Activity 5: Literature Links

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Objective:
Students will be able to apply information from their reading to create a short description of a culture.

NOTE: These books are appropriate for students from grades 3-7.

Sub-Saharan Africa
Ashanti to Zulu: Musgrove/Dillon/Dillon (Dial Books, 1992)
At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England: Myers (Scholastic, 1999)

China
The Ch'I-Lin Purse: Retold by Linda Fang (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1997)
Growing Up in Ancient China: Teague/Hook (Troll, 1993)

Greece
Ancient Greece!: 40 Hands-On Activities to Experience This Wonderful Age: Hart and Mantell/Kline(Williamson, 1999)
The Wanderings of Odysseus and Black Ships of Troy: Sutcliffe (Delacorte, 1996)

Egypt
Egyptian Myths: Morley/Caselli (Peter Bedrick Books, 1999)
Ancient Egypt: History Beneath Your Feet: Shuter (Raintree/Steck Vaughn, 2000)

Aztec
Lost Temple of the Aztecs: Tanaka (Hyperion, 1998)
Musicians of the Sun: McDermott (Simon & Schuster, 1997)

United States
Star Wars Episode I: Secrets of the Sith Movie Scrapbook (Random House, 2000)
The Uncertain Path (Star Wars, Jedi Apprentice, Book 6): Watson (Scholastic paperbacks, 2000)

You may give each student a specific book to read, or allow students to choose any on the list. You may also allow students to use your school library to find other books (with your approval.)

Tip: Discuss with the class how they might create a presentation using what they've learned, without just repeating information.