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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 18
   Mickey Mouse appeared in his first animated feature.
   Students create a short, humorous story with at least one action character, and then use online tools to make a flipbook.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 29
   Poe's "The Raven" was published in 1845.
   As Poe's "The Raven" is read aloud, students note their reactions and discuss the changes or development of their first impressions as the poem continues.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 18
   Raymond Carver was inducted into the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1988.
   Students identify characteristics of Carver's work and compare them to other authors, as well as to literary minimalism. Students then write original poems or short stories in minimalist style.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 7  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 21
   The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children is announced today.
   Students read and discuss an award-winning book before writing their own story that demonstrates compassion.
   
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 31
   Time Magazine launches its "Tom Swifty" contest today in 1963.
   Students have fun with language by creating a special kind of pun with its origin in a literary source.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 25
   Today, the American Library Association announces its annual book award winners.
   Students research different awards given by the ALA and do an activity based on one of the awards.