Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Literature Awards: Newbery 2005

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine Newbery book awards from 2005. They visit Web sites with author interviews, excerpts, and related activities. They explore both medal and honor books.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. The good part and the bad part. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being the only Japanese girl in her class....