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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Brave New Words: Novice Lexicography and the Oxford English Dictionary
   Students become novice lexicographers as they explore recent new entries to the dictionary, learn the process of writing entries for the Oxford English Dictionary, and write a new entry themselves.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Brochures: Writing for Audience and Purpose
   Students create brochures on the same topic as another piece of writing they have done, highlighting how shifting purposes and audiences creates changes in their strategies as writers.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 17
   Constitution Day is observed today in the U.S.
   Students explore an annotated online version of the Constitution before sharing what they learned about one aspect of the document through the Trading Card interactive.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 30
   Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928.
   Students compare and contrast two views of the Holocaust from different authors. Students may also research stories of other survivors who may or may not be published and create a presentation on this survivor.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 7
   Labor Day honors the labor movement in the United States.
   Marked by parades, picnics, and other celebrations, Labor Day is a time set aside to recognize the achievements of the American labor movement and the dignity in all work.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Magazine Redux: An Exercise in Critical Literacy
   Paper and pixels get compared in this lesson in which students compare both printed and online versions of a magazine.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 27
   Thomas Nast was born on this day in 1840.
   Students explore free speech issues, search the newspaper or Internet to create a list of current events, and draw original political cartoons.