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Blending fiction and nonfiction to improve comprehension and writing skills: Introduces text sets to increase student interest in and understanding of content area material and to develop critical writing skills. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–6 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Book clubs: Reading for fun: In this lesson, small groups of students create, organize, and run book clubs in order to promote reading for fun. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Bright Morning: Exploring character development in fiction: Students explore characterization by identifying traits and finding textual support. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Developing students' critical thinking skills through whole-class dialogue: After reading a story, students answer an open-ended question about an issue that could have multiple perspectives. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Integrating literacy into the study of the Earth's surface: In this lesson that incorporates trade books, read-alouds, and dialogue journals, students are introduced to the bodies of water on the Earth's surface, including ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Literature as a catalyst for social action: Breaking barriers, building bridges: In this lesson, picture books are used to invite students to engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Looking at landmarks: Using a picture book to guide research: This lesson uses Chris van Allsburg’s Ben’s Dream, a picture book about ten major landmarks in the world, to introduce a brief research unit. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Native Americans today: In this lesson, teachers use children's nonfiction books and the Internet to help their students develop accurate, substantive information about Native American people in the present day. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: IRA/NCTE

The Statue of Liberty: The meaning and use of a national symbol: Students study the Statue of Liberty, complete research on a national symbol, and use their research to communicate a message of their own. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts, Music Education, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Using the prediction strategy to set purposes for reading: This lesson gives students opportunities to understand the prediction strategy in reading. Students use the prediction strategy and write in response journals. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

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