Friday, March 27, 2009

The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis


REALISTIC/HISTORICAL FICTION
CHAPTER BOOK


http://www.boobis.com/students/pyramid.html

Story Pyramid for The Watsons Go to Birmingham
By Christopher Paul Curtis
Kenny
Cross-eyed Smart
Suburban Freezing Middle Class
Kenny learns about life
Byron is mean to Kenny
The family traveled south to Alabama
The kids learn about troubles down south
Everyone should be treated with respect and love


Pyramid created by Kelly Reardon

I would use this book in my classroom as a literature integration when studying the Civil Rights movement in social studies. The book is award winning and would also offer great literature for the classroom library.

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