Rio Grande Stories
Publication Information
Author:  Meyer, Carolyn	Illustrator:
Title:  Rio Grande Stories	Date:  1994
Publisher:  Harcourt Brace	City:  San Diego
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-15-200066-6
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, linked story
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
In Albuquerque, 7th grade students decide to write a book on their diverse heritage to raise money for the school. As they research traditions and family stories, they learn unexpected things about themselves. Chapters alternate between stories about the 15 students and the story that each writes as a contribution to the class book.
Teaching Ideas:
Most chapters could stand alone as models for discussing or writing about family history. Response activities like DR-TA, Think-Pair-Share would work well. Students interested in the linked story structure might be interested in Seed Folks and In Nueva York. The description of the experimental school in Children of the Dust Bowl and the project described in this book suggest methods of teaching that involve students in meaningful ways which might lead to discussion of what really interests students.
Teaching Strategies:
DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Ethnic Groups > African-American Ethnic Groups > Jewish Ethnic Groups > Native American Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > self-esteem Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > tolerance Family > family history History > time period > 20th Century Ethnic Groups > Hispanic

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