I would like to integrate my Socials unit that is focussing on child labour into English. I would like to do literature circles, but it is difficult to find novels dealing with this topic that don't have inappropriate content and which would appeal to the boys. I have spoken to several public librarians, several teacher librarians, and pretty much everybody else I know, but I haven't found much yet. I will probably use "The Breadwinner" and "Mud City", but I still need two other books. I am aware of "Iqbal" but I think it would be a little too easy for the class. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.
2007-03-10 17:26:39 · 6 answers · asked by mbm244 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Oops..that was "focusing".
2007-03-10 17:28:17 · update #1
David Copperfield / Charles Dickens (maybe too advanced)
Joshua's song / Joan Hiatt Harlow.
The gate in the wall / Ellen Howard
The Bobbin Girl / Emily Arnold McCully.
Iqbal : A Novel / written By Francesco D'Adamo
January 1905 / Katharine Boling
Samantha Learns A Lesson : A School Story / by Susan S. Adler
The Secret Under My Skin / Janet McNaughton.
Ten Thousand Charms / written By Leander Watts.
Turn Homeward, Hannalee / Patricia Beatty.
It is a start. Good luck....
2007-03-17 21:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iqbal is a great read aloud while doing this unit. It may be easy but the story is powerful and worth presenting. I also agree with The Giver. It inspires fantastic discussions. Another choice that boys love is The Cay. Spirit Bear is also great for boys.
2007-03-18 19:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by oilerfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this book is about human rights but its more for acceptance
"numbering the stars"
i read it when i was in 6th grade about the holocaust and how a family tried to save a girl's jewish friend
no inappropriate content
2007-03-11 01:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by lilxchinkie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember reading SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER about german pow in the midwest. It would helpe because i believe that you could incorporate the difference between the internment camps and pow camps and why we as people see one type as disgusting and the other type as correct.
2007-03-11 22:24:19 · answer #4 · answered by julietsverona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Kill a Mockingbird
I read it in Junior High
2007-03-11 08:35:06 · answer #5 · answered by tardis1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Giver might work.
2007-03-12 00:28:38 · answer #6 · answered by stephgilbert1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