Don't forget about Johnny Tremain. It is a great novel. Mrs. Rebecca Bishop, NBCTSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
-----Original Message----- From: Sue Van Ausdle <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 14:50:53 To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Revolutionary War unit help request A great historical fiction novel: My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier, Newbery Honor Book On 5/4/10 5:13 PM, "Ron Borchert" <[email protected]> wrote: > -- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Dotson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:52 AM > Subject: [MOSAIC] Revolutionary War unit help request > > > Greetings! Anyone have info they'd be willing to share on Rev War > references/sitea/units they've done/used? I teach reading to all the 5th > graders in my building so I'm primarily looking for literacy related items > rather than social studies. > > We too have been looking for Revolutionary War materials, especially those > written below a fifth grade reading level. Here is a list of books we found > at our public library with the lexile levels: > > Buttons for General Washington 460L > > The Revolutionary War by Brendan January 710 I > > Changes for Felicity: A winter . . 550L > > Revolutionary War on Wednesday 320L > > If Your Grew Up With George Washington 680L > > The Declaration of Independence 710L > > Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride 490L > > The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin ? > > Graphic Novels > Winter at Valley Forge 550L > > George Washington: Leading a New Nation 600L > > Thomas Jefferson: Great American 550L > > The Boston Tea Party by Matt Doe den 600L > > Weapons of the Revolutionary War by Matt Doeden 720L > > The Boston Massacre by Michael Burgan 590L > > Betsy Ross and the American Flag by Kay Olson 610L > > Ben Franklin, An American Genius by Kay Olson 610L > > Dolly Madison Saves History by Roy Smalley ? > > Battle of Bunker Hill by Michael Burgeon 650L > > Benedict Arnold: American Hero and Traitor 540L > By Michael Burgan > > Here are a few websites: > > http://havefunwithhistory.com/index.html > http://www.patriotresource.com/amerrev/documents/givemelib.html - Patrick > Henry's speech written at a third grade reading level > http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html > > Hope this helps. > > Barb > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
