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Rewriting the Zombie Apocalypse

Students explore a fictional zombie crisis, drawing on multiple STEM disciplines and scientific modeling. They'll write technical notes and create an ongoing narrative about the situation.

Grades 7-8
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Poems of Praise: Writing Odes

Students learn to use a graphic organizer to develop ideas.

Grades 1-3
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Write With Pride: A LGBTQIA Writing Workshop

Over the course of this lesson, students produce memoirs, poems, and essays that explore what it means to be a member of the LGBTQIA community in America today.

Grades 7-12
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