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Martin Luther's Reformation in Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame: The setting of Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the fifteenth century, the transitional period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance/Reformation era. This era ushers in the period known as the modern age and historical events are chronicled through Hugo's novel. Hugo sets The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the decline of feudalism and the infancy of absolutism through Louis XI (Spider King), the rise of a urban middle class and the beginnings of commerce as it is known today. Primarily this novel satirizes the Catholic Church's absolute power -- its abuses, and its excesses. Students will discover how Hugo's satire operates to show the Catholic Church's abuse of power during the late Middle Ages and the early Reformation in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Nancy Webber.

Introduction to Animal Farm: This lesson introduces students to Orwell's Animal Farm. They will summarize and reflect on reading and connect the novel to life in a meaningful way.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Mary Lou Faircloth.

Futuristic airplane and the blind landing: A lesson plan, divided into two exercises, that teaches students techniques for communicating and observing both detail and directions using written, oral, and visual sources.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Elaine Cox.

Cause and effect writing: What it looks like and who reads it: Students examine the causes and effects presented in a brochure called “Ozone: The Good and the Bad.” They also examine the language of the brochure with regard to audience appropriateness. Students then write their own brochures examine their classmates' brochures for cause and effect and for audience appropriateness.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Michelle Roberts.

Writing about writing: An extended metaphor assignment: In this lesson, students use Richard Wilbur's poem “The Writer” as an inspiration as they write their own extended metaphor describing themselves as writers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Word maps: Developing critical and analytical thinking about literary characters: In this lesson, students read the short story “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry and focus on the author's use of characterization. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Using student-centered comprehension strategies with Elie Wiesel's "Night": Working in small groups, students use reciprocal teaching strategies as they read and discuss Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Teaching plot structure through short stories: After viewing a PowerPoint presentation on plot structure, students use an online graphic organizer to identify the significant events that shape the structure of several short stories. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Style: Defining and exploring an author's stylistic choices: In this activity, students will find examples of specific stylistic devices in sample literary passages then search for additional examples and explore the reasons for the stylistic choices that the author has made. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Star-crossed lovers online: Romeo and Juliet for a digital age: Students use their understanding of modern technology to create contemporary interpretations of important scenes from Romeo and Juliet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Spend a day in my shoes: Exploring the role of perspective in narrative: In this lesson based on To Kill a Mockingbird, students are challenged to imagine spending a day in someone else's shoes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

So what do you think? Writing a review: After examining samples of movie, music, restaurant, and book reviews, students devise guidelines for writing interesting and informative reviews. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Seuss and Silverstein: Posing questions, presenting points: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, classic stories provide the ideal springboard for struggling readers to discuss relevant social issues. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Put that on the list: Independently writing a catalog poem: In this activity, students use that structure to write powerful poetry, modeled after Raymond Carver’s poem “The Car”. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

The peace journey: Using process drama in the classroom: In this lesson, students respond to an imaginary advertisement, role-play, and work in small groups to develop a visual map as they explore the notion of peace. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Outside in: Finding a character's heart through art: In this lesson, students explore the idea of alienation by examining Edward Hopper's art and Raymond Carver's fiction. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Name that chapter! Discussing summary and interpretation using chapter titles: In this lesson, students name chapters in novels that they are reading, creating a cumulative list for the novel as they proceed. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Manipulating sentences to reinforce grammar skills: In this lesson, students manipulate sentences from books or magazines to learn grammar in context and review grammar rules. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Magazine redux: An exercise in critical literacy: This lesson prompts students to act as critical readers as they consider how and why their approach and experiences differ when reading an online version versus a print version of a magazine. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Literary parodies: Exploring a writer's style through imitation: In this lesson, students analyze the features of a poet's work and then create their own poems based on the original model. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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