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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Genre Study of Letters With The Jolly Postman
   Students read The Jolly Postman, in which a postman delivers letters to storybook characters. They explore different types of mail and categorize letters from the book and their own mail.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Fishing for Readers: Identifying and Writing Effective Opening "Hooks"
   Good writers "hook" their readers in the very first sentences. In this lesson, students learn how to cast an attention-grabbing hook in their writing to effectively draw in readers' attention.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Question and Answer Books--From Genre Study to Report Writing
   After exploring several question and answer books on a variety of topics, students research a topic and create their own class question and answer book.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
   In this lesson, students evaluate and rate the relevance of electronic resources as they research information about their state.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Research Building Blocks: Hints about Print
   In this lesson from a research skills unit, students examine abstracts on selected books to determine their relevance and helpfulness.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments
   Students are guided through the process of taking notes while reading factual information, then turning those notes into new sentences and paragraphs written in their own words.