Book Detail
Yellowstone Moran:Painting the American West |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Judge, Lita | Illustrator: |
| Title: Yellowstone Moran:Painting the American West | Date: 2009 |
| Publisher: Viking | City: New York, NY |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): easy reading, biography and autobiography | |
HSE Descriptor(s): language arts - reading| social studies| language arts - writing |
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Summary: |
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| A true story of how Tom Moran traded his city environs for a chance to join a scientific expedition to Yellowstone and record the wonders in his paintings. The author researched letters and journals of the famous Hayden expedition into Yellowstone National Park before it was one. Some of the journal entries are included in the book. | |
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| There is an integration of art history and American history here. This is a book to respond to. Suggestions: Write a persuasive letter; create a new book jacket for the book; write a character journal entry. Find more books about Yellowstone or other national parks.Students might enjoy discussing the steps of Tom's development as an explorer/painter and what contributed to his success. Write about an adventure or journey with an unknown outcome. Use as a mentor text for descriptive writing, students can then write descriptive passages. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activityhttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf |
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Sketch to Stretch http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf |
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Types of Journals http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf |
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(Write and Share) 2 http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/write_share2.pdf |
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Unsent Letters http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf |
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