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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 1
   Author Tim O'Brien was born on this day.
   After reading O'Brien's story "A True War Story" from The Things They Carried, students choose a powerful event from their own lives and map it using the Timeline Tool. They then create a fictional version of this event.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Critical Literacy: Women in 19th-Century Literature
   Reading historical selections will give students the perspective they need to compare the author's purpose and voice of two separate writers.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Designing Museum Exhibits for The Grapes of Wrath: A Multigenre Project
   Using The Grapes of Wrath as a backdrop, students conduct research on issues that the novel addresses, publishing their findings in a multigenre museum exhibit.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 28
   Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine, was born in 1914.
   After learning about Dr. Salk, students interview a family member or someone they know who remembers the polio epidemic.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 8
   Faith Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930.
   Students use Ringgold's books as a springboard for a discussion of race, gender, and civil rights, and then write and illustrate original picture books on these topics.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 9
   In 1940, musician and peace activist John Lennon was born.
   After listening to "Imagine," students reflect on the lyrics and answer questions. Then, they have a chance to write a stanza for their own song.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Love of War in Tim O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story"
   Students explore the theme of love of war through texts on camaraderie among soldiers. They then compose a visual collage depicting their beliefs about the relationship between love and war.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Myth and Truth: The Gettysburg Address
   By exploring myths and truths surrounding Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, students think critically about commonly believed stories regarding this famous speech from the Civil War era.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 7
   Sherman Alexie was born in 1966.
   Students imagine they have been asked to participate in a museum exhibit, take photos/videos of a significant location, and write or record reflections. Students can also create an exhibit from something they have read.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project
    Students explore the year they were born through interviews and research, and then weave the details into a newspaper or booklet, written from another person's point of view.

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