Students write imitation poems, review grammatical structures, and use the ReadWriteThink Printing Press or Stapleless Book to publish their finished work.
William Carlos Williams was born in 1883.
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Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was integrated in 1957.
9 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
After viewing some footage from the actual event, students jot down thoughts and feelings of the Little Rock Nine. Students then write a bio-poem that might have been written by one of these students on this historic day.
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Mickey Mouse appeared in his first animated feature.
3 - 8
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students create a short, humorous story with at least one action character, and then use online tools to make a flipbook.
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Hispanic Heritage Month begins today.
5 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Holiday & School Celebration
Students brainstorm all the various aspects of Latinx culture and compile topics to research. Groups then research topics and present their information to the class.
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The prototype for the World Wide Web was created in 1990.
3 - 8
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students look at pictures from the past using the WayBack Machine and brainstorm a few websites to explore to think about how they have changed over the years.
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Gary Soto, poet and children's writer, was born on this date in 1952.
K - 6
Calendar Activity
| Author & Text
Using one of Soto's stories, students take part in share stories about their families, describe their street/neighborhood, or compose an acrostic poem using the Acrostic Poems interactive tool.