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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Creating a New Book Cover
   Students explore book covers of a variety of books then create a new cover for a book they have read.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Developing Students' Critical Thinking Skills Through Whole-Class Dialogue
   "That's my position and I'm sticking to it!" After reading about the Korean War, students will take a position in response to an open-ended question, support their position, and evaluate that support.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Research Building Blocks: Skim, Scan, and Scroll
   In this lesson from a research skills unit, students read informational text, looking for supporting details. They practice skimming and scanning print resources, and scrolling through electronic resources.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Story Elements Alive!
   What's in a narrative? Students find out in this lesson in which they explore four narrative elements—setting, characters, problem/solution, and plot, through purpose-driven read-alouds and independent reading.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Thoughtshots Can Bring Your Characters to Life!
   Students will walk a mile in the shoes of Solomon Singer as they learn how to use flashbacks, flash-aheads, and internal dialogue to develop realistic characters.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Thundering Tall Tales: Using Read-Aloud as a Springboard to Writing
   Imagination and application are key to this tall tale lesson in which students take what they know about tall tales to spin a yarn of their own.