tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post1261016456096959342..comments2023-11-02T08:26:08.765-07:00Comments on Yes, This Will Be On The Test Leslie S. Rose: View from the 5th Grade Trenches -March 2012 - Hysterical for HistoricalLeslie S. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-24006570242089126772012-03-14T17:54:55.401-07:002012-03-14T17:54:55.401-07:00Laurie Halse Anderson also wrote a book about Vall...Laurie Halse Anderson also wrote a book about Valley Forge. We didn't read any historical fiction in elementary or middle school. That might have helped. When my son gets to 5th grade, I hope his teacher is as cool as you!Vicki Tremperhttp://www.vbtremper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-21254832008922656242012-03-13T16:29:20.009-07:002012-03-13T16:29:20.009-07:00Fever 1793. I liked that one a lot. I also love al...Fever 1793. I liked that one a lot. I also love all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, which are lightly fictionalized.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-76094120765373932142012-03-13T14:47:31.014-07:002012-03-13T14:47:31.014-07:00I forgot about the My Name is America and Dear Ame...I forgot about the My Name is America and Dear America series. I've read the diary entries in real time at the beginning of social studies classes. It's a quick and easy way to make the time period more real.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-43058097196549678822012-03-13T09:49:38.992-07:002012-03-13T09:49:38.992-07:00Yes, I do remember being bored to tears during his...Yes, I do remember being bored to tears during history class. I would have enjoyed it a lot more if we'd been able to read fiction books as part of the classwork! I don't read much historical fiction, but I did learn about a period of history I previously knew nothing about by reading Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-88346788095051544992012-03-12T21:46:23.314-07:002012-03-12T21:46:23.314-07:00I think I'm seeing a pattern here. Hmmmmm.I think I'm seeing a pattern here. Hmmmmm.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-24019133580318798322012-03-12T19:37:47.136-07:002012-03-12T19:37:47.136-07:00I used hate social studies. But then I found histo...I used hate social studies. But then I found historical romances and history came alive. (Not that I used them to study for exams) :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-27389785879752052622012-03-12T17:00:46.290-07:002012-03-12T17:00:46.290-07:00I loathed history at school to, but I came to love...I loathed history at school to, but I came to love it at college. My teacher there was awesome!<br />I love The Book Thief!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-15998819920017037552012-03-12T14:47:52.340-07:002012-03-12T14:47:52.340-07:00History was always one of my favorite classes. I g...History was always one of my favorite classes. I guess I'd pick Harriet Tubman or Little House on the Prairie. Does that count?M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-47713730926880930042012-03-12T12:23:48.807-07:002012-03-12T12:23:48.807-07:00I actually always loved history, but maybe it'...I actually always loved history, but maybe it's because I read about it on my own as well. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-3285674476985892822012-03-12T04:49:20.845-07:002012-03-12T04:49:20.845-07:00I felt the same way in school. I loathed history! ...I felt the same way in school. I loathed history! Now I'm beating myself up for not listening as much as I should because the storyteller in me eats it up now and I don't know as much as I would like:(Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958057331230037880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-7546054373683489182012-03-11T16:08:54.383-07:002012-03-11T16:08:54.383-07:00I teach history the same way! The kids love it :) ...I teach history the same way! The kids love it :) My favourite to use is Underground to Canada. I've also enjoyed using The True Adventures of Charlotte Doyle - and several of the ones you mentioned! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-88150041768655464382012-03-11T14:49:16.153-07:002012-03-11T14:49:16.153-07:00I did not like History but now I love reading Hist...I did not like History but now I love reading Historical Romances!Romance Book Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268150556737773533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-67977129761874709172012-03-11T11:54:19.395-07:002012-03-11T11:54:19.395-07:00Oh, what I wouldn't have done to have a passio...Oh, what I wouldn't have done to have a passionate history teacher like you! From what I can remember (which is very little) we studied dates and more dates. Ugh.<br /><br />Perhaps I would've remembered more if history was presented in fabulous stories, rather than listed facts. ;)<br /><br />Great post.<br />http://cehart.blogspot.comCheryl Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941924274116467229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-75007506140982000312012-03-11T10:07:59.611-07:002012-03-11T10:07:59.611-07:00What an awesome selection of books. You included s...What an awesome selection of books. You included some of my favorites, too! I also love Snow Treasure (WWII) and Freedom Crossing (Underground Railroad). The students at my school don't learn very much about the history of the United States (or other countires)- but we do a unit on historical fiction in LA. The kids love it!! We also use a lot of great picture books as mentor texts to help set the stage for certain eras (Pink and Say, The Butterfly, etc.). I used to be bored in history, too! Music from different time periods is also a fun way to spice up history. :)Stephanie@The Secret DMS Files of Fairday Morrowhttp://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-78600563797157102692012-03-10T19:13:27.995-08:002012-03-10T19:13:27.995-08:00Thanks for the validation. I was worried I was the...Thanks for the validation. I was worried I was the only one bored and doodling all over my history notes.