WHY TEACHERS SHOULD PRESENT NEW MATERIAL AS STORIES
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Using Tiered Companion Texts to Comprehend Complex Nonfiction Texts
Beyond History Books: Researching With Twin Texts and Technology
Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts
New York Times: Text to Text: Comparing Two or More Texts
New York Times; Text to Text: Double-Entry Chart for Close Reading
Beyond History Books: Researching With Twin Texts and Technology
Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts
New York Times: Text to Text: Comparing Two or More Texts
New York Times; Text to Text: Double-Entry Chart for Close Reading
Extraordinary Women: Annie Edson Taylor
by Chris Van Allsburg
Lexile Level: 1060L Author Website: http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent |
by Nancy Kelly Allen
Lexile Level: n/a Author Website: http://www.nancykellyallen.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent |
Web Resources:
http://www.niagarafallslive.com/Facts_about_Niagara_Falls.htm
http://www.niagarafallslive.com/daredevils_of_niagara_falls.htm
http://www.niagarafallslive.com/niagara_falls_webcam_info.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-barrel-ride-down-niagara-falls
http://www.niagarafallslive.com/daredevils_of_niagara_falls.htm
http://www.niagarafallslive.com/niagara_falls_webcam_info.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-barrel-ride-down-niagara-falls
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Related FictionMirette and Bellilni Cross Niagara Falls by Emily Arnold McCully
Lexile: AD 456 Field Trip to Niagara Falls by Elisabetta Dami Lexile: 580 |
Related Informational TextNiagara Falls by Wendy Tokunaga Lexile: n/a
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Writing
by Joan Holub
Lexile Level: AD740L Author Website: http://www.joanholub.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.4.5.F Demonstrate a grade‐appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. |
by Janet Stevens
Lexile Level: AD300L Author Website: http://www.janetstevens.com/ Common Core Standard: RL.3.2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. |
Web Resources
| litteredwriting_discussionguide_rev1.pdf |
| littleredpen_activitykit.pdf |
http://www.acestutoring.com/images/C.091_Comparing_Fairy_Tales.pdf
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/help-child-write-story-a-30593.html
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/help-child-write-story-a-30593.html
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Related FictionSomething from nothing by Phoebe Gilman Lexile: n/a
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley Lexile: 550 Thank you, MIss Doover by Robin Pulver Lexile: GN 540 |
Related Informational BooksS is for story: a writers alphabet by Esther Hershenhorn Lexile: n/a
Look at my book! by Loreen Leedy Lexile: n/a You Have to Write by Janice S. Wong Lexile: n/a Written Anything Good Lately? by Susan Allen Lexile: n/a |
Insects in Our World: Bees
By Douglas Florian
Lexile Level: n/a Author Website: http://www.douglasflorian.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.B Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences. |
by Gail Gibbons Lexile Level: 770L Author Website: http://www.gailgibbons.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.B Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences. |
Web Resources:
http://research.amnh.org/iz/bee-database-project
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/bees/index.html
http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=30695
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/bees/index.html
http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=30695
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Related FictionThe Bee Tree by Stephen L. Buchmann Lexile: NC 1090
The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco Lexile: AD 680 Regarding the Bees by Kate Klise Lexile: 830 |
Related Informational TextThe Bee:friend of the flowers by Paul Starosta Lexile: 820
Outside and Inside Killer Bees by Sandra Markel Lexile: NC 1010 The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charle Micucci Lexile: n/a The Buzz on Bees: why are they disappearing by Shelley Rotner Lexile: AD 950 |
Snow
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Lexile Level: AD830L Author Website: http://jacquelinebriggsmartin.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. |
by Kenneth Libbrecht
Lexile Level: n/a Author Website: http://www.snowcrystals.net/gallery1sm/index.htm Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. |
Web Resources:
http://snowflakebentley.com/index.htm
http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/
http://jacquelinebriggsmartin.com/
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/
http://www.snowcrystals.net/gallery1sm/index.htm
http://snowschool.org/snow/teachers/science.htm
http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/
http://jacquelinebriggsmartin.com/
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/
http://www.snowcrystals.net/gallery1sm/index.htm
http://snowschool.org/snow/teachers/science.htm
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Related FictionWhite Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt Lexile: 870
Snow Bound by Harry Mazer Lexile: 690 |
Related Informational TextSnowflakes in Photography by W.A. Bentley Lexile: n/a
The Nature and Science of Winter by Jane Burton Lexile: n/a Blizzard: the storm that changed America by Jim Murphy Lexile: n/a |
Alligators and Crocdiles
by Gail Gibbons
Lexile Levels: AD860L Author Website: http://www.gailgibbons.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.E Use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution). |
by Seymour Simon
Lexile Levels: AD1010L Author Website: http://www.seymoursimon.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.E Use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution). |
Web Resources
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/american-alligator/
