Jip: His Story
Publication Information
Author:  Paterson, Katherine	Illustrator:
Title:  Jip: His Story	Date:  1996
Publisher:  Lodestar	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-525-67543-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
Jip, a young orphan in the mid-1850s, lives on a farm, interacts with Put "the lunatic," and wonders about his past. Eventually he attends school and, with the help of Teacher (Lyddie from the Paterson book by the same name) and her Quaker friend, discovers the truth about his identity.
Teaching Ideas:
This is a suspenseful and emotional story that contains many historical references (e.g., slavery, Quakers, schooling, treatment of mental illness). Some chapters lend themselves to DR-TAs; a Discussion Web activity that focuses on Jip's decision at the end of the book will surely work well.
Teaching Strategies:
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Ethnic Groups > African-American Ethnic Groups > Quaker Education > schools Education > teachers Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > New England History > time period > 19th Century History > topic > war > Civil War > Fugitive Slave Act Communities > rural > rural life

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