THanks, Amy- could you send me the plans off line??
Karen Onyx Carusi Middle School -----Original Message----- From: Amy Holtzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 8:20 am Subject: Re: [LIT] Humanities novels request We teach ancient civilizations in sixth grade. For Islam, we use Seven Daughters and Seven Sons, by Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy. For the Middle Ages, we use The Midwife's Daughter, by Karen Cushman (same author as Catherine Called Birdy). I have lessons for both books that I teach if anyone is interested. Amy Holtzer Middle School Dean Solomon Schechter Middle School Hartsdale, New York [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:59 PM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] Humanities novels request I am also new to 7th grade middle school and I teach 6 classes of English. The two books I have read that I think would be good are "Kathyrn, Called Birdy" and "The Blood Red Horse." The first book is acctually a diary of a girl in medieval times, me thinks. It is not what you think and it has some great humor as well as what it might have been like for our students had they lived then. The second book is one that is about a blood red horse that is first owned by a family with 2 boys and a girl that has been adopted by the high borns. There is conflict over the two boys for the girl's heart. Both are being groomed to take over the land holdings, both go to the Crusades. The horse is hurt and given away to a manastery who in turn gives the horse back to the King's Army and is on his way to the Crusades as well. The horse is seen by a Muslim princed and coveted. Of course the horse becomes a part of the Muslim world and eventually is returned to the young boy now a young man. This is just a thumb nail sketch as there is a lot going on here with family conflicts, duty, honor, the love of a lady and the faith that gives birth to the Crusades. It is also a real look at the Muslim faith and a young prince who must deal with his anger and hate and love of horses as his Christian couonterpart does. I have not 'done' the book with the classes but I would give both of those some serious thought. Read them first on your own and think of the discussions you can have with your students. Could tie in essay writing with the history classes as well, persuasive, literary analysis, expository. Sorry I couldn't be more help. I'm in the market too. MacWendy ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Sorry if you are getting this a second time, but one of the 7th grade teachers in my building is looking for novels to tie in with the time periods she is required to teach.? I was thinking of Rosmary Sutcliff for the fall of Rome, but am sort of lost with the others.? Does anyone have any suggestions for the other eras? > > 500BC to AD1500 > fall of rome > islam > africa > china > the americas > explorers > renaissance > > Thanks! > > Karen Onyx > Carusi Middle School > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
