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About the Author: John Alexander Hill was a co-founder of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, the predecessor corporation of today’s McGraw-Hill Education
Table of Contents
An Engineer’s Christmas Story …7
The Clean Man and the Dirty Angels …27
Jim Wainwright’s Kid… 45
A Peg-legged Romance… 75
My Lady of the Eyes… 97
Some Freaks of Fate… 151
Mormon Joe, the Robber… 191
A Midsummer Night’s Trip… 227
The Polar Zone… 253
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One page informational text on Spanish explorers: Christopher Columbus, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Ferdinand Magellan, De Soto and Coronado. After reading the text, student comprehension will be assess through a short reading comprehension worksheet. To extend the lesson, students will be asked to short opinion based essay questions.
5 code word puzzles designed to challenge students’ critical thinking skills. Puzzles will be completed using the names of U.S. Presidents. Fun puzzles for any classroom, especially a U.S. History or Government class. Use anytime of the year, or for Presidents’ Day. 40% of code letters have been given. Just enough to give students clues but not too many that these puzzle aren’t challenging. Answer Keys provided.
A cross-curricular (Reading/Language Arts – Math – Geography – Writing – Art) resource that students will enjoy, specifically in the Spring just before Easter. The unit begins with a fictional story called, “The Enchanted Egg” The story begins as a boy named, Neil is visiting an art museum with his parents and for the first time sees a Fabergé egg. It is a fun, delightful story as Neil ‘blacks out’ and ends up in 1910 Russia! Along the way, he learns about Easter traditions in Russia, France, Austria, Italy, Bermuda and other countries!
Includes the following activities for students to complete after reading:
1. Reading comprehension (short answer)
2. Math word problems
3. Synonyms for the following words: lightheaded, squabble, scintillate, intricate, enchanting, banquet, bejeweled, mystified, encrust, trelliswork, mourning, figurine
4. Timed writing with 9 given prompts (example prompt: Imagine that you are a craftsman at the Fabergé company and have to make a beautiful egg for the Tsar. Write about it!)
5. Story vocabulary (sentence writing)
6. Geography: Europe – map work
7. Art
8. Coloring
Answer keys provided
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