Independent Novel Study
Home of the Brave
Listen to Katherine Applegate discuss her novel here
Audioboom book talk link:
https://audioboom.com/boos/1778418-home-of-the-brave-book-talk
https://audioboom.com/boos/1778418-home-of-the-brave-book-talk
Visit the following Web sites for more information of refugees:
Against All Odds
This online game allows players to experience life as a refugee.
http://www.playagainstallodds.ca
Google Earth Refugee Map
Use Google Earth to take a virtual-reality tour of areas with refugee camps.
http://www.google.com/earth/
Against All Odds
This online game allows players to experience life as a refugee.
http://www.playagainstallodds.ca
Google Earth Refugee Map
Use Google Earth to take a virtual-reality tour of areas with refugee camps.
http://www.google.com/earth/
**Lessons
Lesson One: Introduction to Sudan (Thinglink tutorial)
Lesson Two: Post-it Notes Reading Response (Screencast)
Lesson Three: Character Blogging (Kidblog Screencast) Handouts: Blogging Safely, Blog Requirements, Kidblog Instructions, Peer Editing, Rubric)
Lesson Four: Double-entry Journal (Rubric) (Double-entry journal document)
Lesson Five: Digital Storytelling (Animoto Screencast)
Lesson One: Introduction to Sudan (Thinglink tutorial)
Lesson Two: Post-it Notes Reading Response (Screencast)
Lesson Three: Character Blogging (Kidblog Screencast) Handouts: Blogging Safely, Blog Requirements, Kidblog Instructions, Peer Editing, Rubric)
Lesson Four: Double-entry Journal (Rubric) (Double-entry journal document)
Lesson Five: Digital Storytelling (Animoto Screencast)
**All of these lessons and tech tools can be used with any independent novel.