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One thing the fifth-grade teachers at my school do, is that after each
fifth-grader has research his/her explorer, s/he is to write a storybook
based on that person, i.e., a historical fiction book like Ben and Me.
(The teacher reads them Ben and Me.) The storybooks they make must be
illustrated, and contain some fact and some fiction. When the books are
finished, they are sent to the second-grade students to read. They've
been doing this for years. Next year I'd like to help them find
something to read the kids that's a little newer and better than Ben and
Me, which is not one of my favorites, but I think the "making a book"
idea is a good one, and it gets across the idea of what historical
fiction is.
Carol Lisker Kennedy, Blue Bell Elementary School
801 Symphony Lane voice 215-628-1903
Blue Bell, PA 19422 e-mail ckennedy@mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us
"Listen to music, read novels, smell the flowers, and the rest
will take care of itself."
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