Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

Has anyone read this book with ELL students?  Our adult ed program is using this book for our student Book Club this spring.  Over two months, we will have about 100 students in four class levels (CASAS reading scores approx.185-225) reading and discussing the book in class.  Then we plan to gather as a large group for a final event/celebration in May.

If you’ve used this book, any resources you could share would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance for your help!

Darlene 

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Darlene, Read Works often has great supportive resources. Ignore that they are directed at K-12. Many resources are easily adapted to adults and the site framework is not childish. Their 4 Lesson Plans (righthand column) for Home of the Brave might be useful. -> https://www.readworks.org/books/home-brave.   This Teacher's Guide might give you ideas. https://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/teachers-guides/9780312367657TG.pdf   You might find this Summer Reading Packet useful. It is a reading packet of activities with instructions. (Downloads as a Word doc.)   The Teachers Pay Teachers site has a number of resources that anyone can buy for very little.   If you just Google "Home of the Brave Lesson Plans," you'll find a long list of activities come up.   I am a real fan of Google Earth. I can imagine that students would really thrive through the book by following items on Google Earth. https://www.google.com/earth/education/resources/ is a site for beginners with great ideas. I couldn't find anything on Home of the Brave, but you'll be inspired, for sure. There are many plans developed by teachers everywhere that have students trace characters all over the map.    I hope others here who have taught it will jump in with more goodies! Leecy

I can't add much to the resources that Leecy posted, but we've used this book before.  It was one of the "companion" selections for kids during our city's one city-one book reading program a few years back.  It's a very beautiful book.  I'm sure your students and teachers will love it.  I reread it not long ago just for my own enjoyment.

Hi all, 

Here's a link to the youtube video where Katherine Applegate introduces her book. Here's another video where students created a visual story. Developing something like this would be an awesome way to integrate technology skills in the classroom. 

Finally, here's another example of booktrailersforall. I hope you enjoy these resources and if your students create a booktrailer, consider sharing it here... we would love to see it. 

Sincerely 
Kathy Tracey
@Kathy_Tracey