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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 30
   Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.
   Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 31
   J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter celebrate birthdays today.
   Students are encouraged to think about why people challenge Harry Potter books, do a Web Quest that allows them to research the issue, and decide whether the books should be banned from the public library.
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   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 22
   Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury was born in 1920.
   Students do a Bradbury author study and then create flyers to advertise their favorite story using the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 10  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 21
   Ursula K. LeGuin was born on this day in 1929.
   Students examine realistic and non-realistic elements of a familiar fantasy story of their choice.