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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 23
   Diarist Samuel Pepys was born.
   Students write diary entries and revisit the entries as if it were a hundred years from now. Students then brainstorm and write paragraphs about life in the 21st century.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Exploring and Sharing Family Stories
   Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
   
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Making Connections to Myth and Folktale: The Many Ways to Rainy Mountain
   Following the model of N. Scott Momaday's The Way To Rainy Mountain, students write three-voice narratives based on Kiowa folktales, an interview with an Elder, and personal connections to theme.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Persuasive Writing: What Can Writing in Family Message Journals Do for Students?
   This lesson engages children in using writing to their families as a persuasive tool to get what they want and need.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 1
   Take part in the African American Read-In!
   Students come together with family and friends to take part in a read-in of books by African American authors and report their results.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 3
   Today is World Read Aloud Day.
   Students celebrate the power of words by reading aloud to their classmates and spreading the word of global literacy to their friends and family.