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/alligator/education/
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/reptilesamphibians/facts/factsheets/americanalligator.cfm
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/nile-crocodile/
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Cubancrocodile.cfm
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Johnstonscrocodile.cfm
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/alligator/education/
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/reptilesamphibians/facts/factsheets/americanalligator.cfm
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/nile-crocodile/
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Cubancrocodile.cfm
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Johnstonscrocodile.cfm
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Related FictionAlligators:
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen Lexile: 800L Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator by Mo Willems Lexile: 360L The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo by Jean Craighead George Lexile: 740L An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni Lexile: 520L Crocodiles: I, Crocodile by Fred Marcellino Lexile: AD300L I'd really like to eat a child by Sylviane Dionnio Lexile: n/a The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl Lexile: 410L |
Related Informational TextAlligators:
Outside and Inside Alligators by Sandra Markle Lexile: 920 The American Alligator by Steven Potts Lexile: 660 Crocodiles: Alligators and Crocodiles by Gerald Legg Lexile: IG 920 A Crocodile Grows Up by Amanda Tourville Lexile: 730 Crocodile Safari by Jim Arnosky Lexile: AD 970 |
Pre-Civil Rights Text Pairings - Click Here
Women in the World of Art
by Jonah Winter
Lexile Level: AD280L Author Website: n/a Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.C Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text. |
by Rachel Rodriguez
Lexile Level: 450L Author Website: http://www.rachelrodriguezbooks.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.C Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text. |
Web Resources
http://www.pinterest.com/mommymaestra/frida-kahlo-for-kids/
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=georgia%20okeefe%20for%20kids
http://www.mommymaestra.com/2011/07/frida-kahlo-lesson-plans-activities.html
http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe.html
http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/2013/06/how-to-draw-frida-kahlo.html
http://www.nga.gov/kids/scoop-okeeffe.pdf
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=georgia%20okeefe%20for%20kids
http://www.mommymaestra.com/2011/07/frida-kahlo-lesson-plans-activities.html
http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe.html
http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/2013/06/how-to-draw-frida-kahlo.html
http://www.nga.gov/kids/scoop-okeeffe.pdf
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Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo: painter of strength by Lissa Jones Johnston Lexile: 630
Frida Kahlo: the artist who painted herself by Freida Fry Lexile: n/a
Me, Frida by Amy Novesky Lexile: n/a
Frida viva la vida! = long live life! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Lexile: n/a
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffee by Robin Turner Lexile: 1040
Wideness and Wonder: the life and art of Georgia O'Keeffe by Susan Goldman Rubin Lexile: 940
My Name is Georgia: a portrait by Jeanette Winters Lexile: AD 580
Georgia's Bones by Jennifer Bryant Lexile: AD 1020
Frida Kahlo: painter of strength by Lissa Jones Johnston Lexile: 630
Frida Kahlo: the artist who painted herself by Freida Fry Lexile: n/a
Me, Frida by Amy Novesky Lexile: n/a
Frida viva la vida! = long live life! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Lexile: n/a
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffee by Robin Turner Lexile: 1040
Wideness and Wonder: the life and art of Georgia O'Keeffe by Susan Goldman Rubin Lexile: 940
My Name is Georgia: a portrait by Jeanette Winters Lexile: AD 580
Georgia's Bones by Jennifer Bryant Lexile: AD 1020
The King of Jazz
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Lexile Level: AD800L Author Website: n/a Common Core: CC.1.2.5.L Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently. |
by Anna Harwell Celenza
Lexile Level: 620L Author Website: http://www.annacelenza.com/_i_duke_ellington_s_nutcracker_suite__i___2011__109284.htm Common Core: CC.1.2.5.L Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently. |
Web Resources
http://kidsmusiccorner.co.uk/composers/jazz/duke-ellington/
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_ellington_duke.htm
http://www.keepingscore.org/sites/default/files/lessonplans/KSEd_Duke_Ellington_and_the_Nutcracker_Suite_Michels.pdf
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_ellington_duke.htm
http://www.keepingscore.org/sites/default/files/lessonplans/KSEd_Duke_Ellington_and_the_Nutcracker_Suite_Michels.pdf
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Duke Ellington by Mike Venezia Lexile Level: NC990
Duke Ellington and His World by A.H. Lawrence Lexile Level: n/a
Duke Ellington and His World by A.H. Lawrence Lexile Level: n/a
Amelia & Eleanor
By Pam Munoz Ryan
Lexile Level: AD600L Author Website: http://www.pammunozryan.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.C Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text. |
by Candace Fleming
Lexile Level: 930L Author Website: http://www.candacefleming.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.C Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text. |
Web Resources
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=33
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/eleanor_roosevelt.html
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/education/resources/bio_er.html
http://www.greatwomen.org/component/fabrik/details/2/127
http://www.ameliaearhart.com/
http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/09/14/090914crat_atlarge_thurman
http://www.history.com/topics/amelia-earhart
