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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   History Comes Alive: Developing Fluency and Comprehension Using Social Studies
   Let the power of imagination and inference serve as a "time machine" to bring Benjamin Franklin into the classroom! History and science come to life in a dialogue with Franklin the inventor, developed through lesson activities that incorporate research, imagination, writing, visual arts, and drama.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Moving Toward Acceptance Through Picture Books and Two-Voice Texts
   Students read and discuss literature about intolerance and diversity. They work with a partner to write two-voice poems that illustrate situations of intolerance at their school and suggest a step toward acceptance.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Prompting Revision through Modeling and Written Conversations
   Students create a checklist outlining what effective writers do, revise his or her own writing, and engage in a written conversation to help peers with the revision process.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Q is for Duck: Using Alphabet Books With Struggling Writers
   A is for zoo? Q is for duck? The alphabet as students know it is transformed when students create a class book that contains clever associations for each letter of the alphabet.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Questioning: A Comprehension Strategy for Small-Group Guided Reading
   Students learn about the process of questioning and using webs to organize information during reading and then practice writing factual and inferential questions.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Writing and Role-Play to Engage the Reluctant Writer
   What does the world look like through a javelina's eyes? Students become javelinas in this lesson when they analyze a character and write from his or her perspective.