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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 30
   Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.
   Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 28
   Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine, was born in 1914.
   After learning about Dr. Salk, students interview a family member or someone they know who remembers the polio epidemic.
3. 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.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Hoax or No Hoax? Strategies for Online Comprehension and Evaluation
   Are your students easily fooled? You'll find out in this lesson in which students carefully and critically examine hoax websites to determine their validity.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 27
   On this day in 1907, Rachel Carson was born.
   Students learn about Rachel Carson, explore different environmental websites, and write a Diamante Poem about a particular habitat.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology
   Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451).
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Printout  |  Writing Starter
   RAFT Writing Template
   Students can utilize this printout to organize their writing as they learn to use the RAFT strategy. This printout enables students to clearly define their role, audience, format, and topic for writing.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 22
   Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury was born in 1920.
   Students do a Bradbury author study and then create flyers to advertise their favorite story using the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Printout  |  Graphic Organizer
   Seed Discussion Organizer
   Students can utilize this printout to organize their thoughts as a new concept or content is introduced through a Seed Discussion. This printout readies students to acquire new knowledge by organizing what they know and what they're prepared to learn.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 10
    The Crystal Palace hosted the first display of life-size dinosaur replicas in 1854.
    After learning about Hawkins' dinosaur replicas, students work individually or in small groups to investigate a dinosaur of their choice, comparing their findings to Hawkins'.

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