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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 10  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 15
   Brian Jacques, author of the Redwall series, was born in 1939.
   After students have read one of Brian Jacques' Redwall stories, a class newspaper is created based on the story.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 6
   Celebrate Cynthia Rylant's birthday!
   Students work in small groups or as a class to map the plot of a selected Cynthia Rylant story and create original literary works using the plot diagrams.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 28
   Esther Forbes, author of Johnny Tremain, was born in 1891.
   Students explore the genre of historical fiction by writing original works and comparing all of the finished pieces.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 7
   Poet Nikki Giovanni was born in 1943.
   Using the poem "My First Memory (of Librarians)," students connect memory, their senses, and the language of poetry.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 27
   Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar was born today in 1872.
   Students read one of Dunbar's most famous poems and explore how critical excerpts shape their understanding.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 18
   Today is Chris Van Allsburg's birthday.
   Students explore varying points of view, one of Van Allsburg's common themes, by rewriting a traditional story.