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Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Authors
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
Read Works
Read Works: Classify and Categorize 4th Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-activity unit on classifying and categorizing through which learners learn how to organize research into an outline, use text features to locate information, and write a research report. Lessons...
Other
Lopez Books: Joseph Bruchac Essay
Joseph Bruchac gives a detailed description of his life and also discusses his involvement as a writer of Native American literature. Bruchac discusses his time as a volunteer teacher in West Africa, his memories of growing up with his...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Code Talker" by Joseph Bruchac
When Ned Begay hears that Navajos are being recruited for World War II, he jumps at the chance to join the Marine Corps, and finds himself brought into a secret program that uses Navajo language to send codes. Selected (7) reading...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky
Fourth graders learn that storytelling is a performance art that also transmits knowledge about cultures and life. Through reading different tales from various cultures, 4th graders are able to compare and contrast similar themes,...
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the collection of stories in Pushing Up the Sky.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Journal of Jesse Smoke
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Journal of Jesse Smoke" by Joseph Bruchac. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Pocahontas
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Pocahontas" by Joseph Bruchac. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Joseph Bruchac
Author Joseph Bruchac gives a personal account of his childhood, family relations, and career. Features links to a booklist, an interview transcript, and the transcript from a discussion group.