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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WEISS ZEV   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP [AM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMERICAN ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2011 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44144 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B Common Shares 05/02/2011   D   54,912 (1) D $ 24.6 75,625 D   Class B Common Shares 05/02/2011   M   100,000 A $ 18.12 175,625 D   Class B Common Shares 05/02/2011   M   41,500 A $ 7.73 217,125 D   Class B Common Shares 05/02/2011   D   141,500 (1) D $ 24.6 75,625 D   Class B Common Shares               445,454 (2) I By LLC Class B Common Shares               84,330.322 (3) I By Deferred Comp.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 18.12

05/02/2011

M

100,000

(4)

05/01/2018

Class B Common Shares

100,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option

$ 7.73

05/02/2011

M

41,500

(5)

05/01/2019

Class B Common Shares

41,500

$ 0

33,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEISS ZEV ONE AMERICAN ROAD CLEVELAND, OH 44144	X	X	Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Catherine M. Kilbane, Power of Attorney for Zev Weiss		05/04/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares were sold to American Greetings Corporation in accordance with its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
(2)	On August 11, 2006, the Reporting Person acquired membership interests in the Irving I. Stone Limited Liability Company (the "LLC") representing 24.5% of the equity in the LLC. As a result of such acquisition, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 445,454 of the 1,818,182 Class B common shares owned by the LLC.
(3)	Represents the number of shares allocated to the account of the reporting person under the Corporation's Executive Officers Deferred Compensation Plan, including dividend equivalents credited with respect to any dividends paid on the issuer's common shares.
(4)	These options became fully exercisable on May 1, 2011.
(5)	This option became exercisable with respect to 34,000 shares on May 1, 2010, with respect to 33,000 shares on May 1, 2011, and will become exercisable with respect to 33,000 shares on May 1, 2012.

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