Middle+School

**1. Topic: American Revolution** //Liberty's son: a spy story of the American Revolution// (Jul 2009) By: Thompson, Paul B. Series: Historical fiction adventures

//Chains// (Oct 2008) By: Anderson, Laurie Halse Lexile: 780

//Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution// (Jan 2008)By: Pryor, Bonnie Series: Historical fiction adventures

//War comes to Willy Freeman// (Jan 1983)By: Collier, James Lincoln, 1928- Series: Arabus family saga, 1 Lexile: 800

//Give Me Liberty// (Sep 2006)By: Elliott, Laura Lexile: 810

//The Fighting Ground// (May 1987)By: Avi, 1937- Lexile: 580  //The Year of the Hangman// (Sep 2002)By: Blackwood, Gary L. Lexile: 820  //Soldier's Secret: The Story of Deborah Sampson// (Mar 2009)By: Klass, Sheila Solomon Lexile: 790

//Woods Runner// by Gary Paulsen //Spy//! by Anna Myers

//Daniel at the Siege of Boston//, 1776 by Laurie Calkhoven

//My Brother Sam is Dead// by Collier

//Fever 1793// by Anderson

many books by Ann Rinaldi 

**2. Topic: Strange, but True Websites** **[]** (Pet-friendly hotels and travel destinations for dogs) 

3. This one is from my internship at Tuskawilla Middle School:

Here's a collaboration from Mrs. Rhodus' 6th grade language arts classes, and Mrs. Evelyn, the media specialist: "Voices from Africa." It is a DVD full of digital stories. The DVD case features a beautiful scene at sunset of an African landscape. On the we read: "Imagine a new ambassador has been assigned to your country. In preparation for the ambassador's first visit, you have been asked to create a short digital story of your country's major economic, environmental or political issues. Your new ambassador will watch the digital video you produce while traveling to your country." Countries featured: Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

"These are the new ambassadors' messages, which were created by students in Mrs. Fields' sixth grade Geography class at Tuskawilla Middle School." Kathy Rhodus, digital story project facilitator and coach, is mentioned on the back of the DVD case.