Comments on: Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Faith http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Faith Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:35:16 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/#comment-1998 sorry, forgot to mention that Phillis Wheatley was a slave who became the first black poet in America! sorry, forgot to mention that Phillis Wheatley was a slave who became the first black poet in America!

]]> By: Faith http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/comment-page-1/#comment-1997 Faith Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:34:05 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/#comment-1997 Have you read 'Hang A Thousand Trees with Ribbons'? It's a very good historical biography/novel of Phillis Wheatley's life during the American Revolution (the latter half of the novel, anyway.) Have you read ‘Hang A Thousand Trees with Ribbons’?
It’s a very good historical biography/novel of Phillis Wheatley’s life during the American Revolution (the latter half of the novel, anyway.)

]]> By: Jen Hubert http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Jen Hubert Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:26:40 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/#comment-366 Hi Emily, Our students write each other letters that describe what's happening in their books. They have to set themselves a section of reading, then report on it. They comment about literary aspects, but also list facts they have gleaned about the Civil War through their fiction reading. Hi Emily,

Our students write each other letters that describe what’s happening in their books. They have to set themselves a section of reading, then report on it. They comment about literary aspects, but also list facts they have gleaned about the Civil War through their fiction reading.

]]> By: emily http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/comment-page-1/#comment-365 emily Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:10:44 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/11/11/red-moon-at-sharpsburg-by-rosemary-wells/#comment-365 I also teach an 8th grade civil war unit and I am curious what you do for your Civil War book project? I also teach an 8th grade civil war unit and I am curious what you do for your Civil War book project?

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