ReadWriteThink - Grade 7 - 8 Classroom Resourcess http://readwritethink.org Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:35:40 +0000 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:35:40 +0000 Read Write Think en-us webmaster@readwritethink.org webmaster@readwritethink.org Copyright 2021 Read Write Think <![CDATA[Rosa Parks was born on this day in 1913.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/rosa-parks-born-this-31285.html Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/rosa-parks-born-this-31285.html <![CDATA[Read Across America Day: Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/read-across-america-celebrate-31284.html Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/read-across-america-celebrate-31284.html <![CDATA[TeenTober?!? Learn about this month-long celebration.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/teentober-learn-about-this-20121.html Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/teentober-learn-about-this-20121.html <![CDATA[Today is D.E.A.R. Day!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-31238.html Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-31238.html <![CDATA[Celebrate National Library Week!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-national-library-week-31239.html Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-national-library-week-31239.html <![CDATA[Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar was born today in 1872.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/poet-paul-laurence-dunbar-31224.html Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/poet-paul-laurence-dunbar-31224.html <![CDATA[Celebrate Louise Erdrich's birthday today.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-louise-erdrich-birthday-31220.html Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-louise-erdrich-birthday-31220.html <![CDATA[Teacher Appreciation Week honors our teachers.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/teacher-appreciation-week-honors-20501.html Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/teacher-appreciation-week-honors-20501.html <![CDATA["Three Stones Back": Using Informational Text to Enhance Understanding of Ball Don't Lie]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/three-stones-back-using-31143.html Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Scott Filkins http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/three-stones-back-using-31143.html <![CDATA[Sandra Cisneros was born today in 1954.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/sandra-cisneros-born-today-31208.html Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/sandra-cisneros-born-today-31208.html <![CDATA[Developing Citizenship Through Rhetorical Analysis]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/developing-citizenship-through-rhetorical-31207.html Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Marcea K. Seible http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/developing-citizenship-through-rhetorical-31207.html <![CDATA[Time Magazine launches its "Tom Swifty" contest today in 1963.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/time-magazine-launches-swifty-31198.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/time-magazine-launches-swifty-31198.html <![CDATA[Constitution Day is observed today in the U.S.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/constitution-observed-today-31196.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/constitution-observed-today-31196.html <![CDATA[Labor Day honors the labor movement in the United States.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/labor-honors-labor-movement-31200.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/labor-honors-labor-movement-31200.html <![CDATA[RWT Word Matrix]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/word-matrix-a-31103.html Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/word-matrix-a-31103.html <![CDATA[RWT Hero's Journey]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/hero-journey-a-31097.html Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/hero-journey-a-31097.html <![CDATA[RWT Flip Book]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/flip-book-b-31194.html Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/flip-book-b-31194.html <![CDATA[RWT Postcard Creator]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/postcard-creator-b-31193.html Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/postcard-creator-b-31193.html <![CDATA[RWT Profile Publisher]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/profile-publisher-b-31191.html Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/profile-publisher-b-31191.html <![CDATA[RWT Cover Creator]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/cover-creator-b-31190.html Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/cover-creator-b-31190.html <![CDATA[RWT Stapleless Book]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/stapleless-book-b-31192.html Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/stapleless-book-b-31192.html <![CDATA[Celebrate Digital Learning Day today.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-digital-learning-today-31146.html Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-digital-learning-today-31146.html <![CDATA[United States Congress officially adopted the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1985.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/united-states-congress-officially-31151.html Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/united-states-congress-officially-31151.html <![CDATA[Celebrate Mandela Day today.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-mandela-today-31169.html Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-mandela-today-31169.html <![CDATA[Jon Scieszka was born in 1954.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/scieszka-born-1954-31157.html Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/scieszka-born-1954-31157.html <![CDATA[Book Report Alternative: Creating Postcards for Fictional Settings]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/book-report-alternative-creating-d-31159.html Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Kathy Wickline http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/book-report-alternative-creating-d-31159.html <![CDATA[Analyzing First-Person Narration in Sharon Draper's Out of My Mind]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/analyzing-first-person-narration-31156.html Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Scott Filkins http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/analyzing-first-person-narration-31156.html <![CDATA[A Picture IS Worth a Thousand Words: Using Infographics to Illustrate How-to Writing]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/picture-worth-thousand-words-a-31141.html Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Kathy Wickline http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/picture-worth-thousand-words-a-31141.html <![CDATA[Picture This: Combining Infographics and Argumentative Writing]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/picture-this-combining-infographics-31135.html Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Kathy Wickline http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/picture-this-combining-infographics-31135.html <![CDATA[Understanding Irony]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/understanding-irony-31142.html Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Amanda Ottinger http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/understanding-irony-31142.html