Lesson Template

BOOK IN AN HOUR

Grade Level:K-12, History

Time Frame:60-90 minutes depending on book length

Lesson Summary: Teachers can have students read a historical novel or non-fiction biography in one class period bringing literature into any history classroom.

Objectives:

The students should be able to:

1. Discuss a piece of historical fiction within one class period.

2. Question the historical accuracy of a historical novel.

Key terms: Determined by the book and the students

Historical Background for the Teacher:Varies based on the novel or biography chosen. Teachers must read the book before the class reading.

Anticipatory Set: The novel or biography needs to fit into the historical time period. As a result the Anticipatory Set is the history that the students have been exposed to.

Do Now Activity:Teacher created groups of 2 or 3 or student selected groups according to teacher discretion.

Procedures:

  1. Instructor carefully chooses the title for the class to read. See the list at the end of the LP.
  2. Separate the book by chapters.It is strongly recommended that the teacher has 2 copies of the book, one to divide into pieces and one to keep intact. Place individual chapters in see through sleeves.
  3. Give each group one section of the book, this could be one or more chapters. Note: give your struggling readers the beginning of the book and your gifted readers the end sections of the book.
  1. Using the Book In An Hour template as a guide create the graphic organizer the students will complete while reading their piece of the book.
  2. Using one 11x17 paper, fold over one flap and fill in sections as follows
  3. Front flap: Chapter and a personal title for the chapter
  4. Inside front flap: Vocabulary/People who are important to the story-this is a list.
  5. Main section after opening front flap
  6. 1st-List of questions that come up while reading
  7. 2nd-Top right section, illustrated summary of book section
  8. 3rd-Bottom right section, 3-5 sentence written summary
  9. 4th-Optional, Indications of economic/social/political issues of the period.
  10. Class Presentation:
  11. Teams are expected to select a spokeperson for their team
  12. Spokesperson will present the summary orally to the class while showing picture summary.
  13. Non speaking spokespersons will listen to presentations in order to answer questions and identify people in the book that they have on their Book In An Hour template. (they will need to copy this onto notebook paper before presenter comes to the front of the room)

Homework: none

Assessment: Questions submitted by each team along with Book In An Hour template

Extension:

Resources: Suggested books for Book In An Hour lesson:

A Brilliant Solution

by Carol Berkin-Constitutional Convention

My Brother Sam is Dead

by James and Chris Collier-American Revolution

Warriors Don’t Cry

by Melba PatilloBeals- Journal from one of the Little Rock Nine

Lawn Boy

by Gary Paulson-Economics lesson that is awesome

Counting On Grace

by Elizabeth Winthrop-Child Labor and Lewis Hine

Harris and Me

by Gary Paulson-City boy goes to the country-Character Education

A Soldiers Heart

by Gary Paulson-Civil War

Sign of the Beaver

by Elizabeth George Spear-Prerevolutionary war and Native Americans

Cassie’s War

By Allan Winkler-World War II, Japanese Internment, LA Zoot Suit Riots

Author of Lesson: Lucinda Evans, AIHE

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