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Read Write Think: Scott O'dell Classroom Activity
A brief activity/instructional activity for learners commemorating the life and works of Scott O'Dell, Newbery Medal Award winner. Provides links, a bibliography, and lesson plans. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on May 23, 2007.
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Read Write Think: Seamus Heaney Activity
A brief activity/lesson plan in honor of the birthday of Seamus Heaney, the British poet. Also provides additional lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography for additional student or teacher reading. From April 13, 2007.
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Read Write Think: Walt Whitman Classroom Activity
A lesson plan/activity designed for students to see and appreciate the work of a great poet on the birthday of Walt Whitman. Provides web links and a bibliography, as well as other lesson plans. From May 31, 2007.
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Read Write Think: Rachel Carson Classroom Activity
A lesson plan for teachers which introduces, honors, and commemorates the birthday of the environmentalist Rachel Carson. Provides web links, an annotated bibliography, and other lesson plans on the subject. From May 27, 2007.
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Read Write Think: Leslie Marmon Silko: Classroom Activity
A brief step-by-step activity to commemorate the birthday of the Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko. Also provides lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography.
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Read Write Think: Maya Angelou Classroom Activity
A brief activity for students in commemoration of the birthday of Maya Angelou. Provides a short lesson on the poem "On the Pulse of Morning," other lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From April 4, 2007.
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Read Write Think: Langston Hughes
A lesson plan based around the use of metaphor in Langston Hughes's "Dreams" poem. A good reference for teachers looking for lesson plan ideas on the Harlem Renaissance.
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Read Write Think: Lois Duncan Classroom Activity
A classroom activity/lesson for students which commemorates the birthday of adolescent author Lois Duncan. Provides lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on April 28, 2007.