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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   An Exploration of Text Sets: Supporting All Readers
   Students create text sets on a high interest topic and use the texts to practice three strategies for reading for information.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
3. Professional Development | Grades   2 – 7  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Creating Lifelong Readers Through Independent Reading
   This book provides information on the benefits of independent reading, how to set up a classroom library, and ways to actively engage students in independent reading.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Fighting Injustice by Studying Lessons of the Past
   Social injustice occurs every day all over the world. In this lesson, students research a few historical examples of social injustice, including the Holocaust, the Trail of Tears, and Japanese internment.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Great American Inventors: Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions
   Who are the people behind the world's greatest inventions? Students read biographies of a terrific trio of American inventors and create presentations that highlight how their inventions from the past impacted the future.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 9
   In 1939, Marian Anderson was denied permission to sing at Constitution Hall.
   Students view Eleanor Roosevelt's resignation letter to the DAR in response to Andersen being denied permission to sing. Students write a letter to a newspaper editor about social injustice.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 7
   Jazz and blues singer Billie Holiday was born in 1915.
   Students listen to Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" and identify powerful and descriptive images for a mini-lesson on tone and about the lynchings in the South during this time.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Pocahontas married John Rolfe on this date in 1614.
   Students read "The Chieftan's Daughter" and are shown the fresco that tells the legend of Pocahontas. A class discussion follows regarding fact and fiction and students research Pocahontas.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Reading Informational Texts Using the 3-2-1 Strategy
   Students can count on using the 3-2-1 strategy to help them successfully comprehend and write about an informational text.