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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 24
   On this day in 1800, Congress approved the purchase of books to start the Library of Congress.
   Students practice and refine research skills by visiting the Library of Congress website and conducting a research project.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 27
   Playwright August Wilson was born in 1945.
   Students use the Timeline Tool and Drama Map to create a decade-by-decade record and play of their community's history.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Pocahontas married John Rolfe on this date in 1614.
   Students read "The Chieftan's Daughter" and are shown the fresco that tells the legend of Pocahontas. A class discussion follows regarding fact and fiction and students research Pocahontas.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 15
   The RMS Titanic sank on this day in 1912.
   Students use the Internet Workshop model to explore web links about the Titanic disaster.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 10
   The Statute of Anne, an influential copyright law, went into effect in 1710.
   Student groups do web research, compile their information, and make a booklet on copyright rules for the class to use as a reference.