A Year Down Yonder Teacher Guide

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781440672729

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A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck Pdf

A Newbery Medal Winner Richard Peck's Newbery Medal-winning sequel to A Long Way from Chicago Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out . . . better not. This wry, delightful sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago has already taken its place among the classics of children's literature. "Hilarious and poignant." —Publishers Weekly, starred review A Newbery Medal Winner A New York Times Bestseller An ALA Notable Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Author : Novel Units, Inc. Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1581307284

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A Year Down Yonder Teacher Guide by Novel Units, Inc. Staff Pdf

The winner of the 2001 Newbery Medal continues the story begun in the Newbery Honor Book "A Long Way from Chicago." Now 15-years old, Mary Alice is going to spend an entire year with her unpredictable Grandma Dowdel--a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780141303529

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A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck Pdf

A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.

Author : Nat Reed
Publisher : Classroom Complete Press
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781553198949

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A Year Down Yonder - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6 by Nat Reed Pdf

Students are taken out of their comfort zone to experience a year in the country. Additional writing tasks offer great options for extra work. List things that are different between Mary Alice's world and the present. Translate two different expressions Mary Alice uses to describe her grandmother. Put events from the story in order as they happened with Mary Alice and Grandma on Halloween. Write a letter to Mary Alice's mother in her own words in an attempt to change her opinion of the grandmother. Students identify who the antagonist of the story is and defend their opinion. Create a travel brochure for Chicago, Illinois. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: A Year Down Yonder is a Newbery Medal-winning story about a young girl who must spend a year living with her grandmother in the country. Mary Alice spent her childhood summers staying with her grandmother in a small country-town in Illinois. These summers were packed with enough surprises and drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. Now, Mary Alice is fifteen and must spend a whole year with her grandmother, away from her Chicago home. Over the course of the year, Mary Alice experiences a hurricane, fox-hunting by night, a late-night raid of a pecan tree and pumpkin patch, a huge snake in the attic, and a community rife with hardship and social pretenses. A Year Down Yonder is a hilariously funny and heart-warming novel.

Author : Sarah K. Clark
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780743931564

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A Guide for Using A Year Down Yonder in the Classroom by Sarah K. Clark Pdf

Each book in this series is a guide for using a well-known piece of literature in the classroom. Included are sample plans, author information, vocabulary-building ideas, and cross-curricular activities. At the Intermediate and Challenging levels, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and ideas for culminating and extending the novel are also included.

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0142405078

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The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck Pdf

If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it," begins Richard Peck's latest novel, a book full of his signature wit and sass. Russell Culver is fifteen in 1904, and he's raring to leave his tiny Indiana farm town for the endless sky of the Dakotas. To him, school has been nothing but a chain holding him back from his dreams. Maybe now that his teacher has passed on, they'll shut the school down entirely and leave him free to roam. No such luck. Russell has a particularly eventful season of schooling ahead of him, led by a teacher he never could have predicted-perhaps the only teacher equipped to control the likes of him: his sister Tansy. Despite stolen supplies, a privy fire, and more than any classroom's share of snakes, Tansy will manage to keep that school alive and maybe, just maybe, set her brother on a new, wiser course.

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781440652578

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On The Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck Pdf

Davy Bowman’s dad looks forward to Halloween more than a kid, and Davy’s brother, Bill, flies B-17s. Davy adores these two heroes and tries his best to follow their lead, especially now. World War II has invaded Davy’s homefront boyhood. Bill has joined up, breaking their dad’s heart. It’s an intense, confusing time, and one that will spur Davy to grow up in a hurry. This is one of Richard Peck’s finest novels—a tender, unforgettable portrait of the World War II home front and a family’s enduring love.

