Esperanza Rising

The 4th grade girls are going to read Esperanza Rising. They will make predictions before starting the book and at various points throughout the book. We can stop at the end of chapters and predict what is going to happen in the next one. This book is an example of the genre Historical Fiction. We will also be looking for genre characteristics as we read through this book.

Character Suitcase

The project of the month was to create a suitcase and contents carried by the main character of a book. Since we read A Year Down Yonder as a group, students created a suitcase for Mary Alice.

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

The 3rd grade girls are going to read In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. They will make predictions before starting the book and at various points throughout the book. We can stop at the end of chapters and predict what is going to happen in the next one. This book is an example of the genre Historical Fiction. We will also be looking for genre characteristics as we read through this book.

A Year Down Yonder Story Maps

New Book

We recently started reading the book A Year Down Yonder. What do you think about the book so far? What happened in the chapter you read last night? Do you see any connections to anything else you have read or anything in your life?