Skip to main content
ReadWriteThink - Powered by NCTE
  • About
  • Classroom Resources
    • Lesson Plans
    • Teaching Comics
    • Teaching With Primary Resources
    • Calendar
    • Printouts
    • Student Interactives
  • Collections
    • Assessment
    • Authors
    • Booklists
    • Media Literacy
    • Poetry
    • Primary Sources
    • Writing
  • Professional Development
    • Strategy Guides
    • Professional Library
    • Meetings & Events
  • Join NCTE
  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Classroom Resources
    • Lesson Plans
    • Teaching Comics
    • Teaching With Primary Resources
    • Calendar
    • Printouts
    • Student Interactives
  • Collections
    • Assessment
    • Authors
    • Booklists
    • Media Literacy
    • Poetry
    • Primary Sources
    • Writing
  • Professional Development
    • Strategy Guides
    • Professional Library
    • Meetings & Events
  • Join NCTE
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Breadcrumb

  1. Home

Type

  • Calendar Activity
  • Lesson Plan

Grades

  • 6 (1)
  • 7 (1)
  • 8 (1)
  • 9 (1)
  • 10 (1)
  • 11 (1)
  • 12 (1)

Learning Objectives

  • (-) reading genres (2)
  • (-) Spelling (0)
  • collaboration (17)
  • Comprehension (8)
  • critical thinking (24)
  • digital literacy (10)
  • inquiry / research (22)
  • listening (8)
  • literary analysis (7)
  • Media literacy (14)
  • metacognition (11)
  • multimodal literacy (15)
  • oral communication (16)
  • reading fluency (1)
  • text structure / story structure (5)
  • Vocabulary (3)
  • writing genres (15)
  • writing process (15)

Topics

  • (-) careers
  • arts
  • community
  • drama
  • ELL
  • Family
  • fiction
  • Mathematics
  • nonfiction
  • poetry
  • science
  • seasons / holidays
  • social action
  • social studies / history
  • Sports
  • STEM
Grades
3 - 5
|
Lesson Plan
|
Standard Lesson
Book Report Alternative: Writing Resumes for Characters in Historical Fiction
Students write resumes for historical fiction characters. They first explore help wanted ads to see what employers want, and then draft resumes for the characters they've chosen.
Celebrate Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Grades
3 - 12
|
Calendar Activity
|
Literacy-Related Event
Celebrate Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
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.

Explore Resources by Grade

  • KindergartenK
  • 1-2
  • 3-4
  • 5-6
  • 7-8
  • 9-10
  • 11-12

RWT-logo

Powered By NCTE

Footer 1 Menu

  • About
  • Classroom Resources
  • Professional Development
  • Collections
  • Contact Us

Footer 2 Menu

  • National Council of Teachers of English
  • Contribute to RWT
  • FAQs
  • Join NCTE

Footer 3 Menu

  • Legal Notices
  • Privacy Policy
  • Promotional Materials
  • Site Demonstrations

Want to stay in touch with RWT and NCTE? Sign up here!

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

© NCTE 2026. All rights reserved