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A Day No Pigs Would Die
Robert Peck, in his autobiographical novel , A Day No Pigs Would Die, introduces the readers to his home state of Vermont, shares anecdotes of his father, a pig butcher and a descendent of Shakers; Peck includes episodes with Rob who is confused about baseball and Vermont history.
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Adam of the Road
by Elizabeth Janet Gray This unit provides resources for students to study the music, children and occupations in the Middle Ages in Europe. After reading the novel the students will extend their knowledge by researching the topics using the Internet. During these lessons, students engage in a number of activities and produce lyrics, an essay, a Moment in Time poster and a group game.
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Baseball In April & Living Up The Street
Gary Soto Students examine the following questions: What is the importance of setting in the work of Gary Soto? What themes appear in Hispanic art? Why should I learn about Mexican American culture? Who was Cesar Chavez?
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Behind Rebel Lines
by Seymour Reit This unit is about exploring the role of women soldiers during the Civil War.
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Canyons
by Gary Paulsen Through the central theme of changing values in humanity over time, students will be able to compare and contrast the values of a fictional character, Brennan, and those of other historical cultures.
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Catherine Called Birdy
By: Karen Cushman The scene is a manor house in England in 1290 and Catherine, the wilful, stubborn and delightful daughter of Sir Rollo and Lady Aislinn, has been asked, by her brother the monk, to keep a journal and these are her daily entries for one important year in her life.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
Teacher CyberGuide Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
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FUN WITH HARRY Activities
Activity pages to print off which enhance the study of the Harry Potter series..A must-see!
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulson As a result of this unit students will: Learn about and experience the physics of flight, Learn about Orienteering and create a map, Learn about some of Canada's wild animals, Learn about and create a survival guide.
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes In this unit, students, working with partners or small groups, will use various Web sites to investigate the people and times of the American Revolutionary War in and around Boston, Massachusetts.
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Journey To Jo'Burg
by Beverly Naidoo These lessons are designed to supplement an interdisciplinary unit on life in Sub-Saharan Africa--past and present. The activities of this CyberGuide focus particularly on the cultural and political themes of the novel.
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Lincoln: A Photobiography
by Russell Freedman This unit provides resources for students in the 5th through 8th grade to focus on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
by E. J. McGraw During these lessons students will develop prior knowledge of ancient Egypt by taking a virtual tour down the Nile on the internet, research appropriate Egyptian dress, compare and contrast the main character of the novel to the only female Pharoah, Hatshepsut.
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My Side of the Mountain
This supplemental unit for My Side of the Mountain provides activities and web resources
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Pyramid
by David Macaulay This supplemental unit provides resources for students in the sixth grade to learn more about: existing pyramids in and out of Egypt, the seven wonders of the ancient world, scale and Egyptian numerals, the life and death of an ancient Egyptian through study of her mummy, and the field of archaeology.
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Rain Is Not My Indian Name
Virtual tour of the fictional Kansas town in this Native American novel features short answer and essay questions, polls, character book shelves, trivia, author insights, and much more
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Redwall
by Brian Jacques Redwall is an absorbing fantasy.
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Sadako and/or Sadako and the Thousand Cranes
by Eleanor Coerr Through an exploration of the Internet and other sources, students will search for information about the development and use of nuclear energy, in general, and the atom bomb, specifically.
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Saleng: A Philippine Folktale
retold by Evelyn F. Cabanban In an ongoing effort to increase tolerance of other cultures through education, the lessons in this CyberGuide were designed to introduce students to the land and stories of the Philippines.
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Salmon Boy
A Haida Legend This supplemental unit provides resources for students to study the mythology surrounding the King Salmon (Chinook) of the Pacific Northwest, including myths from the Haida (a Native American Tribe of the Pacific Northwest).
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The Adventures of Ulysses
by Bernard Evslin This novel is based on the adventures of the great Greek war hero Ulysses.
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The Apprentice
by Pilar Molina Llorente Students will compare and contrast painting styles of the Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
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The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare This supplemental unit provides resources for students in 6th grade to focus on the political and physical setting of the book, analysis of the character Marcus who is the very human representation of the Roman Empire, the theme of forgiveness, the issue of interpretation of who Jesus really is.
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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County
by Samuel Clemens The story depicts the recollections of a long-winded townsman about a stranger who wins a bet over a frog race.
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The Dark Frigate
by Charles Boardman Hawes This unit is anchored in seventh grade language arts and fits well within a unit on setting and character. It also can be used in an interdisciplinary unit on 17th-century England.
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