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Grade Range
6th - 7th
Rating
4 Stars

Students read and discuss the historical fiction novel by Lois Lowery, Number the Stars. They further investigate survivor and rescuer stories from the Holocaust in order to make a class presentation. Full Review »

Grade Range
1st
Rating
3 Stars

Students listen to and discuss historical fiction and bigraphies from the early American time period. They role-play, draw, write stories and dress up to re-create events from these historical characters. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th - 10th
Rating
3 Stars

Students create family trees of fictional characters (in the time period of "Beloved") in order to help them evaluate, interpret, and comprehend text as well as gather and analyze data from a variety of sources. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
5 Stars

Students research how early colonists lived. They investigate late 17th century colonist's lives from Massachusetts and Delaware. Using their research, students write historical fiction in the form of friendly letters between the two colonies. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th
Rating
3 Stars

Students explore the childhood of Lincoln and pioneer life in early Indiana. Students respond to literature and write a story using historical fiction. Students explore the writings of President Lincoln and the pioneer community which influenced Lincoln. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 8th
Rating
3 Stars

Students explore the novel No Promises in the Wind and discuss the reading. They will identify places of historical fiction in the book. Students view a slide show on the Writer's Project and Artists' Project during the 1930's. Students create a set of interview questions they would ask a person who was alive during the 1930's. Full Review »

Grade Range
5th
Rating
4 Stars

Students role-play a test taking atmosphere while taking a practice test and examine a variety of test-taking strategies. They define different types of writing, match the writing type to the correct definition, compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction, and read different passages and answer comprehension questions. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

Students read Shakespeare's, Julius Caesar while identifying a number of literary elements including simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. As a response activity, they simulate a mock trial, and finally, compare and contrast the play to actual historical facts. They complete a graphic organizer in order to write an compare and contrast essay. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten
Rating
3 Stars

Students engage in a lesson that is about finding the influence of Betsy Ross in American history. They conduct research with the help of the teacher for scaffolding purposes. Students make a list of facts and fiction associated with her life. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 5th
Rating
3 Stars

Students are shown how to context clues to determine the artist's purpose in the "Porcelain Corner" by Red Grooms. They are asked why the artist created this piece of art. Students discuss reasons to support their conclusions. They provide the setting and the location of the work as well, not forgetting to include their supporting details. Full Review »