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Class 4, December 5

• Lolly on historical fiction
• Christinas booktalk
• Katherine Paterson presentation
• More historical fiction (Lolly and Christina)
• Break
• Laurie Halse Anderson presentation
• Christopher Paul Curtis presentation
• Book discussion (small group, large group)
• Preview of fantasy and Lois Lowry

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Historical fiction

• Gives the flavor of a historical setting not a
  replacement for nonfiction
• Good history? Up to date?
• Anne Scott McLeod article
• Siobhán Parkinson article
• Awards
• Scott ODell Award
• Beacon of Freedom Award
• Series books

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Jackdaws

• Collection of objects from (or relating to) book
• Display with book and list of resources (web
  sites, etc.)
• Single student or group
• Present to class

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Christinas booktalk

• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing,
  Traitor to a Nation, Volume 1 The Pox Party
• by M. T. Anderson

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M. T. Anderson on Horn Book podcast
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Katherine Paterson presentation

• Kendra Davis
• Colleen Manning
• Logan Smalley

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More historical fiction
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Break
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Laurie Halse Anderson presentation

• Roanne Bosch
• Chris Buttimer
• Diana Lee

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Christopher Paul Curtis presentation

• Adrienne Kelly
• Wendy Soref
• Chris Wagner

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Book discussion

• Discuss both Fever, 1793 and The Watsons Go to
  Birmingham1963
• How might you use these? Literature circles, free
  reading, assigned to entire class
• Which should come first, nonfiction or historical
  fiction?

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Next weekThe Giver and How I Live Now
(fantasy) Lois Lowry
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Lois Lowry onlinewebsite www.loislowry.comblo
g loislowry.typepad.com/lowry_updatesHorn Book
podcastwww.hbook.com/podcast
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Lois Lowry

• Books in several genres and for various ages
• Anastasia Krupnik, Sam Krupnik, and Gooney Bird
  series
• Number the Stars (hist. fiction)
• The Giver and two companion books (fantasy)
• A Summer to Die (realistic fiction)
• Many awards including
• Newbery Medal (2)
• Boston GlobeHorn Book Award (1 win, 1 honor)