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- Classroom Resources | Grades 1 – 12 | Calendar Activity | March 17
Today is St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by reading Irish folk tales and using the Story Cube tool to create a graphic organizer and see what characteristics are unique to Irish tales. - Professional Development | Grades 5 – 12 | Strategy Guide
Using the RAFT Writing Strategy
This strategy guide introduces the RAFT technique and offers practical ideas for using this technique to teach students to experiment with various perspectives in their writing. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Student Interactive | Learning About Language
Word Matrix
Explore the similarities and differences among words typically considered synonyms with this tool that allows middle- and secondary-level students organize groups of words by connotation on one axis and by register on another. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry
Word Mover
Word Mover allows children and teens to create "found poetry" by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Writing a Flashback and Flash-Forward Story Using Movies and Texts as Models
Using the film The Sandlot, students are introduced to the literary devices of flashbacks and flash-forwards. They then write their own stories using those devices. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Writing Alternative Plots for Robert C. O'Brien's Z for Zachariah
Students write new endings for the science fiction novel, Z for Zachariah by exploring alternative plotlines created by making different moral choices than those made by the main character. - Professional Development | Grades 8 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Zora Neale Hurston in the Classroom: "With a Harp and a Sword in My Hands"
The book offers a practical approach to Hurston using a range of student-centered activities for teaching Hurston's nonfiction, short stories, and the print and film versions of Their Eyes Were Watching God.
