My Colonial Journal for Boys
Title | My Colonial Journal for Boys PDF eBook |
Author | Geoff Baggett |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2017-05-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780997383324 |
My Colonial Journal for Boys is an interactive journaling notebook that combines lessons in Colonial / Revolutionary War History with daily journaling and writing projects. The journal is divided into three units: Early Colonial Life, Revolutionary War Home Life, and History of the American Revolution. Each section includes weekly "Diary Days" and the writing of a short story on the final day of the unit. This journal is perfect for classroom or homeschool use. Parents may use it in conjunction with their child's social studies curriculum. It also makes a great summer-long project for kids to learn more about their early American History! The culmination of the 50-day experience is the writing of the "My Masterpiece" short story, which kids can enter in the yearly Short Story Competition at mycolonialjournal.com. A companion My Colonial Journal for Girls is also available. **For kids age 9-12.
My Colonial Journal for Girls
Title | My Colonial Journal for Girls PDF eBook |
Author | Geoff Baggett |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2017-05-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780997383379 |
My Colonial Journal for Girls is an interactive journaling notebook that combines lessons in Colonial / Revolutionary War History with daily journaling and writing projects. The journal is divided into three units: Early Colonial Life, Revolutionary War Home Life, and History of the American Revolution. Each section includes weekly "Diary Days" and the writing of a short story on the final day of the unit. This journal is perfect for classroom or homeschool use. Parents may use it in conjunction with their child's social studies curriculum. It also makes a great summer-long project for kids to learn more about their early American History! The culmination of the 50-day experience is the writing of the "My Masterpiece" short story, which kids can enter in the yearly Short Story Competition at mycolonialjournal.com. A companion My Colonial Journal for Boys is also available. **For kids age 9-12.
Letters, Journals, & Diaries of ye Colonial America
Title | Letters, Journals, & Diaries of ye Colonial America PDF eBook |
Author | Don Corbly |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 474 |
Release | 2009-11-11 |
Genre | American diaries |
ISBN | 0557180732 |
These 93 stories provide a unique insight into the lives of mostly ordinary colonial people who lived in extraordinary times. Read the first description of the New World in the exploring ship captain's logbook, a letter from the first indentured servant, and the trial of Bridget Bishop, the first person hung for witchcraft in Salem. Compare the diary of the richest man in Virginia to Mary Cooper's diary wherein she longed for rest from her labors.Read 16-year-old George Washington's Rules of Civility, the pathetic letter from near-destitute indentured Elizabeth Sprig, Benjamin Franklin's account of Grime's confession and hanging, John Adams' defense of British soldiers in the Boston Massacre, and the first prayer given in the First Continental Congress.Read 16-year-old Sally Wister's diary of the battle of Germantown, a journal of the participants in the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's account of his Midnight Ride, and newspaper accounts of President Washington's death and funeral.
Children in Colonial America
Title | Children in Colonial America PDF eBook |
Author | James Alan Marten |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0814757162 |
Examining the aspects of childhood in the American colonies between the late 16th and late 18th centuries, this text contains essays and documents that shed light on the ways in which the process of colonisation shaped childhood, and in turn how the experience of children affected life in colonial America.
Emma's Journal
Title | Emma's Journal PDF eBook |
Author | Marissa Moss |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780152163259 |
From 1774 to 1776, Emma describes in her journal her stay in Boston, where she witnesses the British blockade and spies for the American militia. Features hand-printed text, drawings, and marginal notes.
If I Ran the Zoo
Title | If I Ran the Zoo PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Seuss |
Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 63 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0394800818 |
Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.
Our Strange New Land
Title | Our Strange New Land PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Hermes |
Publisher | Scholastic Paperbacks |
Pages | 109 |
Release | 2002-05-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780439368988 |
Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encounters Indians, suffers hunger and the death of friends, and helps her father build their first home.