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Making Personal and Cultural Connections Using A Girl Named Disaster
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| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Four 60-minute sessions, plus time for students to read the book and respond in their logs |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Chart paper
- Computers with Internet access
- Farmer, N. (1996). A Girl Named Disaster. New York: Orchard.
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The Stapleless Book can be used for taking notes while reading, making picture books, collecting facts, or creating vocabulary booklets . . . the possibilities are endless!
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.
PRINTOUTS
WEBSITES
- HRW World Atlas (for map of Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique)
- Behind the Name
- Global Book Club
- Scholastic Book Central: A Girl Named Disaster