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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   And the Question Is... Evaluating the Validity of a Survey
   In this lesson, students learn to ask the right questions about the validity of surveys.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Cultural Connections and Writing for Change
   A little understanding can go a long way. After learning about difficulties that Palestinian youths face, students will write a letter to an official discussing these issues.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Getting to Know You: Developing Short Biographies to Build Community
   How well do your students know their peers? Students transform into investigative reporters as they interview a classmate, compile the biographical data into graphic form, and introduce the student to the class.
   
4. 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.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Our Community: Creating ABC Books as Assessment
   Students create alphabet books, which are used as an integrated assessment with science, health, social studies, and any other content area. This lesson plans looks at the theme of community.
6. 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.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Read a Song: Using Song Lyrics for Reading and Writing
   This lesson will be music to the students' ears when they hear that they get to read song lyrics and compose original lyrics for a familiar song.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Reading and Writing About Pollution to Understand Cause and Effect
   Students get to write a whale of a tale when they complete a graphic organizer sequencing the journey of a mountain fish to a polluted waterway.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Reading, Writing, Haiku Hiking! A Class Book of Picturesque Poems
   Students learn haiku
   write descriptive poems
   and share with the class.
   
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Songs of Our Lives: Using Lyrics to Write Stories
    Students learn about the life and music of John Lennon, write a short story from their lives integrating lyrics from some of their favorite songs, and create a class book of stories.