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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 9
   Author Matt de la Peña was born today.
   Students use an essay by de la Peña as a model for writing their own literacy autobiography.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: A Character's Letter to the Editor
   Students write a persuasive letter to the editor of a newspaper from a selected fictional character's perspective, focusing on a specific issue or situation explored in the novel.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 3
   In 1927, Joan Lowery Nixon was born.
   As a class, a genre study of mysteries takes place and a chart is made about what makes a good mystery.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 1
   Langston Hughes was born in 1902.
   Students examine the poem "Dreams" and identify metaphors in each sentence. Groups of students then compose poems with metaphors for dreams.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
   Students stage a mock trial for a literary character, with groups of students acting as the prosecution, defense, and jury.