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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Building a Matrix for Leo Lionni Books: An Author Study
   In this author study, students listen to and discuss four books by Leo Lionni. They identify similarities and differences in the stories and then compare two stories of their choice.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Charting Characters for a More Complete Understanding of the Story
   Character Perspective Charting allows students to compare multiple characters and their points of view to better understand a story.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Digging Up Details on Worms: Using the Language of Science in an Inquiry Study
   This lesson, in which students research worms in order to create a classroom habitat, incorporates reading and writing across content areas as well as math and science activities.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Exploring Author's Voice Using Jane Addams Award-Winning Books
   History has many faces in this lesson in which students read Jane Addams Award-winning books to learn about peace, social justice, world community, and equality.
5. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Happily Ever After: Sharing Folk Literature With Elementary and Middle School Students
   This unique text provides background about folk literature and how to use this rich genre in your classroom.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   I've Got the Literacy Blues
   Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from "The Gift of the Magi" and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 4
   Jacob Grimm, one of the Brothers Grimm, was born today.
   Students compare different versions of the fairy tale Cinderella and then rewrite a lesser-known Grimm story and explain the changes they made.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 3
   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on this day.
   Students compare the film versions of The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's novels. Students then imagine how a scene in a current novel that they are reading would be filmed.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Joining the Conversation about Young Adult Literature
   Students create a persuasive case calling for the adoption of a particular young adult literature title into their school's language arts curriculum by writing letters or speeches.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 29
    Poe's "The Raven" was published in 1845.
    As Poe's "The Raven" is read aloud, students note their reactions and discuss the changes or development of their first impressions as the poem continues.

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