Joan Blos
Teacher Resource File
Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Joan W. Blos page. You will find biography, lesson plans, a bibliography and criticism. For other authors, see Authors & Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults. The ISLMC is a meta-site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap. Page revised 12/26/02.


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Biography

Joan Blos
Author profile from Simon Says
Joan Blos - Smallwood Author Visit
Biography awards, more
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Lesson Plans

Brooklyn - Then and Now
Grades 5 to 8; unit plan with theme Brooklyn Expedition;
Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme
Teacher's Guide to American Art. Early Republic and Western Expansion 1800s to 1850s
A Gathering of Days on reading list; Lesson plans
Local Neighborhood, Getting Along and Our Community
Resources from Washington; Old Henry
C Is for Citizenship : Using Literature to Teach Citizenship Concepts
Books to aid in teaching citizenship; Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme
Primary Civics (K-2) Rules and Laws
Reading list; from University of Delaware; Old Henry
Constitution Center. Ladies of the 80's: 1780's, 1880's, 1980's
See section on background material on the 1880's. A Gathering
of Days: A New England Girl's Journal 1830-1832
Booktalk. A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832
From Nancy Keane's booktalks
Booktalk. Brothers of the Heart: A Story of the Old Northwest 1837-1838
From Nancy Keane's booktalks
Finding Yourself Through Autobiography
Unit & lesson plans; By Patrick A. Velardi. English grade 6; Humanities, grade 7.
Autobiography in America
Unit & lesson plans; By Robert Stepto. From Yale-New Haven
Teachers Institute
StoryWeb. Martin's Hat
pdf file; from Library Expo
Seasons and Seasonal Holidays
pdf file; Grade K social science; A Seed, A Flower, A
Minute, An Hour

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Bibliography

ISLMC Joan Blos Bibliography

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Criticism

Historical Fiction or Fictionalized History? Problems for Writers of Historical Novels for Young Adults
By Joanne Brown; ALAN Review, Fall 1998.
A Gathering of Days Reviews by students at Appalachian State
Old Henry Review by Carol Hurst

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