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11. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
    Celebrate National Library Week!
    Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Censorship in the Classroom: Understanding Controversial Issues
    Students examine propaganda and media bias, research a variety of banned and challenged books, choose a side of the censorship issue, and support their position through an advertising campaign.
13. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 20
    Charles Lindbergh began his transatlantic flight in 1927.
    Students consider what is meant by the phrase "Human Hero," think of people who fit into the category, and read a biography of a selected hero.
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Communicating on Local Issues: Exploring Audience in Persuasive Letter Writing
    Students will research a local issue, and then write letters to two different audiences, asking readers to take a related action or adopt a specific position on the issue.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Crossing Boundaries Through Bilingual, Spoken-Word Poetry
    Students explore the idea of "crossing boundaries" through bilingual, spoken-word poetry, culminating in a poetry slam at school or in the community.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 31
    César Chávez was born on this day in 1927.
    Students work in small groups to research a civil rights leader and do a creative writing piece, followed by a short story, with their group.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Developing Persuasive Arguments through Ethical Inquiry: Two Prewriting Strategies
    In this lesson, students use focused prewriting strategies to explore content and ethical issues related to a persuasive assignment.
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Discovering a Passion for Poetry With Langston Hughes
    Through a study of Langston Hughes' poetry, students connect his writing to his place in history.
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 28
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
    Students explore the "I Have a Dream" Foundation's website and brainstorm ways they can help themselves or others at their school achieve their educational dreams.
20. Classroom Resources | Grades   11 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Examining the Legacy of the American Civil Rights Era
    As part of their study of Richard Wright's Black Boy, students research and reflect on the current black-white racial divide in America. By examining the work of literature in the context of contemporary events, students will deepen their understanding of the work and of what it means to be an American today.

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