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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.

The Trial of Hamlet: In this lesson students have the chance to research courtroom procedure to try Hamlet for the murder of Polonius. Then, with some students in the roles of characters from the play, the class will conduct the trial of Shakespeare's most famous anti-hero.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Ross White.

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

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

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

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

Propaganda techniques in literature and online political ads: This lesson suggests using Aldous Huxley's Brave New World to introduce students to propaganda techniques used in literature and popular culture. This short unit would be appropriate to use with various novels and when discussing advertising campaigns used in government elections. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus: Students use visual and literary tools to identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus and examples from Shakespeare's Hamlet illustrate the philosophy of Renaissance Humanism. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Scripting the past: Exploring women's history through film: Students employ the screenwriter's craft to gain a fresh perspective on historical research. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Theatre Arts Education); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities