Are you familiar with The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers? It actually spans from the slave trade to the 1990's but it is one family's story. Nice theme that runs through out. EASILY broken into eras and can do one era at a time. The segment during the Civil War is especially good and fits beautifully with nonfiction texts such as The story of Harriet Tubman, excepts from Frederick Douglas, etc. The copies I have used of The Glory Field bound by Glencoe has companion nonfiction texts in the back of the binding. Depending on the level of your students, most of my 8th graders were able to access the text independently in book clubs. Definitely worth a look!!
Sherry ________________________________________ From: mosaic-bounces+scourie=chatham.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+scourie=chatham.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of mrs. teacher [elemteac...@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 3:37 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 66, Issue 4 Ghost Soldier by Elaine Marie Alphin - VERY good book!!!!! Also, here is a list of historical fiction broken up by country, era, and grade/reading level: http://bookgirl3.tripod.com/historicalfiction.html _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive ****This Message was sent through the Chatham County Schools E-Mail Server**** All e-mail correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law, which may result in monitoring and disclosure to third parties, including law enforcement. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
