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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Musical Prompt: Postcards From the Concert
   Students won't miss a beat in this musical lesson that combines listening with personal response on a postcard.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 1
   Author Tim O'Brien was born on this day.
   After reading O'Brien's story "A True War Story" from The Things They Carried, students choose a powerful event from their own lives and map it using the Timeline Tool. They then create a fictional version of this event.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Blurring Genre: Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction with Diary of a Worm
   After reading several examples of how a published author incorporates facts in fiction writing, students research a topic of their choice and write fictional diary entries that incorporate factual information.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   It's Okay to Be Different: Teaching Diversity With Todd Parr
   All kinds of characters will enjoy this lesson that celebrates diversity by discussing what makes everyone unique and special.
5. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Reading and Writing Nonfiction Genres
   This practical, hands-on text shows how to teach nonfiction to elementary students.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Telling a Story About Me: Young Children Write Autobiographies
   Students tell their life stories in this lesson about autobiographies based on family photographs.
7. Professional Development | Grades   9 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Tim O'Brien in the Classroom: "This too is true: Stories can save us"
   As part of the NCTE High School Literature Series, Tim O'Brien in the Classroom focuses on opportunities for classroom discussion and writing assignments, including lessons, open-ended prompts, and student writing samples.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Writing and Assessing an Autobiographical Incident
   Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. After going through a process of revision, they use a rubric to assess their work.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Zines for Kids: Multigenre Texts About Media Icons
   Special edition! Students use ReadWriteThink tools to create magazines about prominent figures using a variety of writing genres and styles.