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21. 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.
22. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Creating a Persuasive Podcast
    Students learn how to get their voice out on the web when they research issues important to them and compose a persuasive podcast to post online.
23. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Crit Lit for Kids: From Critical Consciousness to Service Learning
    Students take their ideas from the classroom page to the community pavement when they participate in a service-learning project based on their multimedia presentations.
    
24. 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.
25. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Developing Critical Awareness at the Middle Level: Using Texts as Tools for Critique and Pleasure
    This unique instructional approach enables students to read literature they enjoy while developing critical consciousness and addressing issues of social justice.
26. 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.
27. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Entering History: Nikki Giovanni and Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Nikki Giovanni's poem "The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr." is paired with Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, taking students on a quest through time to the Civil Rights movement.
28. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 9  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring Perspectives on Desegregation Using Brown Girl Dreaming
    Students read and discuss a selection of poems from Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming to explore varying views on the process of desegregation in America.
29. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 8
    Faith Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930.
    Students use Ringgold's books as a springboard for a discussion of race, gender, and civil rights, and then write and illustrate original picture books on these topics.
30. 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.

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