{"id":2905,"date":"2011-05-07T15:25:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T19:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2013-08-02T22:32:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T02:32:37","slug":"focus-on-cultural-and-historical-exploration-may-8-to-14-on-readwritethink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/07\/focus-on-cultural-and-historical-exploration-may-8-to-14-on-readwritethink\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Cultural and Historical Exploration, May 8 to 14 on ReadWriteThink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/capa_festival\/2616395716\/\" title=\"29th Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival by Asian\/Pacific American Heritage Festival, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3006\/2616395716_c01d0aca40_m.jpg?resize=240%2C160\" alt=\"29th Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignright\"><\/a>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/about\/community-stories\/readwritethink-inspires-cultural-exploration-30.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=updates&amp;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Jacquelynn Pleis's Community Story\" target=\"_blank\">her Community Story<\/a>, Jacquelynn Pleis describes how she uses ReadWriteThink&rsquo;s  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/exploring-sharing-family-stories-805.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=updates&amp;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Exploring and Sharing Family Stories\" target=\"_blank\">Exploring and Sharing Family Stories<\/a> lesson plan as part of a year-end celebration of students&rsquo; cultural backgrounds. If you don&rsquo;t have time for the kind of cultural fair that Pleis describes, try one of the cultural or historical events from this week&rsquo;s calendar. <\/p>\n<p>You can look at music and the blues, civil rights in the U.S., and the Puerto Rican Independence movement. For a wider focus, ask students to talk about their personal heroes, whether cultural, historical, or both, as part of a celebration of <em>Star Wars<\/em> creator George Lucas&rsquo;s birthday. Finally, May is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/asian-pacific-american-heritage-20723.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=updates&amp;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is in May!\">Asian Pacific American Heritage Month<\/a>, so it&rsquo;s a wonderful time to  honor the heritage of Asian and Pacific Americans and their contributions to the United States. <\/p>\n<p>Find lesson plans and classroom activities to kick off your cultural and historical exploration  plus what&rsquo;s new on the ReadWriteThink site detailed below. Have a great week! <\/p>\n<p><strong>New Resources<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discover ways to use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/util\/site-demonstrations\/review\/engaging-students-after-school-24.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"ReadWriteThink ReView: Engage Students After School and at Home\" target=\"_blank\"> Engage Students After School and at Home<\/a> with our newest ReadWriteThink ReView video.\n  <\/li>\n<li>Explore the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.911memorial.org\/teaching-guides-0\" title=\"National September 11 Memorial and Museum\" target=\"_blank\">National September 11 Memorial and Museum<\/a> with your students.\n  <\/li>\n<li>New Lesson Plans:\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/engineering-perfect-poem-using-30763.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Engineering the Perfect Poem by Using the Vocabulary of STEM\" target=\"_blank\">Engineering the Perfect Poem by Using the Vocabulary of STEM<\/a> (grades 7&ndash;10)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/prereading-strategy-using-vocabulary-30726.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"A Prereading Strategy: Using the Vocabulary, Language, Prediction (VLP) Approach\" target=\"_blank\">A Prereading Strategy:  Using the Vocabulary, Language, Prediction (VLP) Approach<\/a> (grades 6&ndash;8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/thumbs-students-writing-publishing-976.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Two Thumbs Up! Get Students Writing and Publishing Book Reviews\" target=\"_blank\">Two Thumbs Up! Get Students Writing and Publishing Book Reviews<\/a> (grades K&ndash;3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make the most of summer. Use the Verizon Thinkfinity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/celebrate-first-summer-with-20656.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Celebrate the first day of summer with summer reading.\" target=\"_blank\">resources to kick off a summer of learning<\/a> for students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From the Calendar  <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/celebrate-blues-legend-robert-20502.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Celebrate blues legend Robert Johnson's birthday.\">Celebrate blues legend Robert Johnson&#8217;s birthday.<\/a> Students learn about blues music and brainstorm subjects that might give them &ldquo;the blues.&rdquo; Finally, they write their own blues lyrics and have the option to perform. (For grades 5&ndash;12)\n<\/li>\n<li>May 10: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/newbery-medal-winner-christopher-20651.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis was born in 1953.\">Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis was born in 1953.<\/a> Students brainstorm a list of civil rights-related issues and use the Acrostic Poems interactive to create poems. (For grades 3&ndash;12)\n<\/li>\n<li>May 11: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/pedro-albizu-campos-leads-30522.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Pedro Albizu Campos leads the Puerto Rican Independence movement.\">Pedro Albizu Campos leads the Puerto Rican Independence movement.<\/a> After learning about the story of Pedro Albizu Campos and his commitment to Puerto Rican independence, students research and share their learning about another nationalist figure from around the world. (For grades 6&ndash;12)\n  <\/li>\n<li>May 14:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/star-wars-creator-george-20503.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Star Wars creator George Lucas was born in 1944.\"><em>Star Wars<\/em> creator George Lucas was born in 1944.<\/a> Students use the Hero&#8217;s Journey interactive to describe how Luke Skywalker meets each stage of his journey, and then brainstorm other works that use the formula. (For grades 7&ndash;12)\n  <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/?main-tab=week&#038;year=2011&#038;month=05&#038;week=3#main-tabs&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Look ahead to next week<\/a> for lesson plans and activities on the first Academy Awards ceremony,  Raymond Carver, Malcolm X, and Charles Lindbergh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connecting with Other Teachers <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get connected! <a href=\"http:\/\/community.thinkfinity.org\/groups\/literacy\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" title=\"Reading and Langauge Arts group\" target=\"_blank\">Join our group<\/a> focusing on all things reading and language arts.\n      <\/li>\n<li>The end of the school year is fast approaching. <a href=\"http:\/\/community.thinkfinity.org\/message\/16572\" title=\"Marking the End of the School Year in the Classroom\" target=\"_blank\">What do you do in the classroom to help students mark their   accomplishments<\/a>&mdash;and keep them focused on the work that remains?\n      <\/li>\n<li>Find <a href=\"http:\/\/community.thinkfinity.org\/community\/verizonthinkfinity\/blog\/2011\/05\/05\/new-asian-and-middle-east-resources-from-neh\" title=\"New Asian and Middle East Resources from NEH\" target=\"_blank\">New Asian and Middle East Resources from NEH<\/a> and new group in the Thinkfinity community for <a href=\"http:\/\/community.thinkfinity.org\/groups\/parents\" title=\"Parents and Families Group\" target=\"_blank\">Parents &amp; Families<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Keep students at the center of learning by checking out  the recorded sessions from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/virtualconf\/commoncore\" target=\"_blank\">Supporting Students in a Time of Core Standards Virtual Conference Series<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have feedback or questions about ReadWriteThink, all you have to do is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/util\/contact.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/capa_festival\/2616395716\/\" title=\"29th Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival by Asian\/Pacific American Heritage Festival, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\">29th Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival by Asian\/Pacific American Heritage Festival, on Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her Community Story, Jacquelynn Pleis describes how she uses ReadWriteThink&rsquo;s Exploring and Sharing Family Stories lesson plan as part of a year-end celebration of students&rsquo; cultural backgrounds. 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