3rd-5th: Literature & History Across the USA

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Teacher Info:

Teacher Name: Melanie Pell
Teacher Email: melandypell@gmail.com

Monthly Cost, Fees and Deposit

Tuition:  $200 per year
Payable in monthly installments of $25
Deposit: $25 (due at registration)
Supply/Materials Fee: $25 (due at registration)
Digital Payment Address: (Zelle) melandypell@gmail.com

Class Details

Class Time: 4th Hour
Grades: 3rd-5th
Midterm Enrollment: Yes
Prerequisite: no
Estimated Homework Hours: 1-2
Required Materials or Books: 
(Any type- audio, digital, or hard copy is acceptable)

Meriwether Lewis, Boy Explorer- Charlotta M. Bebenroth
Cabin on Trouble Creek- Jean Van Leeuwen
All-of-a-Kind-Family- Sydney Taylor
Emily’s Runaway Imagination- Beverly Cleary
Esperanza Rising- Pam Munoz Ryan
Island of the Blue Dolphins- Scott O'Dell
Bound for Oregon- Jean Van Leeuwen
By the Great Horn Spoon - Sid Fleischman
(An additional book will probably be added)

Class Description

We will travel through history and across the U.S.A. as we read excellent books that teach about extraordinary events! We will learn about the Louisiana Purchase with Meriwether Lewis, life on the frontier through “Cabin on Trouble Creek”, immigration from Mexico to California through “Esperanza Rising”, Jews living in New York City in the early 1900s and more. Assigned reading will be completed at home either independently, as a read aloud, or audio books. In class we will discuss the books and explore the literary elements, geography, culture, art, and history.

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