Writing - November 15

Friday, November 15, 2024

Today is I Love to Write Day, Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, Philanthropy Day, Steve Irwin Day, and National Bundt Day.

Native American Heritage Month Resource - Molly of Denali - Seal Dance / Snowboarding Qyah Style
Drum Month Resource of the Day - Lambah - Imani Dance and Drum Company

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Writing

ON THIS DATE

• 1777 - The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation
• 1864 - Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.
• 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
• 1942 - The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in an Allied victory.
• 1969 - A quarter of a million anti-Vietnam protesters march on Washington, D.C.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1738 - English astronomer and composer William Herschel
• 1887 - Poet Marianne Moore
• 1887 - Painter Georgia O'Keeffe

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Elvis Costello  - Everyday I Write the Book - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Paperback Writer - LISTEN
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes - LISTEN

THEME: WRITING

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Lauren Graham & Grover are Authors (1:48) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Write It Down (2:07) - VIEW 
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Reasons to Write (1:35) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Got a Good Reason to Write (0:54) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - Annenberg Learner - Elements of a Story Interactive - DO
• Grades 1-4 - LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - How to Use the Correct Capitalization (0:53) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Inside Learning Communities - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-8 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Write in the Middle: A Workshop for  Middle School Teachers - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Reading & Writing in the Disciplines - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Writing a Lead (1:52) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A Handy Way to Organize an Essay (2:55) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LerningMedia - Argumentative Essay: Editing and Revising (1:57) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Lit - The Case for Fan Fiction (11:19) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Developing Writers: A Workshop for High School Teachers - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - On Story Series - VIEW

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Carla Gordon Russell
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