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The Cask of Amontillado: The short story "The Cask of Amontillado," by Edgar Allan Poe is an effective venue for teaching English I literary terms. The following lesson plan is designed to engage the reader in a deeper than superficial reading of the text. It is also designed to elicit discussion and written critical-thinking responses. This lesson assumes that the literary terms have already been introduced. However, if they have not, the teacher may use this lesson to introduce these terms in the context of the literature.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Guy Hill and Crystal Brown.

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.

Romeo! Why Do You Have to Be a Doggone Montague?: Students will interpret and comprehend Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Act 2, Scene 2 (the balcony scene) through translating the original text and preparing a dramatic presentation of the scene for the class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Amanda Rowland.

Analyzing the purpose and meaning of political cartoons: In this lesson, students evaluate political cartoons for their meaning, message, and persuasiveness. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Analyzing the stylistic choices of political cartoonists: In this lesson, students learn terminology that describes comics and political (or editorial) cartoons and discuss how the cartoonists' choices influence the messages that they communicate. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Audio listening practices: Exploring personal experiences with audio texts: In this lesson designed to develop students’ involvement with media literacy, students keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to radio, music (e.g., songs on MP3 players, podcasting), and other streaming media or archived broadcasts. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Become a character: Adjectives, character traits, and perspective: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students “become” one of the major characters in a book and describe themselves and other characters, using lists of accurate, powerful adjectives. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Book report alternative: Characters for hire! Studying character in drama: In this lesson, students create a resume for a character in a play. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Building Vietnam War scavenger hunts through web-based inquiry: After reading a book about the Vietnam War, students, working in small groups, adopt the perspective of members of a group involved in the war (e.g., soldier, nurse, doctor, photojournalist, TV reporter) and conduct Internet research to explore how that particular group was affected. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: IRA/NCTE

The comic book show and tell: In this brief authentic writing experience, students compose original comic book scripts using detailed, descriptive language and exciting dialogue. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Comic makeovers: Examining race, class, ethnicity, and gender in the media: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore representations of race, class, ethnicity, and gender by analyzing comics over a two-week period and then re-envisioning them with a “comic character makeover.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8–9 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Critical reading: Two stories, two authors, same plot?: This lesson encourages students to read and respond critically to two different pieces of literature with the same title. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Decoding “The Matrix”: Exploring dystopian characteristics through film: In this lesson, students are introduced to the definition and characteristics of a dystopian work by watching video clips from The Matrix and other dystopian films. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Decoding the dystopian characteristics of Macintosh's "1984" commercial: Students explore the dystopian characteristics and symbols presented in Macintosh's “1984” commercial and analyze the comments that it makes about contemporary society. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Discovering a passion for poetry with Langston Hughes: In this lesson, students explore contemporary youth poetry as well as the poetry of Langston Hughes, placing the poems in their historical context. They go on to create their own poems that communicate a personal view on a current world issue. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Discovering poetic form and structure using concrete poems: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to the genre of concrete poetry, and encouraged to explore the relationship between the structure and meaning of a poem. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Don't be fooled by a photograph: Students will discuss how a photograph conveys information, and how changing that photograph can change its message. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–10 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Exploring literature through letter writing groups: Working in groups, students will explore a work of literature by exchanging a series of open-ended letters. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying": Crossing the River: Students consider the symbolism of the river crossing in As I Lay Dying and how Faulkner's use of multiple narrative perspectives relates to the author's thematic concerns. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Focus on first lines: Increasing comprehension through prediction strategies: In this lesson, students examine opening sentences in literary works and make predictions about the content of the texts they will read later. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE