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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  |  Minilesson
   Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages
   Students explore using electronic messaging and Internet abbreviations for specific purposes and examine the importance of using a more formal style of writing based on their audience.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Organizing & Summarizing
   Crossword Puzzles
   This tool allows students to complete crossword puzzles on a variety of grade-appropriate topics, and also create and print their own crossword puzzles.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Improve Comprehension: A Word Game Using Root Words and Affixes
   Students study common root words and affixes, improve their comprehension and spelling, and make a card game in which they form words with a prefix, root word, and suffix.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 28
   National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week.
   Students discuss why certain contests get more publicity than others and what counts as "knowledge."
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Persuading the Principal: Writing Persuasive Letters About School Issues
   Students learn that you don’t have to raise your voice to raise a point. Writing a persuasive letter to your principal is a great way to get your opinions heard.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Shared Spelling Strategies
   Students increase their spelling accuracy and retention, while preserving fluency, by using sound, sight recall, and analyzing strategies instead of memorizing words, as they deal with spelling during drafting.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Solving Word Meanings: Engaging Strategies for Vocabulary Development
   Vocabulary gumshoes use context clues and semantics to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
9. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Spelling in Parts: A Strategy for Spelling and Decoding Polysyllabic Words
   The Spelling in Parts strategy can enhance children's ability to spell and decode multisyllabic words.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Spelling Patterns "Go Fish" Card Game
    Students use sets of words that share a spelling pattern to create a card game like "Go Fish" and then play the game in groups, helping them improve their spelling.

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