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/eleanor_roosevelt.html
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/education/resources/bio_er.html
http://www.greatwomen.org/component/fabrik/details/2/127
http://www.ameliaearhart.com/
http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/09/14/090914crat_atlarge_thurman
http://www.history.com/topics/amelia-earhart
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Related FictionMurder in the Chateau: an Eleanore Roosevelt Mystery by Elliott
Roosevelt Lexile Level: n/a A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. DeYoung Lexile Level: n/a |
Related Informational TextEleanor: quiet no more by Doreen Rappaport Lexile Level: 670
Our Eleanor: a scrapbook look at Eleanor Roosevelt's remarkable life by Candace Fleming Lexile Level: 1040 Eleanor by Barbara Cooney Lexile Level: AD 810 Lost Star: the story of Amelia Earhart by Patricia Lauber Lexile Level: 870 A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart by David A. Adler Lexile Level: AD 880 |
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Amazing Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin
by Alan Schroeder
Lexile Level: 760L Author Website: n/a Common Core Standard: 1.2 Reading InformationalText: Students read, understand, and respond to informationa ltext—with an emphasis on comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and making connections among ideas and between texts with a focus on textual evidence. |
by Candace Fleming
Lexile Level: 1000L Author Website: http://www.candacefleming.com/ Common Core Standard: 1.2 Reading InformationalText: Students read, understand, and respond to informationa ltext—with an emphasis on comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and making connections among ideas and between texts with a focus on textual evidence. |
Web Resources:
http://www.candacefleming.com/pdf/CGBen.pdf
http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l2_wit.html
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm
http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l2_wit.html
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm
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Related FictionBen and Me by Robert Lawson Lexile Level: 1010
The Hatmaker's Sign: a story by Benjamin Franklin by Candace Fleming Lexile Level: 410 Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! By Matthem McElligott Lexile Level: 590 |
Related Informational TextThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Lexile Level: 1370 B. Franklin, Printer by David A. Adler Lexile Level: 970 Now and Ben: the modern inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Baretta Lexile Level: 910 A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin by David A. Adler Lexile Level: AD 730 A Dangerous Engine: Benjmain Franklin from scientist to diplomat by Joan Dash Lexile Level: 1200 |
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Non Fiction Poetry
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Puntuation!
by Robin Pulver
Lexile Level: 370L Author Website: http://www.robinpulver.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.4.5.F Demonstrate a grade‐appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. |
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Lexile Level: 90L Author Website: http://www.whoisamy.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.4.5.F Demonstrate a grade‐appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. |
Web Resources
https://sites.google.com/site/easygrammar4kids/home
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames.html
http://youtu.be/9MIhxBg7zp4
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/playtime.html
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames.html
http://youtu.be/9MIhxBg7zp4
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/playtime.html
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Related Informational Text
Happy Endings: a story about suffixes by Robin Pulver LEXILE: AD 430
Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal LEXILE: n/a
I Scream, Ice Cream! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal LEXILE: AD 90
The Punctuation Station by Brian Cleary LEXILE: AD 690
Twenty-odd ducks: why every punctuation mark counts by Lynne Truss LEXILE: n/a
Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal LEXILE: n/a
I Scream, Ice Cream! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal LEXILE: AD 90
The Punctuation Station by Brian Cleary LEXILE: AD 690
Twenty-odd ducks: why every punctuation mark counts by Lynne Truss LEXILE: n/a
September 11th
by Maira Kalman
Lexile Level: AD280L Author Website: http://www.mairakalman.com Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent |
by Don Brown
Lexile Level: 840L Author Website: http://www.booksbybrown.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent |
Web Resources
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756477
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/nick-news-what-happened-the-true-story-of-september-11th-full-episode.html
http://www.911memorial.org/talk-children-about-911
http://news.yahoo.com/9-11-lesson-plans-memorial-activities-kids-162800454.html
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/nick-news-what-happened-the-true-story-of-september-11th-full-episode.html
http://www.911memorial.org/talk-children-about-911
http://news.yahoo.com/9-11-lesson-plans-memorial-activities-kids-162800454.html
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Patterns in Nature
by Susan Stockdale
Lexile Level: AD130L Author Website: http://www.susanstockdale.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.PK.I With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts read aloud on the same topic. |
by Joyce Sidman
Lexile Level: AD330L Author Website: http://www.joycesidman.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.PK.I With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts read aloud on the same topic. |
Web Resources
http://kinooze.com/2012/08/08/why-are-zebras-striped/
