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81. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 11
    Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States today.
    Students write biographical poems about a soldier.
82. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Vote for Me! Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches
    This lesson encourages students in grades 4 and 5 to think critically and write persuasively by focusing on preparing, presenting, and evaluating mock campaign speeches.
83. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Vote for Me! Making Presidential Commercials Using Avatars
    After researching political platforms of past presidents through primary sources and other resources, students create commercials for these presidents using Voki, an online web tool that produces speaking avatars.
84. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Weaving the Threads: Integrating Poetry Annotation and Web Technology
    Students read a poem by a Native American, explore Native American culture and then create a Website that explains words and phrases from the poem.
85. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Mobile App  |  Writing Poetry
    Word Mover
    Word Mover allows children and teens to create "found poetry" by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text.
86. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Worth Its Weight: Letter Writing with "The Things They Carried"
    This lesson uses a letter-writing activity based on Tim O'Brien's story "The Things They Carried" to build empathy as students examine the weight they symbolically carry in their own lives.
87. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Writers' Workshop: The Biographical Sketch
    Students use the faces and places they learn about in their research to write a biography about a contemporary or historical figure.
88. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Writing Acrostic Poems with Thematically Related Texts in the Content Areas
    Students read thematically related texts, scaffolded from simple to complex, to help them gather necessary concept vocabulary and background knowledge in a content area. They then write acrostic poems to organize and present their learning in a creative way.
89. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Writing and Assessing an Autobiographical Incident
    Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. After going through a process of revision, they use a rubric to assess their work.

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