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John Knowles A Separate Peace
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Wink Rush - Millington Central High School, Tennessee
Websites Reviewer and Compiler
Charles R. Sanders - San Pedro High School, California
Site Ratings
1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3 = Good 4 = ExcellentSome Strategies for Teaching about Adolescent Friendships in Literature
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1980/1/80.01.03.x.html
John Knowles'
A Separate Peace and Willa Cather's My Ántonia
are used in this "extensive lesson plan and complete program" for "exploring adolescent friendships, symbolism, search for identity, and values clarification." This "teacher-friendly" site provides strategies for
"specific in-class and at-home activities directing reading, writing, discussion and lecture," giving the instructor "numerous choices which can easily be molded to fit a personal design."
Overall Rating: 3
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
http://www.bell.k12.ca.us/BellHS/Fac.Staf/Free/separatepeace.html
The author of this site poses a series of "five to ten questions for each
of the twelve chapters in John Knowles' novel A Separate Peace." Teachers may want to use the questions "to design a test," or as a study guide for the novel, and students could "facilitate reading
comprehension and retention of concrete elements of the story" through a "reader's response journal."
Overall Rating: 2**Because the time period of A Separate Peace is during World War II,
humanities teachers might find the following history links useful in complementing the reading of the novel. The History Place: World War II in Europe
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/
This site is a download behemoth, but it is possibly the most complete "compilation of historical events in the Hitler era" to be found on
the Internet. Included here are "Hitler's complete history," a timeline of "all significant events" of World War II, "a Holocaust timeline with over 150 photos, and a Hitler Youth section that includes audio from
Hitler's speeches." The history researcher will find "fabulous links," including a "This Day in History" link. This site is "perfect for students of all ages."
Overall Rating: 4
World War II: An American Scrapbook
http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4616/
A group of fifth grade students from Texas has created this
"scrapbook of family stories" about World War II. In a "beautifully composed site," the students have compiled a series of "thought-provoking and enlightening" interviews which should help "build interest...around
this often difficult topic and (even) get family members involved in their kids' works." Also included are "three thorough lesson plans for fourth to eighth grade," and a "how we built our site" if your class
"wants to do a similar project."
Overall Rating: 4Mr. Dowling's Virtual Classroom: The World Wars
http://www.mrdowling.com/706wars.html
Middle school students who visit this virtual classroom will find a huge collection of social studies topics including many dealing with World War II. The "Wars
section includes the alliances, the War, America's involvement, Truman's and Hitler's words, and many facts that student should know before studying the War." For each topic, Mr. Dowling has provided homework
questions and "things you should know." This is "a wonderful interactive site to get student interested in studying our history."
Overall Rating: 3 |
