Teaching protagonist and antagonist and studying how the author created each one can help students understand story elements better and their own fiction writing. (If you are a writer, this can also help you!) When I do school visits about my writing process, I share with students information about my main protagonist, Anna Green (13-years-old), [...]
April 10, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
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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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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Middle-grade novel, contemporary fantasy 11-year-old boy as main character Rating: The first book of a wonderful series that keeps you wanting more! Short, short summary: Gregor and his two-year-old sister, Boots, fall into an air chute in their New York City apartment building’s laundry room. They fall into the [...]
September 11, 2008 in Collins, Suzanne, Middle Grade Novel
Tags: contemporary fantasy, Gregor the Overlander, Middle Grade Novel, predictions, quest novel, reading comprehension skills, sequencing, Suzanne Collins | 6 Comments »
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