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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 16
   African American journalist Ida B. Wells was born in 1862.
   Students brainstorm a list of human rights issues, research their group's issue in depth, examine the way journalists cover a story, and create articles for a classroom newspaper.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 9
   Nancy Farmer, three-time Newbery honoree, was born in 1941.
   Students write original short stories in the science fiction genre based on some of Farmer's works and society's most hotly-debated issues, such as cloning, toxic waste, and brain implants.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 22
   The Pied Piper led the children out of Hamelin in 1376.
   After listening to The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, students compare Pratchett's version with Browning's version and discuss how perspective changes the story.