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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 5
   Author Amy Tan was born today in 1952
   Students watch an excerpt of an interview with Tan and apply some of her principles to writing a story of their own.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 9  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 12
   Author Jacqueline Woodson was born today.
   Students read the poem "February 12, 1963" and write a poem to commemorate their own birthday.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 9
   Author Matt de la Peña was born today.
   Students use an essay by de la Peña as a model for writing their own literacy autobiography.
4. 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.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 7
   Celebrate Louise Erdrich's birthday today.
   Students watch a short video about Erdrich's love of books and write their own memory piece.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 22
   Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim was born today.
   Students examine the painting that inspired Sondheim's Pulitzer-prize winning musical and then create a story of their own based on image they choose.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 12
   Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
   Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 29
   Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832.
   Students brainstorm important events and people that might serve as the beginning of an interesting piece of writing. They then use the Bio-Cube to plan their writing and write an essay about a memorable person.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 17
   On the Road author Jack Kerouac embarked on his first cross-country road trip in 1947.
   Students read a section from On the Road that deals with cross-country travel and reflects Kerouac's unique writing style. Students then attempt to write a narrative using Kerouac's stream-of-consciousness style.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 20
    Sandra Cisneros was born today in 1954.
    Students choose a small aspect of their lives to develop into a story, poem, or brief essay inspired by Cisneros' work.

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