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1. Professional Development | November 18–21, 2021
   2021 NCTE Annual Convention
   Each November thousands of literacy educators from across the country make the journey to a Convention that inspires their practice and rejuvenates their profession.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Cosmic Oranges: Observation and Inquiry Through Descriptive Writing and Art
   Students will eat up this lesson about oranges as they practice the skills that help them investigate and make detailed observations for descriptive purposes.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Cover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies
   Students compare and analyze novels and the movies adapted from them. They design new DVD covers and a related insert for the movies, reflecting their response to the movie version.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Developing Story Structure With Paper-Bag Skits
   Lights, camera, action, and a bit of mystery! In this lesson, students use mystery props in a skit bag to create and perform in short, impromptu skits.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Evaluating Using the Meeting of the Minds Technique
   Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the strategy of evaluating, using the Meeting of the Minds technique.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension in Action: Teaching Summarizing With the Bio-Cube
   Students learn the ins and outs of writing biographies by researching a contemporary or historical figure and writing a summary.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Knowing How Words Work Using Semantic Feature Analysis
   Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the comprehension strategy of knowing how words work.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 8
   In 1847, Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula was born.
   Students brainstorm the superstitions they know and small groups research one of the superstitions to determine its origin and meaning or purpose. Students can write about the superstition using the Mystery Cube interactive.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 6
   James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, was born in 1861.
   Students look at Naismith's original 13 rules for basketball and write about the rules and how they have changed in small groups.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 18
    Mickey Mouse appeared in his first animated feature.
    Students create a short, humorous story with at least one action character, and then use online tools to make a flipbook.

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