Unit: Bluford: Brothers in Arms

Resources

Lessons

1. Brothers in Arms: I Need a Good Book! (Book Jacket Project)

   Students will describe several strategies for locating an appealing book to read.
   Students will create a book jacket for an imagined book, including cover, summary, and table of contents.
   Students will give a two-minute Book Talk.

    
2. Brothers in Arms: Sentence Pattern I

   Students will identify sentences beginning with a prepositional phrase.
   Students will create sentences beginning with a prepositional phrase.

    
3. Brothers in Arms: Varying Sentence Length

   Students will practice varying sentence length to add interest to writing.

    
4. Brothers in Arms: Sentence Pattern II Direct Address

   Students will correctly use commas to create sentences containing direct address.