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- Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Calendar Activity | April 27
Playwright August Wilson was born in 1945.
Students use the Timeline Tool and Drama Map to create a decade-by-decade record and play of their community's history. - Classroom Resources | Grades 8 – 12 | Calendar Activity | April 29
Poet Yusef Komunyakaa was born in 1947.
Students examine imagery in the work of Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa. - Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity | May 25
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1803.
Students visit a quotation attributed to Emerson and identify the definition of success. Students then use the Postcard Creator to write a note to a person that they feel is successful. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | October 7
Sherman Alexie was born in 1966.
Students imagine they have been asked to participate in a museum exhibit, take photos/videos of a significant location, and write or record reflections. Students can also create an exhibit from something they have read. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Calendar Activity | September 18
Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937.
Students brainstorm the kinds of stories they know and where these stories come from. Students return to these questions as they begin reading Hurston's novel. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | March 5
Today is Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko's birthday.
Students revive elements of the oral tradition by writing about something funny that happened to them recently, sharing with classmates, and discussing the changes that occur during the retelling of the stories.
