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Guthriegabs Summer Reading List Fever 1793 Young Adult Historical Fiction Book
A 4 week novel, set in Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793. A middle school summer reading list book. Told in the first person from the POV of a young girl living with a single mom in the largest US city.
Kim Guthriegabs M. Ed
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11-14
year olds
2-6
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Class Experience
Examining the Plot, Studying Characters, Writing for a purpose, vocabulary study, Using Punctuation Understanding History: The Free African Society Discovering Symbolism Interpreting Theme Chapters 1 – 5 RL.8.4, L.8.4a, L.8.5c Chapters 6 – 10 L.8.4a, RL8.1, RL8.4, RL8.3, L8.5 Chapters 11 - 15 L.8.4a; L.8.5b, RH8.1, RH8.6, RH8.9, RL8.2, RL8.4 Chapters 16 – 20 L8.4a; RL8.4, RL8.1, RL8.2, RL8.9, RL8.1, RL8.3, L8.5, W8.9 Chapters 21 – 25 RL.8.4, L.8.4a, L.8.5c, RL8.1, RL8.2, RL8.9, RH8.1, RH8.2, L8.2a Chapters 26 - Epilogue L.8.4a; L.8.5b, RL8.1, RL8.2, RL8.9, RL8.3
I am a highly-qualified and licensed teacher in the US. I have taught in public schools for over 15 years. I was voted reading and writing teacher of the year two times as a teacher. I have taught history and humanities to 7th and 8th graders. This book discusses the deadly epidemic of Yellow Fever in 1793. This was a true event. We will discuss the other cities that were affected by this epidemic. We will talk about death and grieving. Please let me know if this is a difficult topic for your student. This book focuses on how people react in times of crisis, in this case, an epidemic. Many comparisons can be made with the pandemic in 2020 of Covid-19. Please be aware that students in the class may want to discuss their experience with the pandemic in 2020 and compare it to the epidemic in Philadelphia. I will use this discussion to make a text to real-world compare and contrast lesson. The city of Philadelphia was a Quaker city. Quakers do not allow slavery and because of this, in 1793 Philadelphia, people of African descent were free and not enslaved. During the time of the epidemic, people began to look for causes of the disease, as medicine was not aware of viruses and bacteria and how the disease was spread. We will discuss how white people looked to people of African descent as a cause of the disease and what was done to create understanding and keep peace in Philadelphia. Background for understanding will be provided on the Quaker faith.
Students will have writing and reading to complete following each class. The student will be provided with guided-notes to use as templates and as a resource each week. Vocabulary will be found on the free platform Quizlet.
Book: Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson The teacher provided guided notes
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Quizlet
Students will be assigned writings and guided-notes. At the end of the readings, there will be a choice of projects to complete. There will be an assessment provided for students.
1 hour 40 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.
This book discusses the deadly epidemic of Yellow Fever in 1793. This was a true event. We will discuss the other cities that were affected by this epidemic. We will talk about death and grieving. Please let me know if this is a difficult topic for your student. This book focuses on how people react in times of crisis, in this case, an epidemic. Many comparisons can be made with the pandemic in 2020 of Covid-19. Please be aware that students in the class may want to discuss their experience with the pandemic in 2020 and compare it to the epidemic in Philadelphia. I will use this discussion to make a text to real-world compare and contrast lesson.
Book: Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson Map produced by Billy G. Smith and Paul Sivitz at Montana State University. http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/yellow-fever/yellow-fever-1793-jpg/ Excerpts from PBS Series: Africans in America Teacher created reading discussion guided-notes Guided notes also created by Bolan, Fry, and Ryan
Teacher
Kim Guthriegabs M. EdKim Guthrie M.Ed.
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About Me
I believe that students need to see the personal side of the world. When students begin to see a unique story in a history or science lesson, they become engaged and learn. I speak French and love to travel to countries where I can immerse...
