[CALIBK12] Blackwater by Eve Bunting

[pamanddoug]

Pam,

The following is an interesting page concerning how one teacher used
Blackwater:

  http://www.epinions.com/content_79782776452

Book Links mentions Blackwater as a method of teaching ethics:

  http://www.ala.org/ala/booklinksbucket/ethics.cfm

The following site lists biographical information for Eve Bunting:
      
http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1340/Bunting-Anne-Eve-lyn-1928-Sidelights.
html

Ah ha, I found Mrs. Kirshner's vocabulary list for Blackwater and her novel
study ideas:

  http://mabryonline.org/blogs/kirshner/

The following is a 6th grade lesson plan on a writing technique called
"thought shots" using the novel Blackwater:

  www.ride.ri.gov/.../curriculum/rhodeisland/
RhodeIslandProject/(rnukco454nhhejnqts3vaizm)/PDF/W6-UT.pdf -

The following is a Handbook Series for Teachers which contains lesson plans
using contemporary novels:

  www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/
languagearts/middlegrades/connectingthedots.pdf

PERHAPS ONE OR MORE OF THESE WILL HELP.

Pam Carrie
Chapman Hills Elementary
Orange Unified S.D.


On 6/24/08 5:56 PM, "Moriarty, Pam" <Pam_Moriarty at chino.k12.ca.us> wrote:

> We can't find any teacher-type materials for this novel, searching by one word
> or two -- it is one -- even though my asst. covered all the usual suspects,
> including Googling title and author, Spark and Cliff notes, pinkmonkey, score
> @sdcoe . . .)  On webEnglishteacher.com, there are lesson plans for a zillion
> of her other books and an author interview.
> 
> Unfortunately, we don't have 40 c. of those titles or a teacher who wants to
> use them during summer school, but not without some assistance. . . . If you
> have any ideas or know anybody who has used the book, please pass on.  Any
> help would be much appreciated.
> 
> 
> Pam Moriarty, Library Media Teacher
> Chino Hills High School, 909-606-7540, x5454
> 
> "As a general rule, the most successful people in life are those who have the
> best information."  Disraeli
> 
> 
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