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11. 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.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Chasing the Dream: Researching the Meaning of the American Dream
    By conducting interviews, sharing and assessing data, and writing papers based on their authentic research, students reach their own conclusions on the meaning of the American Dream.
13. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
    Conducting Inner-Outer Circle Discussions
    This guide shares the steps to take to get more students talking by dividing the group into speaking and non-speaking circles.
14. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Activity & Project
    Create a Career Blog
    This activity invites children and teens to explore various careers and then write about what they might want to be when they grow up in a blog.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 31
    César Chávez was born on this day in 1927.
    Students work in small groups to research a civil rights leader and do a creative writing piece, followed by a short story, with their group.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 23
    Diarist Samuel Pepys was born.
    Students write diary entries and revisit the entries as if it were a hundred years from now. Students then brainstorm and write paragraphs about life in the 21st century.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 28
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
    Students explore the "I Have a Dream" Foundation's website and brainstorm ways they can help themselves or others at their school achieve their educational dreams.
18. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring the Power of Language with Six-Word Memoirs
    What do the words we write really have to say about us? In this lesson, students examine the power of word choice as they write six-word memoirs of their lives.
19. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
    Facilitating Participation with Silent Conversations
    This guide introduces silent conversations, a collaborative learning technique that has students
    thinking, sharing, and reflecting about important questions—but through writing rather than talk.
20. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
    Gay and Lesbian Characters in Young Adult Literature
    Tune in to hear about the many ways in which contemporary authors are including gay, lesbian, and transgender characters in their novels for teens, and listen for recommendations of new titles on these topics.
    

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