Class #3, November 28 Papers, Lit circles, etc. Kate DiCamillo presentation More books: science & math Murphy, and Tillage Book discussion More books: the arts Walter Dean Myers presentation Break More books: biographies Gary Paulsen presentation More books: history & social studies More books: heavily illustrated Preview of historical fiction
Class #3, November 28 Papers, Lit circles, etc. Kate DiCamillo presentation More books: science & math Murphy, and Tillage Book discussion More books: the arts Walter Dean Myers presentation Break More books: biographies Gary Paulsen presentation More books: history & social studies More books: heavily illustrated Preview of historical fiction
Odds and Ends Papers Accumulation of books Adults vs. children Literature circles
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (started in 2001) wds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm
Kate DiCamillo presentation Julia Hayden Rachel Porzig Desiree Villarroel
More books: Science and Math
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
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?
More books: The Arts
Walter Dean Myers presentation Susan Bogue Myslik Veronica Janowicz Monica Groves
Break
More books: Biographies
Gary Paulsen presentation Casey Cohen Doron Blake
More books: History & Social Studies
More books: Illustrated books for older children
Next week: Historical fiction