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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 11
   Author E.B. White was born on this day in 1899.
   Author E.B. White, most well-known for his famous children's book, Charlotte's Web, received high acclaim and awards for many of his works of fiction.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Completing the Circle: The Craft of Circular Plot Structure
   Students identify, explore and apply the elements of circle plot structures to their own stories by using graphic organizers, reading and writing stories, and using checklists to assess their work.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Designing Elements of Story in Little Blue and Little Yellow
   In this series of four lessons, students will explore key elements of design in Little Blue and
   Little Yellow to learn about setting, character relationships, and plot.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   From Fact to Fiction: Drawing and Writing Stories
   Students gather factual information about frogs and toads to create nonfiction and fiction stories. Drawing is used for prewriting.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Mobile App  |  Writing & Publishing Prose
   RWT Stapleless Book
   The Stapleless Book app is designed to allow users to create with ease an eight-page book simply by folding and cutting. Students can choose from several different layouts for the pages of their books.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing & Publishing Prose
   Stapleless Book
   The Stapleless Book can be used for taking notes while reading, making picture books, collecting facts, or creating vocabulary booklets . . . the possibilities are endless!
   
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Organizing & Summarizing
   Story Map
   The Story Map interactive is designed to assist students in prewriting and postreading activities by focusing on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Teaching About Story Structure Using Fairy Tales
   From "once upon a time" to "happily ever after," students learn to recognize story structure in fairy tales and create a logical sequence of events when writing original stories.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Teaching Audience Through Interactive Writing
   Through interactive writing, students work together and then independently to create invitation letters for a group of their peers and their families.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 7  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 21
    The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children is announced today.
    Students read and discuss an award-winning book before writing their own story that demonstrates compassion.