http://www.raz-kids.com/main/BookDetail/id/60
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/whatintheworldstripes/
http://www.raz-kids.com/main/BookDetail/id/60
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/whatintheworldstripes/
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Related FictionA Bad case of stripes by David Shannon LEXILE: n/a
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Related Informational TextStripes, spots or diamonds: a book about animal patterns by Patricia
M. Stockland LEXILE: n/a Lots and lots of zebra stripes: patterns in nature by Stephen Swinburne LEXILE: n/a Dots, spots, spreckles and stripes by Tana Hoban LEXILE: n/a |
Exploring Autumn
by Steven Schnur
Lexile Level: n/a Author Website: n/a |
by Morteza E. Sohi
Lexile Level: 700L Author Website: n/a |
Web Resources
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/environment/2007-10-08-fall-colors_N.htm?csp=34weather
http://www.maine.gov/doc/foliage/kids/movie.html
http://www.maine.gov/doc/foliage/kids/glossary.html
http://www.maine.gov/doc/foliage/kids/movie.html
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Coral Reefs
by Gail Gibbons
Lexile Level: IG920L Author Website: http://www.gailgibbons.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.I Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic. |
by Seymour Simon
Lexile Level: n/a Author Website: http://www.seymoursimon.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.I Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic. |
Web Resources
http://reefgis.reefbase.org/
http://www.coris.noaa.gov/about/what_are/
http://reefrelief.org/learn/coral-reef-ecosystem/
http://www.coris.noaa.gov/about/what_are/
http://reefrelief.org/learn/coral-reef-ecosystem/
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Informational Text Writing Models
by Mary Elting & michael Folsom
Lexile Level: n/a Author Website: n/a Common Core Standard: CC.1.4.5.A Write informative/xplanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas andinformationclearly |
by Margaret Wise Brown
Lexile Level: AD580L Author Website: n/a Common Core Standard: CC.1.4.5.A Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. |
Other Informational Text Writing Models
Another important book by Margaret Wise Brown LEXILE: AD300L
Animal Fact/Animal Fable by Seymour Simon LEXILE: 670
Lemons are not red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger LEXILE: n/a
Animal Fact/Animal Fable by Seymour Simon LEXILE: 670
Lemons are not red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger LEXILE: n/a
The Atomic Bomb
By Steve Sheinkin
Lexile: 920L Author Website: http://www.stevesheinkin.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. |
by Ellen Klages
Lexile: 790L Author Website: http://ellenklages.com/ Common Core Standard:CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. |
Web Resources
http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp45at.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0806.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp45at.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0806.html
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Related Fiction:Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse Lexile: 610L
The Gadget by Paul Zindel Lexile: 590L Hiroshima by Laurence Yep Lexile: 660 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr Lexile: 630L Sadako by Eleanore Coerr Lexile: AD500L |
Related Informational Text:The Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb in American history by
Doreen Gonzales Lexile: n/a Hiroshima No Pika by Toshi Maruki Lexile: AD 620L |
Fever
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Lexile: 580K Author Website:http://madwomanintheforest.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. |
by Jim Murphy
Lexile: 1130L Author Website: http://www.jimmurphybooks.com/ Common Core Standard: CC.1.2.5.D Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. |
Web Resources
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yellow-fever-breaks-out-in-philadelphia
http://hsp.org/history-online/exhibits/richard-allen-apostle-of-freedom/the-yellow-fever-epidemic
http://bobarnebeck.com/history.html
http://hsp.org/history-online/exhibits/richard-allen-apostle-of-freedom/the-yellow-fever-epidemic
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Related Fiction:Path of the Pale Horse by Paul Fleischman Lexile: n/a
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Related Informational Text: The secret of the yellow death : a true story of medical sleuthing by
Suzanne Jurmain Lexile: 1010L Bring out your dead : the great plague of yellow fever in Philadelphia in 1793 by J.H. Powell Lexile: 1170L |
The Civil War: Gettysburg
by Michael Shaara
Lexile: 610L Author Website: http://www.jeffshaara.com/michael_shaara.asp Common Core Standard: 8.2.8.B: Compare and contrast the importance of significant historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to Pennsylvania history. |
by Jim Murphy
Lexile: 1070L Author Website: http://www.jimmurphybooks.com/ Common Core Standard: 8.2.8.B: Compare and contrast the importance of significant historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to Pennsylvania history. |
Web Resources:
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html
http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-gettysburg
http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/37
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2013/gettysburg/
http://www.nps.gov/gett/historyculture/gettysburg-cyclorama.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-gettysburg
http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/37
http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2013/gettysburg/
http://www.nps.gov/gett/historyculture/gettysburg-cyclorama.htm
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Beyond the Human Eye
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by Stephen Kramer
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Journeys
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