ReadWriteThink.org November calendar

 Each month, the ReadWriteThink.org Calendar offers quick classroom activities, lesson plans, Web links, and texts pertaining to various reading–related and general interest events. Here is a sampling of the links for November, National American Indian Heritage Month:

November 1: Celebrate National Family Literacy Day!
November 8: Bram Stoker, author of Dracula was born in 1847.
November 12: Celebrate National Children's Book Week.
November 19: President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863.
November 22: America celebrates Thanksgiving Day!
November 29: Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832.

There also are links relating to other noted authors and events, and more. For further information, visit the website. The ReadWriteThink.org is a nonprofit website maintained by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English with support from the Verizon Foundation, and in association with the Thinkfinity consortium. The site provides free lesson plans, interactive student materials, Web resources, and standards for K-12 classroom teachers of reading and the English language arts. Visit the main site.