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The Hero Connection: From Beowulf to Batman: After reading Beowulf,students will identify Beowulf's heroic traits, generalize from these traits a list of typical traits for heroes, and then use these traits to compare Beowulf with contemporary heroes. As a culminating activity, students will define their concept of hero and then create a booklet of personal heroes from various areas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Hilda Caldwell.

Analyzing character in "Hamlet" through epitaphs: Students compose epitaphs for deceased characters in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, paying particular attention to how their words appeal to the senses, create imagery, suggest mood, and set tone. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 12 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

From Dr. Seuss to Jonathan Swift: Exploring the history behind the satire: In this lesson, after exploring the historical allusions in Dr. Seuss’s The Butter Battle Book, the whole class discusses the history behind a passage from Gulliver’s Travels. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Geography and history in songs: Students look at some historical paintings on the Internet and describe the things the paintings reveal about the places depicted in the paintings. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: National Geographic

Identifying and understanding the fallacies used in advertising: Students examine the fallacies that they encounter daily through exposure to advertising. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

In literature, interpretation is the thing: This lesson challenges students to examine the relationship between the text and a reader’s interpretation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Monsters: In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students use Beowulf to investigate views about “monsters” in society. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 12 Visual Arts Education, Music Education, and English Language Arts); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Paying attention to technology: Exploring a fictional technology: This lesson asks students to complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology and then compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11–12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

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); Provider: IRA/NCTE