developing Academic Thinking Skills in Grades 6-12: A Handbook of Multiple Intelligence Activities
    These skill-based activities will help students develop the academic thinking skills and language to understand challenging content concepts.

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