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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 1
   Annie Moore becomes the first immigrant to enter Ellis Island in 1892.
   Students explore online resources about Ellis Island, interview an immigrant in the area, and publish their stories.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Having My Say: A Multigenre Autobiography Project
   Students compose a multigenre paper, modeled after the Delany sister's autobiography, Having Our Say, that includes the autobiographical narrative essay as well as an informational nonfiction piece.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   I've Got the Literacy Blues
   Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from "The Gift of the Magi" and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Outside In: Finding A Character's Heart Through Art
   This activity, inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and the stories of Raymond Carver, challenges students to get inside contemporary life and characters through the creation of monologues.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 29
   Poe's "The Raven" was published in 1845.
   As Poe's "The Raven" is read aloud, students note their reactions and discuss the changes or development of their first impressions as the poem continues.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 19
   Poet and author Pat Mora was born on this day in 1942.
   Students study and write extended metaphors through the use of Pat Mora's book.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 25
   Poet Robert Burns was born in 1759.
   Students read examples of traditional Scottish ballads and use this information to write and perform their own ballads.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Comic Book Show and Tell
   Students craft comic scripts using clear, descriptive, and detailed writing that shows (illustrates) and tells (directs). After peers create an artistic interpretation of the script, students revise their original scripts.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Importance of Titles: From Big Blank Space to Small Good Thing
   After examining two sets of stories that author Raymond Carver renamed in revision, students write a reflective essay in which they defend their choice of a title for one them.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Peace Journey: Using Process Drama in the Classroom
    What does peace mean to you? In this lesson, students attempt to answer this question as they write and perform a short skit that reflects their ideas of peace.
    

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