The Children's Book of Heroes By: William J. Bennett
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Genre: Historical FIction
Grades: 2-5th
ISBN: 0590273299
Bibliography: Bennett, W. J. (1997). The children's book of heroes.
Synopsis: This beautifully illustrated text tells of the heroism of both real and fictional historical figures. This text takes historically accurate individuals and settings and places them side by side with those created from the mind of William J. Bennett. From Jackie Robinson to Mother Teresa Bennett constructs a multicultural list of heroes and encourages students to see how they too can be heroic in their own lives.
Activity: Who’s your hero? Students will complete a guided writing assignment that answers the question “who is your hero?” They will explain who their hero is and what characteristics of that person they wish to embody in themselves.
*Adapted writing assignment from Yopps
Awards: Best sellers list in 2000
Grades: 2-5th
ISBN: 0590273299
Bibliography: Bennett, W. J. (1997). The children's book of heroes.
Synopsis: This beautifully illustrated text tells of the heroism of both real and fictional historical figures. This text takes historically accurate individuals and settings and places them side by side with those created from the mind of William J. Bennett. From Jackie Robinson to Mother Teresa Bennett constructs a multicultural list of heroes and encourages students to see how they too can be heroic in their own lives.
Activity: Who’s your hero? Students will complete a guided writing assignment that answers the question “who is your hero?” They will explain who their hero is and what characteristics of that person they wish to embody in themselves.
*Adapted writing assignment from Yopps
Awards: Best sellers list in 2000
Under Siege!: Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg
By: Andrea Warren
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Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade: 6th- 8th
ISBN: 0374312559
Bibliography: Warren, A. (2011). Under siege!, three children at the civil war battle for vicksburg. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).
Synopsis: This powerful text tells the story of Meet Lucy McRae and two other fictional children as they speak of the very real Civil War battle over Vicksburg. This fictional text is full of historically accurate maps, images, descriptions and people. These brave children tell their stories of the siege of the town of Vicksburg and their lives on the Mississippi river.
Activity: When History and Literature meet! Students will create a two column note sheet where on one side they place the historical events that happen throughout the text. The other side will have the one of the three characters accounts of the events the students picked. They will then summarize one event on the back and how the fictional character was influenced by the event. By connecting there understanding of the character to an event students can see how the plot and character interact and how one is always effected by the other.
Grade: 6th- 8th
ISBN: 0374312559
Bibliography: Warren, A. (2011). Under siege!, three children at the civil war battle for vicksburg. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).
Synopsis: This powerful text tells the story of Meet Lucy McRae and two other fictional children as they speak of the very real Civil War battle over Vicksburg. This fictional text is full of historically accurate maps, images, descriptions and people. These brave children tell their stories of the siege of the town of Vicksburg and their lives on the Mississippi river.
Activity: When History and Literature meet! Students will create a two column note sheet where on one side they place the historical events that happen throughout the text. The other side will have the one of the three characters accounts of the events the students picked. They will then summarize one event on the back and how the fictional character was influenced by the event. By connecting there understanding of the character to an event students can see how the plot and character interact and how one is always effected by the other.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By: Mark
Twain
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Genre: Historical Fiction & Multicultural Education
Grade: 9-12
ISBN: 0486280616
Bibliography: Twain, M. (1994). Adventures of huckleberry finn. (Dover ed.). Mineola, New York: Dover Publications Inc.
Synopsis: This multicultural text follows the life of Huckleberry Finn. A young man living on the Mississippi river. Huckleberry has a worldwide of a time when he runs away on a raft with an African American companion named Joe. The two have an adventure of a lifetime as the travel down river in search of a new life. Both historically and regionally accurate, the novel challenges race and gender boundaries, and southern tradition as Huckleberry and Joe become closer.
Activity: Reading Circle: Students will do reading circles every 3-5 Chapters. Each student will be given a role at the beginning of the assigned section to do by the class day the reading is to be finished by. They then will get into groups where one person from each role presents their portion.
*Adapted from: http://www.fitzhenry.ca/download/callmearam-litcircle.pdf
Grade: 9-12
ISBN: 0486280616
Bibliography: Twain, M. (1994). Adventures of huckleberry finn. (Dover ed.). Mineola, New York: Dover Publications Inc.
Synopsis: This multicultural text follows the life of Huckleberry Finn. A young man living on the Mississippi river. Huckleberry has a worldwide of a time when he runs away on a raft with an African American companion named Joe. The two have an adventure of a lifetime as the travel down river in search of a new life. Both historically and regionally accurate, the novel challenges race and gender boundaries, and southern tradition as Huckleberry and Joe become closer.
Activity: Reading Circle: Students will do reading circles every 3-5 Chapters. Each student will be given a role at the beginning of the assigned section to do by the class day the reading is to be finished by. They then will get into groups where one person from each role presents their portion.
*Adapted from: http://www.fitzhenry.ca/download/callmearam-litcircle.pdf
The Wall By: Eve Bunting
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Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade: 4-6
ISBN: 0395629772
Bibliography: Bunting, E. (1992). The wall. Sandpiper
Synopsis: This moving text tells the story of a young boy and his father as they take a trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The text talks of cruelty of war in a way young child are able to grasp the gravity and importance of the wall. The characters are fictional however; the settings described are historically accurate. This beautifully illustrated text touches on the tough topic of death and how it affects those who are still living.
Activity: What does war mean to you? Students will draw an image of what they believe to be how war looks. On the back of their papers they will then draw an image of piece. Creating these parallels in the form of images will provide an opportunity for students to see how war can be destructive but show how with the end of war there can be peace.
Grade: 4-6
ISBN: 0395629772
Bibliography: Bunting, E. (1992). The wall. Sandpiper
Synopsis: This moving text tells the story of a young boy and his father as they take a trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The text talks of cruelty of war in a way young child are able to grasp the gravity and importance of the wall. The characters are fictional however; the settings described are historically accurate. This beautifully illustrated text touches on the tough topic of death and how it affects those who are still living.
Activity: What does war mean to you? Students will draw an image of what they believe to be how war looks. On the back of their papers they will then draw an image of piece. Creating these parallels in the form of images will provide an opportunity for students to see how war can be destructive but show how with the end of war there can be peace.