Book Detail

Under the Shadow of Wings

Publication Information
Author:  Banks, Sara Illustrator:  
Title:  Under the Shadow of Wings Date:  1997
Publisher:  Atheneum City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-689-81207-8 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction

HSE Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
Obie, a developmentally disabled boy dies causing a variety of emotional response from his friend Tatnall, an 11-year-old girl.

Teaching Ideas:
Because Tattnall's character is very clearly portrayed, learners may want to create a character sketch or do think-pair-share activities with her as the focus. Some discussion topics suggested by the book includes: Tattnall' relationship with Obie and its push-pull of love and guilt; and the everyday life during WW II in the South.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Think-Pair-Share
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > anger
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > physical issues > physical disability
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > responsibilities
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > physical issues > safety
bullet Family > children > childhood
bullet History > topic > war > World War II
bullet Communities > rural > small town life
bullet Family > siblings


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