![Exploring Perspectives on Desegregation Using <i>Brown Girl Dreaming</i>](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/88.jpg?h=a68edc18&itok=zirMSd7p)
![Raymond Carver in the Classroom: "A Small, Good Thing"](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/683_2.jpg?h=770f3c03&itok=6JEKSTmB)
![Langston Hughes was born in 1902.](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/1177_0.jpg?h=ad73f289&itok=FPgMcDJP)
![Nikki Giovanni in the Classroom: "The same ol' danger but a brand new pleasure"](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/663.jpg?h=4e4c9a41&itok=xGEv_EC2)
![Poetry: A Feast to Form Fluent Readers](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/1973.jpg?h=63bf57a8&itok=NVnoPCgJ)
![Langston Hughes in the Classroom: "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me"](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/52_0.jpg?h=7d118478&itok=mj9IMx0i)
![Today is the birthday of Lewis Carroll, author of <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>.](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/1182_0.jpg?h=24c56491&itok=ss1ettut)
![In 1952, Paul Fleischman was born on this day.](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/1104_0.jpg?h=4e026002&itok=f7HwshhQ)
Some of Fleishman's memories in his essay "My House of Voices" are shared with the class. Students then write a descriptive essay that gives a tour of the voices in their homes, school, etc.
![Making History Come Alive Through Poetry and Song](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/245.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=INbEFlPf)
Students compare the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with the song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," then create their own poetry about a historical event.
![Dr. Seuss's Sound Words: Playing with Phonics and Spelling](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/1895_0.jpg?h=dcb7b74a&itok=ybzKKJEx)
![Line Break Explorer](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/952.jpg?h=51a0c963&itok=tUH1kgOE)
The interactive explores the ways that poets choose line breaks in their writing. After viewing the demonstration, students are invited to experiment with line breaks themselves.
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Children watch the nighttime sky come alive as the read a book about fascinating elements in the night and write a poem/story about the things they learn!
![Sandra Cisneros in the Classroom: "Do not forget to reach"](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/51_3.jpg?h=a991aded&itok=MzkiIUVc)
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In this episode, Laurie Halse Anderson talks about her newest book, Wintergirls.
![Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for English-Language Learners](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/1397_0.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=YT7vmfQj)
![United States Congress officially adopted the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1985.](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/70.jpg?h=15c5cba9&itok=F1G1-Q0B)
![How Big Are <em>Martin's Big Words</em>? Thinking Big about the Future](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_350x350/public/1907_0.jpg?h=1c53af67&itok=fV7dJtGy)
Inspired by the book Martin's Big Words, students explore information on Dr. King to think about his "big" words, then they write about their own "big" words and dreams.
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In this episode, you'll hear about a variety of books that may deepen our thinking about complex texts, including collections of poems and works of historical fiction, graphic novels and informational texts, and novels built on interwoven storylines. Together they offer reading options for teens with diverse interests, tastes, and sensibilities.