Chapter Chat Books
Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Ms. Rachel K. Laurgaard (144 pages)
In the winter of 1846, the Donner Party was stranded by heavy snows in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The pioneers endured bitter hardships and many of them died. But some survived, including eight-year-old Patty Reed, a girl filled with dignity and determination in the face of mortal danger. This is her story, as told by Dolly, the wooden doll she kept hidden in her dress. Click the HERE to learn more about Patty Reed Click HERE to learn more about the Donner Party Artifacts |
Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai (Historical Fiction, Vietnam War - Novel in Verse) 800L 272pgs
“This year I hope / I truly learn / to fly-kick / not to kick anyone / so much as / to fly.” Inside Out and Back Again is a New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor Book, and a winner of the National Book Award! Inspired by the author's childhood experience of fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama, this coming-of-age debut novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child's-eye view of family and immigration. Hà has only ever known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope—toward America. Research: Before reading this book, please research the Vietnam War, HERE and the geography of Vietnam, HERE. |
Night of the Twisters: Listen Here |
|
By The Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman Twelve-year-old Jack, who lost both parents to cholera, lives with his young, beautiful Aunt Arabella, two sisters, and faithful butler Praiseworthy, in a big house on the east coast. As the family falls upon hard times in 1849, Jack learns the inheritance is nearly gone, and the house, with all of its memories, may have to be sold! Determined to help his aunt, Jack and Praiseworthy set out to California in hopes of striking it rich in the gold rush they've heard so much about. However, when a run-in with a thief leaves them penniless, they are left with no choice but to stow away in potato barrels in order to make the long, dangerous trip from Boston Harbor to California. It is here that numerous adventures begin that will change their lives forever. The cast of colorful characters they meet on their journey includes a risk-taking, ambitious captain, a judge with a mysterious scar, a horse doctor with a map to the gold, a band of road agents, and some kind-hearted miners who show them the ropes. Jack and Praiseworthy find themselves up against many obstacles, but manage to persevere by relying on wit, intelligence, creativity, and each other. Not only do they learn to be real gold miners, but they also learn what it means to be family. With its odd array of problems and clever solutions by memorable characters, By the Great Horn Spoon! is a fun, highly entertaining historical fiction story about the nature of true friendship Click here to download By the Great Horn Spoon Activities |
![](http://www.weebly.com/weebly/images/file_icons/pdf.png)
btgh_v_f.pdf | |
File Size: | 5038 kb |
File Type: |
Links to BGHS Webquest
Link to Map of North and South America: alabamamaps.ua.edu/contemporarymaps/world/americas/Western%20Hemisphere%20outline.jpg
Page 2 Take this quiz: www.webteaching.com/quiz/By-the-Great-Horn-Spoon/quiz.htm
Page 3: Blow Wind Blow:
Global Winds and Jet Streams video:youtu.be/j5x6y3a1eRs
WInds and Jet Streams map (using the information from the video, Draw and color the Global winds and tradewings and draw the direction they travel. glue into your notebook and draw a legend.
![](http://www.weebly.com/weebly/images/file_icons/pdf.png)
earthwindzones.pdf | |
File Size: | 85 kb |
File Type: |
![](http://www.weebly.com/weebly/images/file_icons/pdf.png)
blow wind blow air_density.pdf | |
File Size: | 82 kb |
File Type: |
Page 6: Lines of Longitude and Latitude Quiz : www.softschools.com/quizzes/geography/latitude_and_longitude/quiz1050.html
Learn about Latitude and Longitude: youtu.be/MjDqhLUzCpE
Play with lines of Longitude: earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/longitude/index.html
Play with lines of Latitude: earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/latitude/index.html
PLay with BOTH and test yourself: earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/latitude_longitude/index.html
Page 8: Watch this video on the effects of Gold Mining: youtu.be/PV547grgDL4
Listen to By The Great Horn Spoon
|
|
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption. Click the links below to listen to the audio version of HOLES. If it doesn't load, go to YOUTUBE and search "Holes audiobook" Chapter 1-3 youtu.be/rUW2ld0OrHg Chapter 4-5 https://youtu.be/J1NPHZQdC-I Chapter 6-8 part 1 youtu.be/REiGpK6oMCI Chapter 7/8 Part 2 https://youtu.be/LDyMNLimFfc Chapter 9-11 youtu.be/9vY7sNuxLH0 |
![Picture](/uploads/3/9/1/0/39109855/editor/screenshot-2017-03-24-at-12-52-41-pm.png?1490385221)
The Loser List
Diary of a Wimpy Kid watch out -- Danny Shine and the other kids of Thorn Underwood Middle School aren't bestsellers yet, but they're on their way!
When Danny gets caught trying to cross his name off the "Geek" list in the girls' bathroom, he's sent to detention. Bullies torment him mercilessly -- until they discover that Danny can draw. He enjoys his new "bad boy" status, supplying tattoos and graffiti, until he's unknowingly drawn into a theft. Turns out the bullies took a comic book from Danny's favorite store. Can he steal it back before they get caught -- and break off with the bullies before he gets in too deep?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid watch out -- Danny Shine and the other kids of Thorn Underwood Middle School aren't bestsellers yet, but they're on their way!
When Danny gets caught trying to cross his name off the "Geek" list in the girls' bathroom, he's sent to detention. Bullies torment him mercilessly -- until they discover that Danny can draw. He enjoys his new "bad boy" status, supplying tattoos and graffiti, until he's unknowingly drawn into a theft. Turns out the bullies took a comic book from Danny's favorite store. Can he steal it back before they get caught -- and break off with the bullies before he gets in too deep?
![Picture](/uploads/3/9/1/0/39109855/published/screenshot-2017-03-24-at-12-57-28-pm.png?250)
The wildly popular series by K.A. Applegate is back! The first six books of Animorphs return, with striking new lenticular covers that morph.
The Earth is being invaded, but no one knows about it. When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying pilot, they're given an incredible power -- they can transform into any animal they touch. With it, they become Animorphs, the unlikely champions in a secret war for the planet. And the enemies they're fighting could be anyone, even the people closest to them. So begins K.A. Applegate's epic series about five normal kids with a limitless amount of forms and abilities.
The Earth is being invaded, but no one knows about it. When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying pilot, they're given an incredible power -- they can transform into any animal they touch. With it, they become Animorphs, the unlikely champions in a secret war for the planet. And the enemies they're fighting could be anyone, even the people closest to them. So begins K.A. Applegate's epic series about five normal kids with a limitless amount of forms and abilities.
Flora & Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo (Superhero Comedy) 520L 240pgs
"Holy bagumba!" It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry — and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell. 2014 Newbery Medal
"Holy bagumba!" It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry — and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell. 2014 Newbery Medal