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101. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
     Life's Journeys: Help Along the Way
     Tap into teen and preteen readers' interest in adolescent-mentor relationships with these recommendations!
     
102. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 29
     Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832.
     Students brainstorm important events and people that might serve as the beginning of an interesting piece of writing. They then use the Bio-Cube to plan their writing and write an essay about a memorable person.
103. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 8  |  Strategy Guide
     Making Connections
     In this strategy guide, you'll learn to model how students can make three different kinds of connections (text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world). Students then use this knowledge to find their own personal connections to a text.
104. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
     Making Sense of Series Books in Young Adult Literature
     This episode offers insight into different kinds of series books followed by recommendations of truly memorable series and companion books that will hook teen readers and stand the test of time.
     
105. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
     Making the Reading Process Visible through Performance Assessment
     Effective differentiation begins with purposeful assessment. In this strategy guide, you'll learn how to construct an authentic performance-based reading assessment that will give you access to students' thinking before, during, and after reading.
106. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 19
     Malcolm X was born in Nebraska in 1925.
     Students write about the origin of their name and explore the names that Malcolm X used during this life.
107. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 31
     Memorial Day is observed in the United States today.
     Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the United States military. In addition to having celebrations with family and friends, many people visit cemeteries and memorials and place flags on the grave sites of fallen servicemen and women.
108. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 1
     Music in Our Schools Month is in March.
     Students explore the effects of music on a story by reading a story, novel, or play, viewing the musical version, and comparing the two. Students can then select a text read in class and create a musical adaptation.
109. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 1
     National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week.
     Students discuss why certain contests get more publicity than others and what counts as "knowledge."
110. 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.
     

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