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Captioning the Civil Rights Movement: Reading the Images, Writing the Words
Grades
2 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Captioning the Civil Rights Movement: Reading the Images, Writing the Words
Teachers guide students to carefully view images from the Civil Rights Movement and write captions that accurately describe the images and/or their probable purposes.
Persuasive Writing
Grades
Grades
K - 5
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Strategy Guide
Persuasive Writing
This strategy guide focuses on persuasive writing and offers specific methods on how you can help your students use it to improve their critical writing and thinking skills.
The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children is announced today.
Grades
K - 7
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Calendar Activity
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Literacy-Related Event
The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children is announced today.

Students read and discuss an award-winning book before writing their own story that demonstrates compassion.

On this day in 1910, animal rights activist Joy Adamson was born.
Grades
K - 6
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Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
On this day in 1910, animal rights activist Joy Adamson was born.
A KWL chart is used to organize information about lions. Persuasive letters are written lobbying for programs and resources to protect these animals.
Grades
K - 2
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Learn About Staying Safe

Share a fun book about staying safe and then talk about real-life safety issues before writing a letter to someone in your community who can help.

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