Methods of Course Instruction

The teacher will be able to:

1. Identify the women’s role in the American Revolution

2. Identify and critique children’s literature books to incorporate into a unit on the

3. American Revolution

4. Compare and contrast leading characters

5. Evaluate Internet sites that correlate to the novels

6. Evaluate criteria for evaluating the historical fiction genre

7. Evaluate the research on the importance of using historical fiction in the classroom

8. Link historical information to the Language Arts and Social Studies Academic

9. Content Standards

Materials

Required

Text(s)

• War Comes to Willy Freeman  by James Lincoln Collier

• Johnny Termain by Esther Forbes 

• Sarah Bishop by Scott O’Dell

• Aaron and The Green Mountain Boys by Patricia Lee Gauch

• A Picture Book of Patrick Henryby David Adle

• The Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana Gregory

• The Boston Tea Party by Steven Kroll

• This Time, Tempe Wick by Patricia Gauch

• Where Was Patrick Henry by Jean Fritz

• John Paul Jones: Heroes of the Seas by Brandt

• The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern

• Toliver’s Secret by Easta Wood Brady

Alternative source where materials can be obtained
Online


Note: The books for the course are in stock at College Bookstore, (740) 594-3505. Click here for online ordering.

Exams
Requirements

No exams