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You ate what??: After reading the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, students will use primary sources to relate Paul's experience to the life of a North Carolina soldier. Students will create their own primary source journal entry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Kari Siko.

Eyewitness to the flood: In this lesson, students will listen to oral history excerpts from Hurricane Floyd survivors and contrast their experiences with the experiences of the characters in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Defining tyranny: Students will focus on gathering support for and elaborating on ideas for an essay of definition on tyranny. Students will use examples from history and from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Bethany Hill.

Colors and symbols of stigmatization: This lesson is an introduction to the reading of Night by Elie Wiesel, which students will read independently. The students will do research to discover the different colors and symbols used to symbolize the Nazi party's list of undesirable people. The students will gain an understanding of how other people can arbitrarily judge other people as inferior.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Sandra Hurd and Wilma Gale.

Adding support and detail without getting arrested!: This lesson plan is designed to teach students the concept of using facts to support ideas and to interpret (elaborate on) those facts in order to create a synthesized paragraph.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Bonnie Mcmurray and Julie Joslin.

Weaving the multigenre web: In this lesson, students read novels, analyze the literary elements, and create a multigenre project to present information to their peers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Using technology to analyze and illustrate symbolism in Night.: This step-by-step lesson introduces students to Elie Wiesel's use of symbolism in his autobiographical novel, Night. After learning about symbolism and discussing its use in the book, students create photomontages using online... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10 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

Gods, heroes, and other celebrated Greeks: This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, is designed to help students shape a frame of reference for examining specific areas of ancient Greek influence on Western thought and culture. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible": Students examine some of Arthur Miller's historical sources and read a summary of the historical events in Salem. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Congressional committees and the legislative process: Introduces students to the pivotal role that Congressional committees play in the legislative process, focusing on how their own Congressional representatives influence legislation through their committee appointments. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Building Vietnam War scavenger hunts through web-based inquiry: This lesson uses fiction or nonfiction books on the Vietnam War as a catalyst for research on how the war affected different groups of people. Once small groups are formed based on student interest, the teacher models how to write effective questions and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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); Provided by: IRA/NCTE