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51. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 24
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof premiered in New York in 1955.
    Students are introduced to the characteristics of drama, read a chapter from a novel the class has read, and create a script from the chapter that they will present to the class.
52. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 1
    Celebrate Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
    Students "step into the shoes" of their favorite author by reading several of their books, conducting research, and preparing displays and presentations for the class.
53. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 7
    Celebrate Louise Erdrich's birthday today.
    Students watch a short video about Erdrich's love of books and write their own memory piece.
54. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
    Celebrate National Library Week!
    Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
55. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
    Celebrating Teen Book Awards
    This year's American Library Association Youth Media Awards celebrate books in a range of style and subject matter. Tune in to hear a report on the year's most distinguished titles for teens.
56. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
    Censorship and Your Freedom to Read
    In honor of Banned Books Week, tune in to hear about some of the most frequently challenged books for teens in 2009, along with YA authors' perspectives on the experience of being censored.
57. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Activity & Project
    Children's Book Project
    This activity can help teens create picture books that a teen caregiver can then share with children.
58. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
    Close Reading of Literary Texts
    This guide provides strategies for choosing text that is appropriate for close reading and to plan for instruction.
59. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Connotation, Character, and Color Imagery in The Great Gatsby
    Students explore the connotations of the colors associated with the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
60. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Creating Character Blogs
    Students view examples of blogs, learn the basic elements of blog creation, and then create a blog from the perspective of a fictional character.

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