[aisle] The Undefeated

[Christine Wilson]

I read through the book and passed over pages I didn't think would engage
my younger readers. I also used this as part of a series of getting meaning
from illustrations, so we talked about the artwork more than the text.

On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 6:09 AM Kathryn Green via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> If you read to the bottom of the blurb in the inside jacket, you can find
> an audio link to this book. It is short but I liked it.
>
> As you read through the book, you will see images of famous African
> Americans. There is a history timeline in the back of the book. I read the
> words, and showed the students how some words were bigger than the others.
> I asked them why they thought that was. I explained that the largest word
> had some special meaning about the picture, like a QR link but way older,
> and that I had to be a book detective and find what the word meant.
> (Advocating for reading the entire book). I would recommend reading the
> timeline in the back first she you are prepared)
>
> The discussion from this book lasted way longer than 30 minutes across the
> grades.  I paired it with Becoming Kareem on the Caudill for older readers.
>
> Kathryn Green
>
> > On Feb 8, 2021, at 5:49 AM, Kulesza, Patti via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hi friends. I'm having a bit of a freeze as to how to present the
> Monarch nominee, The Undefeated, to my K and 1st grade students. We are
> totally remote and need 30 minutes. I want to highlight black history but
> struggling with trying to keep it age appropriate. Any black history ideas
> willing to share for remote out there for k-2? Thanks!
> > Patty Kulesza
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