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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 11
   Children's author Patricia Polacco was born in 1944.
   Students share family stories of their own by writing original poems and reviewing parts of speech using the Diamante Poems tool.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 14
   Ernest Thayer, author of the famous poem "Casey at the Bat," was born in 1863.
   In small groups or individually, students make baseball cards for the players in the poem "Casey at the Bat." Students can use a word processor or the Character Trading Cards interactive to create their cards.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 12
   Gary Soto, poet and children's writer, was born on this date in 1952.
   Using one of Soto's stories, students take part in share stories about their families, describe their street/neighborhood, or compose an acrostic poem using the Acrostic Poems interactive tool.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 3
   Gwendolyn Brooks published Bronzeville Boys and Girls in 1956.
   After students have read and discussed several poems from Brooks' collection, they create a poetry anthology for their own family, neighborhood, or classroom.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   In 1928, Maya Angelou was born.
   After hearing Maya Angelou's poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," students infer information about the speaker and her feelings about America and reflect on how one's life and experiences can influence one's writing.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 10
   Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis was born in 1953.
   Students brainstorm a list of civil rights-related issues and use the Acrostic Poems interactive to create poems.
7. 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.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 10
   Poet Emily Dickinson was born in 1830.
   Students discuss Dickinson's poem "This Is My Letter To The World" and use it to focus on how audience affects voice.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 7
   Poet Nikki Giovanni was born in 1943.
   Using the poem "My First Memory (of Librarians)," students connect memory, their senses, and the language of poetry.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   8 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 27
    Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar was born today in 1872.
    Students read one of Dunbar's most famous poems and explore how critical excerpts shape their understanding.

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