Resources
Adler, David A., John C. Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner. A Picture Book of George Washington. New York: Holiday House, 1989. This picture book gives biographical information about the life of George Washington.
Adler, David A., and Robert Casilla. A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Holiday House, 1989. This picture book gives biographical information about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Adler, David A., John C. Wallner, and Alexandra Wallner. A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus. New York: Holiday House, 1991. This picture biography outlines the life and achievements of Christopher Columbus
Apple. "Art Gallery: +3000 Artists." iTunes Preview. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/art-gallery-+3000-artists/id648853882?mt=8 (accessed July 14, 2013). This is a free digital app offered for apple products. It features art from numerous collections.
"Biographies." Harcourt School Publishers. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/index.html (accessed July 13, 2013). This website offers biographical information on a variety of people. The text is appropriate for elementary students to read and understand.
"Biographies for Kids, Famous Leaders for Young Readers." Garden of Praise. http://www.gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm (accessed July 13, 2013). This website offers biographical information on a variety of leaders. The text is appropriate for elementary students to read and understand.
"Biographies for Kids: Inventors, Athletes, World Leaders, Women." Ducksters: Fun Kid site with safe search, sports, games, jokes, and homework help. http://www.ducksters.com/biography/ (accessed July 13, 2013). This children's website offers biographical information on a variety of people.
Brown, Chester. Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography. Montreial: Drawn and Quarterly, 2003. This comic-strip biography details the adult life of Louis Riel, a Canadian leader and politician.
Calkins, Lucy . A Curricular Plan for the Reading Workshop. Portsmouth: Firsthand Heinemann, 2011. This teacher reference book details how to introduce and teach the Reading Workshop in 2nd Grade.
Calkins, Lucy. The Art of Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1986. This textbook for teachers organizes how to teach writing and run a writer's workshop.
Calkins, Lucy, and Shelley Harwayne. Living Between the Lines. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1991. This book reads like a narrative textbook for teachers offering advice, encouragement and instruction on how to create a classroom of writers.
Calkins, Lucy. A Curricular Plan for the Writing Workshop. Portsmouth: First Hand Heinemann, 2011. This teacher reference book details how to introduce and teach the Writing Workshop in 2nd Grade.
Caro, Robert A. Means of Ascent. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. This is the second book in a series detailing the life of Lyndon Johnson.
"Contemporary Art: Original Photography, Painting, Sculpture and Prints." Artspan. http://www.artspan.com/ (accessed July 15, 2013). This website offers contemporary art gathered from various sources.
International Reading Association. "Cube Creator." Homepage - ReadWriteThink. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/ (accessed July 12, 2013). This interactive websites provides an organizer for students to enter information about a biography they read or their own autobiography and it generates it into a cube maker.
Dr. Seuss. Horton Hears a Who!. New York: Random House, 1954. This Dr. Seuss book features a large elephant who tries to protect small creatures.
"English Language Arts Standards." Common Core State Standards Initiative. http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy (accessed July 13, 2013). This website lists and annotates the English Language Arts Common Core standards.
"Google Images." Google. https://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi (accessed July 14, 2013). This website can be used as a search engine for finding art and portraits to use in the classroom.
Hamilton, Nigel. How To Do Biography: A Primer. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008. This book offers examples from various biographies as well as ideas for how to write a biography.
"Hermione Lee Biography: A Very Short Introduction." Meet the Author Bringing Books to Life!. http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/1842.html (accessed July 13, 2013). This website has a three minute video clip of Hermione Lee talking about her book Biography: A Very Short Introduction.
Teacher College. "Home - The Reading & Writing Project." The Reading & Writing Project. http://readingandwritingproject.com/ (accessed July 14, 2013). This website offers teachers lots of information and resources for using the reading workshop model and the writing workshop model as described by Lucy Calkins.
Johnson, Ann Donegan, and Steve Pileggi. The Value of Giving: The Story of Beethoven. La Jolla, Calif.: Value Communications, 1979. This character book about Beethoven's life focuses on the theme of giving and how he gives back to others.
Johnson, Spencer, and Steve Pileggi. The Value of Saving: The Story of Benjamin Franklin. La Jolla, Calif.: Value Communications, 1978. This value book describes the life of Benjamin Franklin through a character book with a focus on his attitude toward saving.
Lee, Hermione. Biography: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. This short reference book defines and gives examples of various types, styles, and subjects of biography.
"Library of Congress Home." Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/index.html (accessed July 15, 2013). This website offers a digital representation of art.
"Meet Amazing Americans." America's Story from America's Library. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/index.php (accessed July 13, 2013). This website offers biographical information on a variety of Americans. The text is appropriate for elementary students to read and understand.
"NGAkids Art Zone." National Gallery of Art. http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/kids.html (accessed July 15, 2013). This site digitally offers art available at The National Gallery of Art.
State Board of Education. "North Carolina Essential Standards Social Studies." Public Schools of North Carolina. www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/new-standards/social-studies/k-2.pdf (accessed July 13, 2013). This website lists and annotates the Essential Standards for Social Studies that my state follows.
"PLUTARCH on BIOGRAPHY." California State University, Northridge. http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/plutbiog.html (accessed July 13, 2013). This professor's webpage zooms in on how Plutarch regarded biography.
Pusey, Edward Bouverie. The Confessions of St. Augustine. London: J.M. Dent & Sons; 1907. This translated edition of St. Augustine's autobiography describes his life starting at infancy.
"The Partnership for 21st Century Skills." The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. http://www.p21.org/ (accessed July 15, 2013). This website highlights 21st century skills and outcomes expected of College and Career ready students.
Ulrich, Laurel. A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812. New York: Knopf, 1990. This book is a biography written based on the diary of a midwife.
Woolf, Virginia. Orlando: A Biography. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1928. This fictional biography describes the life of a character Orlando as he transitions from a man to a woman.
"deviantART: Where ART Meets Application!." deviantART. http://www.deviantart.com/ (accessed July 15, 2013). This website offers a digital representation of art on various subjects from different artists.
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