Holes would fit your target perfectly. The outlaw relationship between the white teacher Kate Barlow and the black onion man Sam is central to the novel's conflict. It's easy to read with short chapters. Good luck -- it sounds like a cool unit!
-----Original Message----- From: ljackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:41 AM To: Teachers Applying Whole Language; A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: [MOSAIC] Race, Identity, Relationships and Literature I have three young teachers working with small groups of students in grades 5 through 8. Each works within a small school with multi-level classrooms and each school is isolated geographically from one another. We are designing an inquiry based literature unit which will use Blackboard technology to facilitate lit groups across these classrooms. The question we have posed as central to the unit is: How does race inform identity and impact relationships? We are beginning to brainstorm novels which could be used with this study. Here is what we have so far: Iggy;s House Maniac Magee Edger Allen Help!! In my former life, I was a first and second grade teacher. Can you help us build this list? I would love to include a book in which there was romance impacted by race, but it needs to be relatively tame. Thank you all in advance!! -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
