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        <title><![CDATA[Analyzing the Rhetoric of Corporate Logos across Time]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students think critically about how design elements in logos work together to tell a changing story about a company or product in this visual rhetoric lesson.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Scott Filkins</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Developing Critical Consciousness through Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[As part of their study of the YA novel The Hate U Give, students learn about the Black Lives Matter movement and in small groups conduct/share research about social issues key to the plot, characters, and themes of the book. They then read and discuss nonfiction excerpts by James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates before synthesizing their understanding of all the texts under study through a communal idea poster and an individual synthesis and reflection project.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Scott Filkins</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Comparing William Carlos Williams's Poetry with Cubist Paintings]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Through discussion, drawing, and writing, students compare how William Carlos Williams's poetry and Cubist and Precisionist painting employ similar artistic strategies, enhancing their understanding of both kinds of text.  ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Bruce Goebel</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA["Three Stones Back": Using Informational Text to Enhance Understanding of Ball Don't Lie]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students engage in a close reading of a passage from Matt de la Pena's novel Ball Don't Lie before researching important background information to assess the accuracy of the claims made by a character.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Scott Filkins</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Developing Citizenship Through Rhetorical Analysis]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students analyze rhetorical strategies in online editorials, building knowledge of strategies and awareness of local and national issues. This lesson teaches students connections between subject, writer, and audience and how rhetorical strategies are used in everyday writing.
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        <dc:creator>Marcea K. Seible</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reading Shakespeare's The Tempest through a Postcolonial Lens]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students take a postcolonial perspective on the portrayal of Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest by comparing it to a modern adaptation of the play.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Amy Williams</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Vocabulary Solutions: A Mixture of Science, Conversation, and Writing]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this lesson, students conduct a science experiment and later discuss the events of the lab during shared writing.  Students explain the procedure in their own words and then revise to include content specific vocabulary.  Finally, students reflect on new words added to their writing using the Trading Card Creator interactive.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>David Brown</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA["Roused by the Change of Scene": Analyzing a Film Adaptation of Jane Eyre]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[As part of their study of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, students read selected sections of the novel closely and compare their representation in the text to representations in the 2007 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Eyre. They use the concepts of time/pacing, character, and theme to focus their analysis and to plan an adaptation of a scene of their choice.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Scott Filkins</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Using Collaborative Reasoning to Support Critical Thinking]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students will participate in Collaborative Reasoning in small groups to discuss and think critically about issues of social justice and diversity by reading current events informational articles. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Rebekah Kane</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[And in Conclusion: Inquiring into Strategies for Writing Effective Conclusions]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[While drafting a literary analysis essay (or another type of argument) of their own, students work in pairs to investigate advice for writing conclusions and to analyze conclusions of sample essays.  They then draft two conclusions for their essay, select one, and reflect on what they have learned through the process.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Scott Filkins</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Writing Acrostic Poems with Thematically Related Texts in the Content Areas]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students read thematically related texts, scaffolded from simple to complex, to help them gather necessary concept vocabulary and background knowledge in a content area. They then write acrostic poems to organize and present their learning in a creative way.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>David Brown</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Book Report Alternative: Creating Postcards for Fictional Settings]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/book-report-alternative-creating-d-31159.html</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this alternative to the traditional book report, students report on their novel choices that feature journeys by creating postcards one of the settings featured in their books.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Analyzing First-Person Narration in Sharon Draper's Out of My Mind]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students explore the different facets of complexity in the compelling first-person narrator in Sharon Draper's Out of My Mind.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Scott Filkins</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Style-Shifting: Examining and Using Formal and Informal Language Styles]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students observe how language features vary when shifting from an informal to a formal style or vice versa.  By engaging in style shifting in both speech and writing, students become aware of how we all change language styles depending on the contexts in which we are speaking or writing.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kristen di Gennaro, Ed.D., Irene Schultz</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Picture This: Combining Infographics and Argumentative Writing]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/picture-this-combining-infographics-31135.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After researching topics that the students have chosen, students write argumentative essays. Then, using Piktochart, students create their own infographics to illustrate their research.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Picture IS Worth a Thousand Words: Using Infographics to Illustrate How-to Writing]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/picture-worth-thousand-words-a-31141.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students write step-by-step instructions on topics of their own choosing. Then using Piktochart, students create their own infographics to illustrate their instructions.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Understanding Irony]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/understanding-irony-31142.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This lesson enables students to define the three types of irony, identify and differentiate among examples of the types of irony, and demonstrate their understanding of each type.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Amanda Ottinger</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Highlighting Out-of-School Language Expertise with Pop Culture Dictionaries]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students compose dictionary entries for words and phrases from pop culture texts (e.g., television shows, movies, lyrics, YouTube videos), connecting their definitions to their personal use of the terms.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Traci Gardner</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Captioning the Civil Rights Movement: Reading the Images, Writing the Words]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/captioning-civil-rights-movement-31145.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Teachers guide students to carefully view images from the Civil Rights Movement and write captions that accurately describe the images and/or their probable purposes.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kristy Brugar, Kathryn L. Roberts, Ph.D.</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sharing Information about Careers with Infographics]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/sharing-information-about-careers-31153.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Students research careers of their own choosing. Then using Piktochart, students create their own infographics to illustrate their research.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Aim for the Heart: Using Haiku to Identify Theme]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/heart-using-haiku-identify-31113.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Using haiku, students focus on themes in literature and demonstrate their understanding of an author's message. Writing haiku to accompany an analytical paper hones analytical skills and fosters creative expression.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Susanne Rubenstein</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Picture This: Using Instagram to Report]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/picture-this-using-instagram-31114.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After taking a field trip that students document using mobile app Instagram, students become new reporters as they use the interactive Printing Press to tell about their experiences.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Huge Mistakes that Led to Catastrophe: Learning about Human-made Disasters throughout History]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/huge-mistakes-that-catastrophe-31115.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After researching various human-made disasters such as the BP oil spill, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great Chicago Fire, students share their research in oral presentations. Then students pair up to compare and contrast their disasters using the Venn Diagram Student Interactive or the Venn diagram Mobile App.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA["Blind Date with a Book": Creating Lifelong Readers]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/blind-date-with-book-31116.html</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This multi-lesson learning project encourages students to read engaging texts at their grade level and also works to promote habitual, independent reading in all students.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Amanda Ottinger</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Examining History with Maya Angelou's Poetry]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[To understand the historical background that influenced Maya Angelou's poems, students research events to produce trading cards using the ReadWriteThink Trading Card App or Trading Card Student Interactive. Through the sharing of these trading cards, students understand the historical background as they analyze Angelou's poetry. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trading Information about Minerals Through Trading Cards]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Using the free Trading Cards Mobile App, students create trading cards to share properties of various minerals with their classmates and connect the use of minerals to their own lives.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fashion Fun with Fossil Fuels]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/fashion-with-fossil-fuels-31053.html</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After researching specific fossil fuel issues, students create their own clothing brands that express their opinions about the issues and then share their information and clothing line using either PowerPoint or Prezi.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Blast from the Past with Nuclear Chemistry]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After researching the history and basic facts of a nuclear chemistry topic, students utilize the Web 2.0 tool Timetoast to create an electronic timeline that they use to present their research to the class.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[After researching alternative sources of energy, students create online comic books to present their information.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Greetings from the Biomes of the World]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[To share their research on biomes, students use iPads to create postcards from all over the world.]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Kathy Wickline</dc:creator>
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