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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A World of Readers: Libraries Around the World
   Bookworms will enjoy the bytes they find in this lesson as they research and share information about online library services in places around the world.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Campaigning for Fair Use: Public Service Announcements on Copyright Awareness
   Students explore a range of resources on fair use and copyright then design their own audio public service announcements (PSAs), to be broadcast over the school's public address system.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing
   Students investigate issues of plagiarism, fair use, and paraphrasing using KWL charts, discussion, and practice.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 11
   Ezra Jack Keats was born on this day in 1916.
   In celebration of Keats' birthday, students write stories that include some characters from Keats' books and practice using collage techniques with the Collage Machine.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Get the GIST: A Summarizing Strategy for Any Content Area
   GIST is a summarizing technique that can be used in any content area. Students will learn and apply the strategy while doing online research and writing activities on news stories.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 1
   Music in Our Schools Month is in March.
   Students explore the effects of music on a story by reading a story, novel, or play, viewing the musical version, and comparing the two. Students can then select a text read in class and create a musical adaptation.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 19
   On this day in 1918, the United States passed the U.S. Standard Time Act.
   A video conference with a class from a different country or time zone is planned. Students brainstorm questions to ask and figure out how many time zones they would have to travel through to have the conference.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 9
   The Barbie doll was unveiled in 1959.
   Students explore body image and advertising through an activity where they bring in pictures from magazines that they read and discuss gender representations in the media.
9. Professional Development | Grades   K – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Violent Red, Ogre Green, and Delicious White: Expanding Meaning Potential through Media
   This article reports on the meaning potential of daily access to drawing/writing media for widening and deepening meaning construction.