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The Orphans Find a Home: A St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Story: Living History Through Literature (American Era 3)

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Total Classes: 6

Prerequisite: No class prerequisite. Your student will need Powerpoint or Google Slides to work on the Final Project and Timeline.

Suggested Grade Level: 5th - 8th grade

Suggested Credit: 1/2 semester History or Literature

Instructor: Jackie de Laveaga, BA, M.Ed.

Instructor Email: delaveaga.hsc@gmail.com

Course Description: Living History Through Literature is a project-based course series. These courses weave the study of literature into a meaningful and engaging encounter with a specific era of history. In LHTL: American History 3, we travel to New York City in 1890 to meet three orphans that Mother Cabrini rescues from the streets. This novel will enlighten students on how a modern saint responded with grace and charity to poor, homeless immigrants. Students will study the historical context of the novel and participate in engaging literature discussions. In this project-based course, students will engage in short quizzes and in projects of their choice. Project options will include fiction writing, preparing period-specific food and/or costumes, creating lapbooks, recreating scenes from the novel (Legos, clay, K’nex, digital drawing, hand-drawing, etc.), building a timeline, mapping, and more.

 

Course Outline:

• Class 1: Overview of Historical Context and Novel Introduction
• Class 2: Literature Discussion; Project Introduction
• Class 3: Literature Discussion; Cultural Overview
• Class 4: Literature Discussion; Fiction Writing Tips
• Class 5: Literature Discussion; Final Project Instructions
• Class 6: Literature Analysis and Historical Connections; Student Project Showcase

 

Course Materials: The Orphans Find a Home, A St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Story by Joan Stromberg, ISBN-10: 0966468902; ISBN-13: 978-0966468908

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Homework: Weekly quizzes and reading assignments. Each week, students will work on one project-based assignment that will culminate in a final novel project submission (due at the end of week 6). Homework (including novel reading) will take 1.5-3 hours per week. Parents are encouraged to support younger students by reading texts aloud and helping with project planning and execution.