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THANKFUL READING
Grace Snell Middle School, Media Center

GOBBLE UP, SOME GOURMET READING NOVEMBER EVENTS

Students can visit  our November book "Picture Book Month - Visit our display
display to feast on delicious books.  This and resource list, which features award
month's display features books "feel winning picture books.  Click here
good" books, which are stories that make
you glad for what you have.  I have Classroom Spelling Bee Results
chosen books with characters who have Announced   
faced overwhelming problems but have
done their best to overcome.   Titles Tuesday, November 14th, 8:30 AM:
have also been selected to teach students  Professional Learning: Copyright
about gratitude. Click here to sign up.

Student and staff will also have an Wednesday, November 15th 8:15 AM
opportunity to visit our "Thankful Tree" Media Squad Meeting
to share the books and authors they're
thankful for.
 NOVEMBER SAMPLE LESSON
OFFERINGS
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE ALTERED TO FIT YOUR STUDENTS' NEEDS

6th Grade: 7th Grade:  8th Grade

How to Effectively Use Using Encyclopedia Plagiarism

Charts, Timelines, & reference resource Review Encyclopedia
Tables WISE Model Research skills
 Using Nonfiction books- Process Skills (takes at WISE Model Research
features of a nonficiton least 4 lessons to Process Skills (takes at
books complete; can end with a least 4 lessons to
Fact v/s. Opinion: presentation or project. complete; can end with a
 Identifying in resources.  Scribble lesson-how to presentation or project.
Fake News Lesson: use Scribble to track Scribble lesson-MLA
Website evaluation - resource during the citing sources, creating
identifying reliable research process & cite reference page
information. resources.

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