Class #3, November 27 Odds and ends (Hilary, Lois, papers) Christina’s book talk Russell Freedman presentation Nonfiction Murphy and Tillage Books brought in for browsing Break Walter Dean Myers presentation Kate DiCamillo presentation Book discussion Preview of historical fiction
Odds and Ends Hilary Van Dusen Lois Lowry Papers Adults vs. children Literature circles
Christina’s booktalk King of the Mild Frontier by Chris Crutcher
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (started in 2001) wds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm
Russell Freedman presentation Tamra Newlin Jessica Scott Jennifer Timilty
Jim Murphy Grew up in NJ Worked in publishing Left to write full time Has written more than 30 books about American History (mostly nonfiction) Awards Lives in NJ with wife, 2 children
Jim Murphy resources Jim Murphy’s website Study guide for An American Plague Acceptance speech for the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Audio of this speech
Leon Walter Tillage & Susan Roth
Oral History resources Step-by-step guide: alHistory.html For teachers: ome.html
Books for browsing
Break
Walter Dean Myers presentation Heather Henderson Erin Stiling Annie Reinish
Kate DiCamillo presentation Beth Gismondi Franne Rosenthal Christine Chang
Book discussion Discuss both Leon’s Story and An American Plague What grades would you use them in? How would you use them? (whole class, literature circles, independent reading…) How might you set them up/introduce them? What might you do afterwards to extend the experience?
Next week: Historical fiction