Primary Source Fluency Activities: Expanding & Preserving the UnionFeaturing letters, speeches, songs and poems including Waiting for the Pony Express and Grant's Memoirs, this book provides primary sources and activities to help teach important fluency strategies. While discovering historical people and events during the period of America's expansion, students make content-area connections, develop fluent and meaningful oral reading, and develop vocabulary and word decoding skills. Included with each text is a history connection, a vocabulary connection, and extension ideas. 192pp. |
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... line of words is covered, a student calls “Bingo” and wins the game. Have students sort the chosen words along a variety of dimensions—by syllable, part of speech, presence of a certain phonics features such as long vowel sound or a ...
... line of words is covered, a student calls “Bingo” and wins the game. Have students sort the chosen words along a variety of dimensions—by syllable, part of speech, presence of a certain phonics features such as long vowel sound or a ...
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... line is under the '0' ing Voice 2. on: lines the poem ' These steps in the lesson plan describe how to 4. Encourage students to focus on voice tone, timing. and facial expressionsas they read. Discuss with studenLs how their tones of ...
... line is under the '0' ing Voice 2. on: lines the poem ' These steps in the lesson plan describe how to 4. Encourage students to focus on voice tone, timing. and facial expressionsas they read. Discuss with studenLs how their tones of ...
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... lines or stanzas. Poem or Song for Two Voices This type of poem or song has been written (or rewritten) so that it can be read by two readers. The readers alternate between lines while sometimes reading lines together. Reader's Theater ...
... lines or stanzas. Poem or Song for Two Voices This type of poem or song has been written (or rewritten) so that it can be read by two readers. The readers alternate between lines while sometimes reading lines together. Reader's Theater ...
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... lines with changes in pitch, tone, and timing to achieve different effects. Although this is a song, you are treating it like a poem. It'll be hard not to break into song. Feel free to sing if you are musically talented! 4. Tell ...
... lines with changes in pitch, tone, and timing to achieve different effects. Although this is a song, you are treating it like a poem. It'll be hard not to break into song. Feel free to sing if you are musically talented! 4. Tell ...
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... line, “My country, 'tis of thee.” Most students might think this line is also the title, or they might confuse this song with “America the Beautiful.” Clarify to students that this song is called “America.” Read the lyrics of “America ...
... line, “My country, 'tis of thee.” Most students might think this line is also the title, or they might confuse this song with “America the Beautiful.” Clarify to students that this song is called “America.” Read the lyrics of “America ...
Contents
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Slavery in America | 45 |
Civil War Is Coming | 72 |
Civil War Leaders | 85 |
Battles of the Civil | 95 |
James Madison | 115 |
Laura Ingalls Wilder | 126 |
Harriet Tubman | 134 |
Abraham Lincoln | 155 |
Robert E | 169 |
Ulysses S Grant | 180 |
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Primary Source Fluency Activities: Expanding & Preserving the Union ... Wendy Conklin Limited preview - 2005 |
Primary Source Fluency Activities: Expanding & Preserving the Union Wendy Conklin Limited preview - 2005 |
Primary Source Fluency Activities: Expanding & Preserving the Union Wendy Conklin Limited preview - 2005 |
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