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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 16
   African American journalist Ida B. Wells was born in 1862.
   Students brainstorm a list of human rights issues, research their group's issue in depth, examine the way journalists cover a story, and create articles for a classroom newspaper.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   "America the Beautiful": Using Music and Art to Develop Vocabulary
   Students engage in a rich study of vocabulary words from the song "America the Beautiful," using music and art.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 12
   Anne Frank received her famous diary in 1942.
   Students learn about eyewitness reports through a lesson that is grade-level appropriate. Then, groups use primary source documents and research an event using eyewitness accounts.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 8
   Commercial ice cream is first sold in the U.S. in 1786.
   After finding advertisements from the past, students evaluate them and discuss how ads have changed over the years. Students then create an advertisement for a new flavor of ice cream.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Comparing Electronic and Print Texts About the Civil War Soldier
   Which side will win as students investigate both sides of the battle of using print versus online text for research as they learn about the lives of Civil War soldiers?
   
6. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
   Exploring Intersections between Digital and Disciplinary Literacy: Leveraging Synergies for Deeper Learning
   This interactive Web seminar will examine digital practices essential for learning in the disciplines.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   How to Start a Writer's Notebook
   Writer's notebooks allow children and teens to take in the world around them and document their daily lives. Use these tips to learn how to start a writer's notebook with your child.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Learning About Research and Writing Using the American Revolution
    Students across the board will get a kick out of researching a historical figure from the American Revolution to create an acrostic poem.

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