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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 25
   Caldecott-winning illustrator Lane Smith was born in 1959.
   Students discuss some of the ways in which illustrations can enhance a story and then become illustrators, using a variety of media.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 22
   Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim was born today.
   Students examine the painting that inspired Sondheim's Pulitzer-prize winning musical and then create a story of their own based on image they choose.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 30
   Jonathan Swift was born on this day in 1667.
   Students explore satire and parody in television and film, advertising, and journalism and create a display that highlights their findings.