"American Girl" Discussions Starting
effra2001
Dear Unschooling-dotcom list members:
Hello. I am not selling anything. What I'm offering is a free
resource.
I run the list [email protected], and we have just
started a comprehensive reading of the "American Girls" books. (I'm
sure you all are familiar with these books, but to jog your memory if
not, they are the books focusing on certain girls during different
periods of American history.)
Through our discussions of these books, we will be generating
questions and activities that may be good for homeschooling (or
unschooling) parents and homeschooled (or unschooled) children who
are working with these books. (BooksAboutGirls is family-friendly, so
children and adolescents can
subscribe safely.)
I have a detailed Reading Schedule posted in the "Files" section of
the BooksAboutGirls site (which is at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BooksAboutGirls/ ), but here is a
shortened version of the schedule, showing the dates, the American
Girl, and the historical period corresponding to that fictional
figure. If you and your children are studying any of these
historical periods, please consider joining the list together! (I've
listed information and subscription URLs below.)
January 21st - March 3rd, 2002: the "Felicity" books -- Colonial
America and Revolutionary period
March 4th - April 14th, 2002: the "Josefina" books -- early 19th
century America, in the area soon to become the state of New Mexico
April 15th - May 26th, 2002: the "Kirsten books -- mid-19th century,
immigrants from Sweden as pioneers in Minnesota
May 27th - July 7th, 2002: the "Addy" books -- post-Civil War,
African-American experience, leaving the South and slavery and making
lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 8th - August 18th, 2002: the "Samantha" books -- orphaned girl
living with her wealthy grandmother at the turn of the century (the
last one :)
August 19th - September 29th, 2002: the "Kit" books -- middle-class
girl living during the Great Depression
September 30th - November 10th, 2002: the "Molly" books -- middle-
class girl living during World War 2.
For more information about BooksAboutGirls and to subscribe:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BooksAboutGirls/
Hope some of you can join!
-- Effra
Hello. I am not selling anything. What I'm offering is a free
resource.
I run the list [email protected], and we have just
started a comprehensive reading of the "American Girls" books. (I'm
sure you all are familiar with these books, but to jog your memory if
not, they are the books focusing on certain girls during different
periods of American history.)
Through our discussions of these books, we will be generating
questions and activities that may be good for homeschooling (or
unschooling) parents and homeschooled (or unschooled) children who
are working with these books. (BooksAboutGirls is family-friendly, so
children and adolescents can
subscribe safely.)
I have a detailed Reading Schedule posted in the "Files" section of
the BooksAboutGirls site (which is at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BooksAboutGirls/ ), but here is a
shortened version of the schedule, showing the dates, the American
Girl, and the historical period corresponding to that fictional
figure. If you and your children are studying any of these
historical periods, please consider joining the list together! (I've
listed information and subscription URLs below.)
January 21st - March 3rd, 2002: the "Felicity" books -- Colonial
America and Revolutionary period
March 4th - April 14th, 2002: the "Josefina" books -- early 19th
century America, in the area soon to become the state of New Mexico
April 15th - May 26th, 2002: the "Kirsten books -- mid-19th century,
immigrants from Sweden as pioneers in Minnesota
May 27th - July 7th, 2002: the "Addy" books -- post-Civil War,
African-American experience, leaving the South and slavery and making
lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 8th - August 18th, 2002: the "Samantha" books -- orphaned girl
living with her wealthy grandmother at the turn of the century (the
last one :)
August 19th - September 29th, 2002: the "Kit" books -- middle-class
girl living during the Great Depression
September 30th - November 10th, 2002: the "Molly" books -- middle-
class girl living during World War 2.
For more information about BooksAboutGirls and to subscribe:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BooksAboutGirls/
Hope some of you can join!
-- Effra