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Candace Fleming's award winning Ben Franklin's Almanac is the anchor text for a classroom guide that provides teachers with a cache of pre, during, and post-reading activities.
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Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Include as part of Constitution Day observances
- Have individuals submit their projects to the National History Day competition
- Work with a science teacher and reconstruct some of Franklin's experiments
Classroom Considerations
- Requires individual copies of Candace Fleming's Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life
- The book is organized thematically rather than chronologically
Pros
- The writing activities are modeled on Franklin's own methods for improving his vocabulary and writing
- The guide includes activities suggested by the American Newspaper Association Foundation and the International Reading Association
Cons
- None
Common Core
RL.7.1
RL.7.2
RL.7.4
RL.8.1
RL.8.2
RL.8.4
RL.9-10.1
RL.9-10.2
RL.9-10.4
RL.11-12.1
RL.11-12.2
RL.11-12.4
W.7.3.a
W.7.8
W.7.10
W.8.3.a
W.8.8
W.8.10
W.9-10.3.a
W.9-10.8
W.9-10.10
W.11-12.3.a
W.11-12.8
W.11-12.10
L.7.5.a
L.8.5.a
L.9-10.5.a
L.11-12.5.a
RH.6-8.1
RH.6-8.2
RH.9-10.1
RH.9-10.2
RH.11-12.1
RH.11-12.2