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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 3
   In 1927, Joan Lowery Nixon was born.
   As a class, a genre study of mysteries takes place and a chart is made about what makes a good mystery.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Literature as a Catalyst for Social Action: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
   Students are invited to confront and discuss issues of injustice and intolerance in response to reading a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Planning Story Characters Using Interactive Trading Cards
   Students use trading cards to examine fictional characters in a story.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Picture Books to Teach Characterization in Writing Workshop
   Students explore character development through experiences with picture books. They learn about the connections between reading and writing and apply the information they learn to revisions of their own writing.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Conflict Resolution
   Students read picture books to explore the concepts of plot development and conflict resolution. They first learn about the connections between reading and writing, and then revise their own writing.