Students do a book report assignment based on a current or past winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award.

After reading Nothing But the Truth, students explore a current event topic and write their own short work of fiction in a similar multigenre format.

Students use Ringgold's books as a springboard for a discussion of race, gender, and civil rights, and then write and illustrate original picture books on these topics.

After examining the characters in one of DiCamillo's stories, students write original short stories featuring animals as central characters.

Students explore the history of the Caldecott Medal and create a classroom literary award modeled after the Caldecott.

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.

Students do a Bradbury author study and then create flyers to advertise their favorite story using the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.

Students discuss how the form of a film script affects the story, why the author may have selected this writing style, and write a story using a similar format.

Students explore their own roots by interviewing family members and use their family history to write a fictional account of their roots.

Students research the concept of immortality from beliefs around the world and compose a short story, myth, or poem that addresses immortality.

Students brainstorm a list of human rights issues, research their group's issue in depth, examine the way journalists cover a story, and create articles for a classroom newspaper.

Students brainstorm a list of modern news sources and from previous centuries. Groups then research one of these sources and create a timeline showing the evolution of news.

Using one of Numeroff's books as a model, students use the circle plot structure as a culminating project for a unit of study completed in the classroom.

As a class, students discuss Neil Armstrong's famous quote when he landed on the moon and explore the difference that one word can make, as well as the gendered language that Armstrong uses.

Students brainstorm a list of objects and processes that have changed over time and use the Timeline tool to sketch out the evolution of the item they have chosen. A giant class timeline can be created to show the evolution of the items students have investigated.

Students consider why there are so many different dates associated with the Declaration of Independence and why the nation's birthday is celebrated on July 4.

A scene from one of Twain's works is chosen and students map the story setting using the Story Map. Setting is then discussed as a class.

Students consider how zoos have changed over the past century and design their own zoo of the future using drawings, posters, dioramas, or other displays.