January's Sparrow
Publication Information
Author:  Polacco, Patricia	Illustrator:
Title:  January's Sparrow	Date:  2009
Publisher:  Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-399-25077-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
After a fellow slave is beaten to death, Sadie and her family flee the plantation for freedom through the Underground Railroad. As they make a new life in Michigan, they must remain alert for the slave catchers.
Teaching Ideas:
This book could be used to introduce the Fugitive Slave Act. It can also be used with the Slave Narratives lesson plan found in Eureka!
Teaching Strategies:
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Matrices or Charts    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Social Studies > anthropology > daily life > shoes Ethnic Groups > African-American Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > freedom Hardships > survival History > topic > war > Civil War > Fugitive Slave Act History > topic > war > Civil War > Underground Railroad Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > race relations Communities > multicultural

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