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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   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 17
   On the Road author Jack Kerouac embarked on his first cross-country road trip in 1947.
   Students read a section from On the Road that deals with cross-country travel and reflects Kerouac's unique writing style. Students then attempt to write a narrative using Kerouac's stream-of-consciousness style.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 22
   The Pied Piper led the children out of Hamelin in 1376.
   After listening to The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, students compare Pratchett's version with Browning's version and discuss how perspective changes the story.