A Year Down Yonder : A Guide for Using in the Classroom

Introduction 3(1) Sample Lesson Plans 4(1) Before the Book (Pre-reading Activities) 5(1) About the Author 6(1) Book Summary 7(1) Vocabulary Lists 8(1) Vocabulary Activities 9(1) (``Prologue'' & ``Rich Chicago Girl'') 10(5) Quiz Time Hands-on Project---Background Information Cooperative Learning---Literature Discussion Group Curriculum Connections---Writing: Writing an Essay Into Your Life---Journal Jar (``Vittles and Vengeance'') 15(5) Quiz Time Hands-on Project---Apple Sculptures Cooperative Learning---Debating the Issues Curriculum Connections---English: Diagramming Sentences Into Your Life---Letter to Grandma (``A Minute in the Morning'' & ``Away in a Manager'') 20(5) Quiz Time Hands-on Project---Simple Yet Substantial Cooperative Learning---Round-Robin Questions Curriculum Connections---Social Studies: Time Line of Events Into Your Life---Poetry Passages (``Hearts and Flour'') 25(5) Quiz Time Hands-on Project---In the Dough! Cooperative Learning---Themes and Things Curriculum Connections---Math: Now and Then Into Your Life---Character Comparisons (``A Dangerous Man,'' ``Gone with the Wind,'' & ``Ever After'') 30(16) Quiz Time Hands-on Project---Developing a New Character Cooperative Learning---Literary Elements Curriculum Connections---Science: Tornadoes Into Your Life---Newsy Notes After the Book (Post-reading Activities) Writing a Review 35(1) Book Report Ideas 36(1) Historical-Fiction Analysis 37(1) Culminating Activities 38(5) Unit Test Options 43(3) Bibliography of Related Sources 46(1) Answer Key 47