NAME: Dana Martinko SCHOOL: Chillicothe High School WORKSHOP LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio TITLE OF COMPANION ACTION PLAN: Across Five Aprils GRADE LEVELS: 7 CURRICULUM/SUBJECT AREA: language arts SPECIFIC TOPIC: Across Five Aprils (novel about Civil War) ACROSS FIVE APRILS by Dana Martinko Cover photo from Amazon.com This pathfinder has been designed to aid teachers and students with the study of the novel Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt. BOOKS Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy. Echoes of Glory. Alexandria: Time-Life, 1998. (973.742 ARM) Arms and Equipment of the Union. Echoes of Glory. Alexandria: Time-Life, 1998. (973.741 ARM) Illus. Atlas of the Civil War. Echoes of Glory. Alexandria: Time-Life, 1998. (973.73 ILL) McPherson, James M. For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War. Oxford University, 1997. (973.7 McP) Seidman, Filene. The Civil War: A History in Documents. New York: Oxford University, 2001. (973.7 SEI) Wisler, G. Clifton. When Johnny Went Marching: Young Americans Fight the Civil War. 1st ed. New York: Harper Collins, 2001. (973.7 WIS) WEBPAGES FOR TEACHERS Links to help with journal writing topics about this book http://pierce.brookline.mec.edu/Pierce_School/CivilWar_Folder/Across%20Five%20April%20Reading.htm Lesson Plans: Literature connections including related reading http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/litcons/across/guide.cfm Across Five Aprils B using primary documents to understand the story http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/civwnov/civilwar11.htm Across Five Aprils B lesson plans http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-17165.html Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/brady_photographs/brady_photographs.html More teacher ideas http://ns007.k12.sd.us/Readcomp/across_five_aprils.htm Irene Hunt: Teacher Resource File http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hunt.htm Irene Hunt: Web English Teacher includes test, handouts, etc. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hunt.html More related reading http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/acrossfive.html More ideas with printable handouts http://familyeducation.com/printables/package/0,2358,1-31429,00.html More ideas with instructions http://www.katy.isd.tenet.edu/pathways/resources/la/5aprils/intro.htm Civil War Soldiers: Fact and Fiction http://www.counselorresources.com/c/@6mWgRXXojtLhI/Pages/article.html?article@CivilWarSoldiers More ideas including webquests http://www.kcusd.org/~slorenzo/webquests/cwlang/cwlang.html WEBPAGES FOR STUDENTS Book Notes with Topic Tracking http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/fiveaprils/ A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln B The Chicago Historical Society http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ahd/exhibit_menu.html Civil War Costumes Page B ideas for easy costumes http://homeschoolinthewoods.com/UnitStudies/civilwar-costumes.htm Pictures of replica clothing and accessories http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/cat_wellappointed.html "Divided Loyalties": a play Divided Loyalties. By: Miller, Amy. Junior Scholastic, 01/08/2001, Vol. 103 Issue 10, p16, 4p; Reading Level (Lexile): 530; (AN 3979193) PRIMARY DOCUMENTS The Valley of the Shadow: two communities during the Civil War -has interactive maps, lots of primary documents and photos http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/index.html The Library of Congress B Civil War Photographs http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html Matthew BradyBs Portraits http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/index2.htm Search the Annals of America for the Civil War years; search for documents and multimedia http://america.eb.com/america/article?eu=411713&query=civil+war+songs American Memory from the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/tcrhtml/ Search for "common soldier not review". After locating that specific article search again for your specific topic. Next go to images and search for an image of President Lincoln and one of President Davis.