Anthony Burns. Author: Virginia Hamilton. Trade Book Teaching Ideas from the OLRC Reading Group. Teacher to Teacher Series.

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Title: Anthony Burns. Author: Virginia Hamilton. Trade Book Teaching Ideas from the OLRC Reading Group. Teacher to Teacher Series.
Language: English
Authors: Kent State Univ., OH. Ohio Literacy Resource Center.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 1998
Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC.
Intended Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Black History, Childrens Literature, High School Equivalency Programs, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Slavery
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: General Educational Development Tests
Abstract: This guide provides ideas for using the book, "Anthony Burns," by Virginia Hamilton, in adult General Educational Development classes. The book tells the story of a slave who escaped to freedom, but because of the Fugitive Slave Act was returned to slavery until a benefactor bought his freedom. The paper first discusses general ideas for structuring the classes; it then suggests activities for each of the 20 chapters of the book and culminating activities. Activity sheets and an adaptation of Manzo's Guided Reading Procedure are included, along with a synopsis of the teacher-author's pilot testing of the book. (KC)
Entry Date: 1998
Accession Number: ED414509
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This guide provides ideas for using the book, "Anthony Burns," by Virginia Hamilton, in adult General Educational Development classes. The book tells the story of a slave who escaped to freedom, but because of the Fugitive Slave Act was returned to slavery until a benefactor bought his freedom. The paper first discusses general ideas for structuring the classes; it then suggests activities for each of the 20 chapters of the book and culminating activities. Activity sheets and an adaptation of Manzo's Guided Reading Procedure are included, along with a synopsis of the teacher-author's pilot testing of the book. (KC)