A Guide for Using My Brother Sam Is Dead in the Classroom

Introduction 3(1) Sample Lesson Plan 4(1) Before the Book (Pre-reading Activities) 5(1) About the Authors 6(1) Book Summary 7(1) Vocabulary Lists 8(1) Vocabulary Activity Ideas 9(1) (Chapters 1 through 3) 10(5) Quiz Time Hands-On Project--Tim's Clothes Cooperative Learning--Patriot or Tory? Curriculum Connection--Revolutionary War Time Line Into Your Life--My Brother or My Father? (Chapters 4 through 6) 15(5) Quiz Time Hands-On Project--``Yankee Doodle Dandy'' Cooperative Learning--Mr. Heron's Letters Curriculum Connection--Right to Bear Arms Into Your Life--Lying to Your Parents (Chapters 7 through 9) 20(5) Quiz Time Hands-On Project--Packing for a Journey Cooperative Learning--Traveling to Verplancks Point Curriculum Connection--War Supplies Into Your Life--Sinfulness (Chapters 10 through 12) 25(5) Quiz Time Hands-On Project--Revolutionary War Flags Cooperative Learning--What Now, Sam? Curriculum Connection--Crispus Attucks Into Your Life--Help Us, General Parsons (Chapters 13-Epilogue) 30(8) Quiz Time Hands-On-Project--Battles of the War Cooperative Learning--Internet Scavenger Hunt Curriculum Connection--Casualty Graph Into Your Life--Sam's Eulogy After the Book (Post-reading Activities) Book Report Ideas 36(1) Research Ideas 37(1) Culminating Activity: Famous Battles in the News 38(4) Unit Test Options 42(3) Bibliography of Related Reading 45(1) Answer Key 46