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1. Professional Development | November 21–24, 2013
   2013 NCTE Annual Convention
   Join NCTE in Boston this November for the 103rd NCTE Annual Convention.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary in the Content Areas
   V is for vocabulary. A content area unit provides the theme for a specialized ABC book, as students select, research, define, and illustrate a word for each alphabet letter.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 7  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A “Cay”ribbean Island Study
   As a pre-reading activity for The Cay, groups of students choose and study a Caribbean island, create a final product in the format of their choice, and finally, do an oral presentation to share information learned.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Active Reading through Self-Assessment: The Student-Made Quiz
   This recurring lesson encourages students to comprehend their reading through inquiry and collaboration. They choose important quotations from the text and work in groups to formulate “quiz” questions that their peers will answer.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Alaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text
   Tradition and technology come together in this lesson in which students learn about Alaskan animals through Native American tales and their own online research.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 11
   Alex Haley, author of Roots, was born in 1921.
   Students explore their own roots by interviewing family members and use their family history to write a fictional account of their roots.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   All About Alliteration: Responding to Literature Through a Poetry Link
   Studied students stupefy! Students learn about alliteration by listening to an alliterative read-aloud and apply the knowledge they gain to the creation of their own poem and illustration.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 11
   Amelia Earhart completed her solo flight from Honolulu to Oakland in 1935.
   Students explore the definition of a hero and use the interactive Venn diagram to identify the most common characteristics of a hero.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Musical Prompt: Postcards From the Concert
   Students won’t miss a beat in this musical lesson that combines listening with personal response on a postcard.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    An Exploration of Text Sets: Supporting All Readers
    Students create text sets on a high interest topic and use the texts to practice three strategies for reading for information.

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