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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Candace Fleming
   In the world of young adult literature, some of today's best and most powerful stories are being told by authors of nonfiction. Tune in to hear Candace Fleming discuss the origins of The Family Romanov, research as a process of questioning, and how authors of nonfiction are pushing the envelope in books for today's teens.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments
   Students are often asked to perform speeches, but rarely do we require students to analyze speeches as carefully as we study works of literature. In this unit, students are required to identify the rhetorical strategies in a famous speech and the specific purpose for each chosen device. They will write an essay about its effectiveness and why it is still famous after all these years.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 6
   Author Gabriel García Márquez was born on this day.
   Students take place in a collaborative creative writing activity to begin to understand the hallmarks of the literary style known as magical realism.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Exploring History
   Hear about an amazing range of books that explore history, including works of fiction as well as non-fiction, biographies, graphic novels, verse novels, and investigative journalism.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 5
   French author Guy de Maupassant was born on this day in 1850.
   Students read and then rewrite a de Maupassant short story, updating its vocabulary and setting to that of the 21st century.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   From Text to Film: Exploring Classic Literature Adaptations
   Students create storyboards to compare and contrast a book and its film adaptation.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Id, Ego, and Superego in Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
   Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat is used as a primer to teach students how to analyze a literary work using plot, theme, characterization, and psychoanalytical criticism.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   In the Style of Ernie Pyle: Reporting on World War II
   Students will think this lesson should make the headlines when they finish researching Ernie Pyle's work in preparation for writing their own news articles.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Activity & Project
    It's Raining Cats and Dogs! Make a Children's Book about the Weather
    Kids learn about weather sayings throughout history while writing and illustrating a book for younger children.

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