ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Responding to Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool"
Contains plans for five lessons based off Gwendolyn Brooks? ?We Real Cool? where learners imagine they are the characters in the poem fifty years later. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Inventing a New Word
Inspired by the main character's actions in Frindle by Andrew Clements, students will be asked to reinvent an everyday object with a brand new word. They will need to imagine a character has reinvented their word, and then they will...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Glimpse by Arnold Bennett
Read the full text of the short story "The Glimpse" by Arnold Bennett which imaginatively describes an out-of-body experience the main character has after suffering a heart attack.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most quirky, imaginative fantasy stories. Find out about the characters and themes in this informative site.