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41. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 13
    The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden was dedicated on October 13, 1995.
    Students select characters that they believe are the most memorable from Cleary's books and write short persuasive essays to explain their choices.
42. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    This is My Story: Encouraging Students to Use a Unique Voice
    What did the wolf think of Red Riding Hood? Once Upon a Fairy Tale offers his side of the story and more, providing vivid examples of how voice enlivens narrative. After comparing versions of the story, students apply the concept of voice to Fractured Fairy Tales and other writing activities.
43. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 3
    United States Congress officially adopted the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1985.
    Students investigate the website of a past Poet Laureate's project and use it as a model to celebrate poetry that appeals most to them.
44. Professional Development | Grades   K – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Using Literature to Enhance Writing Instruction: A Guide for K-5 Teachers
    This practical text outlines various ways to enhance and enrich writing instruction through the use of children's literature.
45. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
    Using Word Storms to Explore Vocabulary and Encourage Critical Thinking
    Students learn that dogs are more than just pets in this lesson, which teaches them to use research and vocabulary-acquisition strategies to learn and write about working dogs.
46. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
    Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation
    Students observe animals using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world, with a focus on observation, discussion, questioning, and research.
47. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Writing and Assessing an Autobiographical Incident
    Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. After going through a process of revision, they use a rubric to assess their work.
48. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Zines for Kids: Multigenre Texts About Media Icons
    Special edition! Students use ReadWriteThink tools to create magazines about prominent figures using a variety of writing genres and styles.

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