Title:
Appalachia: Voices of Sleeping Birds
by Cynthia Rylant
ISBN-13: 9780152018931
Houghton Mifflin
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Genre:
F
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T ext Structure:
 Narrative Informational
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Level:
O
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Literacy Core Objective: 3rd Grade Standard 4000-07-2i:
Compile information from text
2a: Relate prior knowledge to make connections to text (text to self)
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Enduring Understanding: Purpose for reading
Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast life in the Appalachian “rural” as to their own life in the city.
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Content Core Objective:
: 3rd Grade Standard 2 objective
1a: Identify the elements of culture
1b: Describe how stories, folktales, music and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.
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“I Can Statements” - Essential Questions:
I can describe the activities and customs of the Appalachian rural communities.
I can describe the activities and customs of a suburban community.
I can compile information from text and compare it with my own knowledge of suburban and rural life.
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ELL Strategies:
Draw a picture of my home
Draw a picture of the home in Appalachia
Star things that are the same in both houses. Write a statement comparing the both homes
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Before Reading
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Vocabulary: Use the graphic organizer attached. Directions: Write the word, a kid friendly definition, draw a picture or sketch.
Appalachia
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hillbillies
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sensitive
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outhouses
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buttermilk
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honeysuckle
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Activate/Build Prior Knowledge:
Have you ever visited a small town? What did you notice that was different about it from life in our city?
Comprehension Strategy: Determining importance for compiling information
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Pacing Guide:
This book could be done in 3 periods
Day 1: Rural life explanation and Suburban life explanation, vocabulary and begin reading
Day 2: Read and use some of the after reading questions as appropriate
Day 3: Finish reading and perform the Venn Diagram assessment
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During Reading
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Using appropriate Guided reading strategies, students will be reading at their own pace and teachers will be listening to students read, monitoring, giving feedback, taking anecdotal notes and running records.
Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text:
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After Reading
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What does the Author mean on page 7, when she says “Those who don’t live in Appalachia and don’t understand it sometimes make the mistake of calling these people “hillbillies.” It isn’t a good word for them. They probably would prefer “Appalachians.” Like anyone else, they’re sensitive about words.
Why do you think the author spends time telling the reader about the different kinds of dogs? (pages 1 -7)
Read aloud page 11 last paragraph. (goes on to page 12) Listen for the description. Can you “visualize” the kind of food eaten and the smells?
Name 3 things that the people of Appalachia are like you. Name 3 things that you believe to be different.
On page 21, the author describes, “the men and women of Appalachia have no sourness about them”. What do you think she means by that statement?
If you had to describe Appalachia, what kind of place do you think that it is? What are your clues from the text?
Make a chart together with your group to prepare them for the Venn Diagram:
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Me
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Appalachia
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The foods
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Activities
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Pets
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Jobs
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Houses
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Sunday
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Summer
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Winter
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Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text:
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Content Core Integration:(Science, Soc. St., Math, etc.)
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Assessment:
Use the Venn diagram. Compare the suburban life to the rural life. Write a statement describing rural life.
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Activities:
Lesson ideas for this book including writing activities:
http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lesson/1501/Appalachia.htm
Kids had to make their own fun in rural Appalachia, here is a link for fun projects that kids might have made:
www.jcpl.net/ysrv/brochures/mountain%20u.s.%20bklst.pdf
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