Here are three history/social studies lessons you can teach with Finding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at Vicksburg (my middle-grade, historical fiction novel). For more info on the novel, visit this page. North VS South in the United States Civil War: Since the book takes place in Vicksburg, Mississippi, there are plenty of references to [...]
January 9, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Common Core Standards, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle School Teachers
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One of the Common Core State Standards under reading standards K-5 literature for fifth graders is: “Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.” Using a historical fiction novel to teach this standard is perfect–in Finding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at Vicksburg, there are a few events that [...]
December 12, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Common Core Standards, Common Core Standards, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills
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This is a lesson plan to go with my book, Finding My Place. It is a historical fiction middle-grade novel set in the U.S. Civil War during the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863. More details can be found at the link above. Common Core Standards in Reading for third, fourth, and fifth grade: Third grade: [...]
September 26, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Common Core Standards, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Writing Skills
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