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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Case for Reading - Examining Challenged and Banned Books
   Students examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces expressing their views about what should be done with the books at their school.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Comics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Narrative Structure
   This lesson uses comic strip frames to define plot and reinforce the structure that underlies a narrative. Students finish by writing their own original narratives.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter
   Students write persuasive letters to their librarian requesting that specific texts be added to the school library. As they work, students plan their arguments and outline their reasons and examples.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Females in the Spotlight: Strong Characters in Picture Books
   What makes a character strong? Students will gain a new perspective on that question as they read and discuss the picture books recommended for this lesson. Students make the acquaintance of several strong female protagonists as they create and share Character Trading Cards based on these titles.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 8
   Jon Scieszka was born in 1954.
   Students review Scieszka's tips for encouraging young people to read and then create their own, sharing ideas with adults in their community through a letter.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Looking for the History in Historical Fiction: An Epidemic for Reading
   This lesson pairs the reading of historical fiction with nonfiction to introduce students to the large themes of history.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Mapping Characters Across Book Series
   Students work on a guided characterization project, using a graphic map to illustrate the ways a character from a book series grows and evolves over the course of the story.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Q is for Duck: Using Alphabet Books With Struggling Writers
   A is for zoo? Q is for duck? The alphabet as students know it is transformed when students create a class book that contains clever associations for each letter of the alphabet.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 13
   Roald Dahl was born on this day in 1916.
   Students adapt a Roald Dahl story to picture book format and share their books and add them to the classroom library. Additionally, they compare a book version and film version of one of Dahl's works.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Rooting Out Meaning: Morpheme Match-Ups in the Primary Grades
    In this lesson, students use morphemes—English words that have been formed by combining common word parts—to explore word meanings.

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