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- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Bad Case of Bullying: Using Literature Response Groups
Students learn how to effectively deal with bullying by participating in literature response groups and writing about when they experienced a similar situation or emotion as a fictional character. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
A Conversation with Matt de la Peña
Tune in to hear Matt discuss some of the thinking behind his newest novel, We Were Here.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments
Students are often asked to perform speeches, but rarely do we require students to analyze speeches as carefully as we study works of literature. In this unit, students are required to identify the rhetorical strategies in a famous speech and the specific purpose for each chosen device. They will write an essay about its effectiveness and why it is still famous after all these years. - Classroom Resources | Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity |  April 4
Celebrate National Library Week!
Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Celebrating the NCTE African American Read-In
Tune in for recommendations of both old and new titles by distinguished African American authors who write for teens. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Activity & Project
It's Raining Cats and Dogs! Make a Children's Book about the Weather
Kids learn about weather sayings throughout history while writing and illustrating a book for younger children. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Language and Power in The Handmaid's Tale and the World
Students work in small groups to examine Margaret Atwood's use of and observations about language in The Handmaid's Tale. Through this activity, students discover and articulate overarching thematic trends in the book and then can extend their observations about official or political language to examples from their own world. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
New and Noteworthy Books for Teens
Tune in to hear book talks on some of the best titles published in 2009-titles that will keep teens reading once summer is over.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Persuading the Principal: Writing Persuasive Letters About School Issues
Students learn that you don't have to raise your voice to raise a point. Writing a persuasive letter to your principal is a great way to get your opinions heard. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Mobile App | Inquiry & Analysis
RWT Hero's Journey
Students can use this mobile app to learn about the elements of the hero's journey, analyze a text that follows the hero's journey pattern, or start creating a hero story of their own.
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