We are working on a unit on historical fiction and looking for a high-interest
historical fiction novel set around the time of the Civil War. Any ideas? I
know about Red Badge of Courage, but I'm looking for other ideas.
Thanks!
:)
Mrs. Sara Dluhos
Barnes IS24
"Tell me and I forget. Teac
Across Five Aprils?
On 2/4/12 5:22 AM, "Dluhos Sara (31R024)" wrote:
> We are working on a unit on historical fiction and looking for a high-interest
> historical fiction novel set around the time of the Civil War. Any ideas? I
> know about Red Badge of Courage, but I'm looking for other idea
I have never read that book, and it goes poor reviews by students on the
webpages I reviewed.
Mrs. Sara Dluhos
Barnes IS24
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
-Benjamin Franklin
From: mosaic-bounces+sdluhos=schools
How about "The River Between Us" by Richard Peck?
Susan
>> We are working on a unit on historical fiction and looking for a
>> high-interest
>> historical fiction novel set around the time of the Civil War. Any ideas? I
>> know about Red Badge of Courage, but I'm looking for other ideas.
>>
>
Rifles for Waitie, Annie Between the States
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From: "Dluhos Sara (31R024)"
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:22:34 AM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Civil War novels / 7th grade level?
We are working on a unit on
I went to the reviews too. One of the 5 star raters said that most o fthe
low reviews were from kids being forced to read it. Also sounds like more
mature young people like it better. So will you have choice??? Like lit
circles. It might still be a good choice. It is not as action packed for
I will have the ultimate choice. What I need is one novel to use for a deep
analysis with my classes, and then I'm hoping that if I find others of
interest, I could use them for lit circles. It's funny too because years ago I
tried Elijah of Buxton and EVERY single student I had hated it!!! I
