May & June Read Aloud

            During this time we will be connecting what we are learning in social studies about The American Revolution to Read Aloud. We will be focusing on the genre of historical fiction connected to this time period in American History. During Read Aloud the students will be engaged in conversation about these texts. Students will also be learning and applying the skills that are necessary in order to navigate through historical fiction texts. Students should understand:

•  Historical Fiction stories are made up stories that take place in a specific time period. Characters are based on real people from the time period. The character’s problem is connected to the struggles and issues that existed during that particular time period. Authors must do research in order to make sure the details about the time period are accurate. This means using real facts to explain what life was like during that time.

Students should remember to apply the following strategies modeled in read aloud at different points of reading:

• Before Reading:

          Preview: Read the blurb, author’s note, maps and chapter titles to make a prediction

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•              During Reading:

§                                Pay attention to:  Time Period Clues

1.                  Daily Life Clues
2.                   Dialect Clues
3.                  Big Life Topics- involving the time period

•             After Reading:

§                              Develop a theme or a generalization about this time in history

          We will read the following texts:

•                  Katie’s Trunk by Ann Turner
•                  The Scarlet Stocking Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble
•                  Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin
•                  My Brother Sam is Dead by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier