Dawn Drums was just accepted by the Reader’s Choice Awards for 2017 in the historical fiction category. If you’re so inclined please go to the site (link below) and give my book a vote. It’s on page fourteen of the voting section.
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Emancipation Proclaimed!
The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1st, 1863. Other than our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, there is no more important primary document in our nation’s history. It effectively ended slavery in the U.S. The Thirteenth Amendment to our Constitution made the abolishment of slavery official, but President Lincoln’s Proclamation made the Constitutional change possible. I’ve prepared common core activities that will open this document for young people and posted them for free on TPT. Teacher friends and colleagues, you’ll find the full text of the Proclamation, vocabulary building, directed reading, reciprocal teaching questions and a poster assignment to help involve students with this crucial primary document. Please let me know how all this works with your students!
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“Shiloh” by Herman Melville
Shiloh Church – “the log-built one”
Herman Melville never knew that he was one of America’s greatest writers and would become a world literary figure. Disappointed by the poor reception his novels initially received, he became a customs inspector and turned his literary focus to poetry. He expected to be remembered, if at all, as a poet. Moby Dick insured that this would never happen.
Melville volunteered in hospitals during the Civil War. His experiences with the wounded – their suffering and their bravery – greatly influenced him and resulted in some great American poems. One of these is Shiloh.
I’ve created some activities (common core, of course!) for teachers to use with students when they consider this poem. I’m pleased with what I’ve made and hope that the structures I’ve provided will open Shiloh for young people. It’s a good poem and needs to be read. It’s message of reconciliation and sharing of common ground is one Americans need to ponder. Here’s a link to my plans:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-from-the-Civil-War-Herman-Melville-2032013
This unit was endorsed by the Civil War Trust Teachers Regiment, by the by.
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The Civil War Trust approves of Dawn Drums
The Civil War Trust is America’s leading non-profit devoted to preserving Civil War historical sites and promoting knowledge about our greatest conflict. Its programs support education, enhance public knowledge and engender respect for our shared history. I am most honored that the Trust has added Dawn Drums to its bookstore. Here’s the link:
http://astore.amazon.com/cwptstudentbookstore-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=9
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