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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
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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 http://www.litcircles.org/
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal(started in 2001) http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm
Kate DiCamillo presentation Julia Hayden Rachel Porzig Desiree Villarroel
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 http://www.jimmurphybooks.com/
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
Oral History resources Step-by-step guide: http://www.dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/oralHistory.html For teachers: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/oralhist/ohhome.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?
Walter Dean Myers presentation Susan Bogue Myslik Veronica Janowicz Monica Groves
Gary Paulsen presentation Casey Cohen Doron Blake