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-44056787392267047112012-03-10T13:15:10.290-08:002012-03-10T13:15:10.290-08:00Yes I remember history being hideously boring unti...Yes I remember history being hideously boring until I finally had a wonderful European history teacher in high school - and then discovered how much I love history! I've read Number the Stars and The Book Thief but not the others. In the YA book Unearthly, there is a high school history teacher that got the students involved by assigning them historical roles throughout the class - what fun!!!Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-90823547691045703292012-03-09T07:38:55.617-08:002012-03-09T07:38:55.617-08:00I think that's the key to history. I hated it ...I think that's the key to history. I hated it unless it was in a movie. Now I love it. The YA I just wrote has a lot of history in it, but it's told as a thriller that I hope is entertaining.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-24601105273495064462012-03-08T17:27:57.263-08:002012-03-08T17:27:57.263-08:00I agree with you about boring history teachers! I ...I agree with you about boring history teachers! I had one named Mrs. Kossie (she's dead now so I can bash her). Her voice was monotonous to say the least, but what always distracted me from her so-called lessons was her lazy eye. In fact, as a kid it freaked me out of my PF Flyers. I mean, when talking she could look at two students at the same time while focusing on one.<br /><br />Thankfully, while in college I had a great history professor for two classes. He was animated and would act out scenes. Too, he had a penchant, I believe, for some extravagant hyperbole. Besides, I made two A's in his classes so it's all good.<br /><br />Entertainment IS crucial to garnering interest from students nowadays, so keep up the good fight.Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-65208599105534986922012-03-08T00:09:09.876-08:002012-03-08T00:09:09.876-08:00Congratulations Leslie!
You won the Louisa Georg...Congratulations Leslie! <br /><br />You won the Louisa George giveaway! Please check this post http://louisageorge.blogspot.com/2012/03/winner-of-romance-book-paradise-give.htmlNashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-35721818107471405412012-03-07T21:56:44.904-08:002012-03-07T21:56:44.904-08:00Hmm, you're email just got to me today. Anyway...Hmm, you're email just got to me today. Anyway, The Witch At Blackbird Pond was my absolute favorite! But in 5th grade we studied the Revolutionary war exclusively. We had this wonderful teacher who had us make a huge project, writing papers on battles and people and draw pictures (Lord those are funny) and I wrote poems Oh how funny those are. And I made my own parchment by tea dying paper then burning the edges. It was the most fun I ever had learning. I still have that project. The Boston Tea party was my favorite story that I wrote up in it. I'm surprised I didn't staple tea bags all over it! It took a lot of time, not one of those to be done at the last minute, but sometimes I wish school projects were like that again.<br /><br />HeatherBURIED IN BOOKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205451716054533728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-58704589652009516252012-03-07T20:32:37.590-08:002012-03-07T20:32:37.590-08:00Caddie Woodlawn was my daughter's FAVORITE. I ...Caddie Woodlawn was my daughter's FAVORITE. I show the Disney Johnny Tremain movie every year on the last week of school, and the liberty song is stuck in my head for a month.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-80549897996001454842012-03-07T20:30:59.939-08:002012-03-07T20:30:59.939-08:00I think you marrying a history Ph.D. falls under t...I think you marrying a history Ph.D. falls under the category of Karma. I fell for history when I started studying theatre.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-88187388179111535312012-03-07T16:42:38.069-08:002012-03-07T16:42:38.069-08:00I was bored with history during school, but now I ...I was bored with history during school, but now I love it. My favorite time was visiting Washington D.C., Mount Vernon, and Gettysburg as an adult, and soaking up all that amazing history.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-85401163943408940682012-03-07T15:48:16.703-08:002012-03-07T15:48:16.703-08:00Ooo, you've listed some good ones! I remember ...Ooo, you've listed some good ones! I remember reading Johnny Tremain in sixth grade and it making a huge impression on me. I also love Caddie Woodlawn. I have a deep appreciation for well-told historical fiction--so much research!Michelle L. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144191129362767115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887055429481495116.post-34572319649547450922012-03-07T15:42:44.304-08:002012-03-07T15:42:44.304-08:00I love ancient history. But my favorite historical...I love ancient history. But my favorite historical fiction book was Newbery Award winner A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. That was one awesome book!Laurisa White Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500840034913586508noreply@blogger.com