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101664391

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Fair Weather by Richard Peck Pdf

Thirteen-year-old Rosie Beckett has never strayed further from her family's farm than a horse can pull a cart. Then a letter from her Aunt Euterpe arrives, and everything changes. It's 1893, the year of the World's Columbian Exposition-the "wonder of the age"-a.k.a. the Chicago World's Fair. Aunt Euterpe is inviting the Becketts to come for a visit and go to the fair! Award-winning author Richard Peck's fresh, realistic, and fun-filled writing truly brings the World's Fair-and Rosie and her family-to life.

Author : Sarah Kartchner Clark,Sarah CLARK
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781576906231

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A Guide for Using Out of the Dust in the Classroom by Sarah Kartchner Clark,Sarah CLARK Pdf

Teaching literature unit based on the popular children's story, Out of the dust.

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780142403105

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The River Between Us by Richard Peck Pdf

During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois.

Author : Walch
Publisher : Walch Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0825149851

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Focus on Reading: A Long Way From Chicago - Study Guide by Walch Pdf

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101664421

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A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck Pdf

One of children's literature's most memorable characters returns in this Christmastime companion to the Newbery Medal-winning A Year Down Yonder and Newbery Honor-winning A Long Way from Chicago. The eccentric, larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel is back in this heart-warming tale. Set 20 years after the events of A Year Down Yonder, it is now 1958 and a new family has moved in next door: a Methodist minister and his wife and kids. Soon Grandma Dowdel will work her particular brand of charm on all of them: ten-year-old Bob Barnhart, who is shy on courage in a town full of bullies; his two fascinating sisters; and even his parents, who are amazed to discover that the last house in town might also be the most vital. As Christmas rolls around, the Barnhart family realizes that they’ve found a true home, and a neighbor who gives gifts that will last a lifetime. “Pitch-perfect prose, laced with humor and poignancy, strong characterization and a clear development of the theme of gifts one person can offer make this one of Peck’s best novels yet—and that’s saying something.”—Kirkus (starred review) “The type of down-home humor and vibrant characterizations Peck fans have come to adore re-emerge in full.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “With a storyteller's sure tone, Peck has once again created a whole world in one small Illinois town, a place where the folksy wisdom and generosity of one gruff old woman can change lives.”—School Library Journal (starred review) Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year Booklist Editors’ Choice

Author : Debra J. Housel
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780743931557

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A Guide for Using The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 in the Classroom by Debra J. Housel Pdf

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Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101664407

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Past Perfect, Present Tense by Richard Peck Pdf

Compiled for the first time, here are all of Newbery Award– winning author Richard Peck’s previously published short stories and two brand-new ones. From comedy to tragedy to historical to contemporary; from "Priscilla and the Wimps," Peck’s first short story, to "Shotgun Cheatham’s Last Night Above Ground," which inspired both A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder, to "The Electric Summer," Peck’s jumping-off point for Fair Weather, readers will thrill at Peck’s engaging short fiction. Complete with the author’s own notes on the stories as well as tips and hints for aspiring writers and two new stories, this vibrant and varied collection offers something for everyone.

Author : Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781571318213

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The Hole in the Wall by Lisa Rowe Fraustino Pdf

WINNER OF THE MILKWEED PRIZE FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Eleven-year-old Sebby has found the perfect escape from his crummy house and bickering family—a secret cave he calls “The Hole in the Wall.” It’s all the more beautiful for being in the midst of a devastated mining area behind his home. But soon after Sebby finds the hideaway, his world starts falling apart: his family’s chickens disappear, he falls ill with the mother of all stomachaches, and he finds a special pair of eyeglasses that show him a world where colors come alive and fly through the air. When Sebby sets out to solve these mysteries, he and his twin sister, Barbie, get caught in a wild chase through the tunnels around The Hole in the Wall—all leading them to the mining activities of astrophysicist Stanley Odum, who has been buying up all the land behind Sebby’s home. Exactly what is Mr. Odum mining in his secret facility, and does it have anything to do with these mysterious developments? The answers to these questions take the twins to places they never could have imagined.