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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 29
   Karen Hesse, author of the Newbery-winning verse novel Out of the Dust, was born in 1952.
   Students write original short works of historical fiction in verse format, modeling the style Hesse used to write Out of the Dust.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 10
   The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846.
   After exploring an exhibit online, students use the information they learned to write "A Day in the Life" narratives that tell about a person, animal, or object they saw in the exhibit.