Lois Lowry
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Biography

Lois Lowry
From Internet Public Library
Lois Lowry
Past biography from Educational Paperback Association
Lois Lowry From Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Learning About Lois Lowry From Kay Vandergrift's page
ALSC Lois Lowry

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Bibliography

Bibliography

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Criticism

Reviews from professional sources are included in annotations at Bibliography
Autumn Street From Carol Hurst
The Giver From Carol Hurst
Number the Stars From Carol Hurst
Rabble Starkey From Carol Hurst
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Lesson Plans

Anticipation Guide. Gathering Blue
Grades 5 to 8; By Sinead Waters Turner, from KidReach
Lesson Plan. Gathering Blue
Grades 5 to 8; From KidReach
World War II As Seen through Children's Literature By Laura Pringleton.
From Yale-New Haven. Language Arts, Mathematics, Social
Studies and Science, grades 5-12.
The Giver
Cyberguide from SCORE, California Language Arts
Opening to Unit on The Giver
Grades 9-12; by Mary Lou Faircloth; from North Carolina Dept.
Public Instruction
Search for Tomorrow: Science Fiction Literature and Today's Student
By Anthony F. Franco. Grade 8, adaptable.
From Yale New Haven Lesson Plans
The Giver
Author's message; About the Book; Lesson plan;
Themes of diversity, emotions, euthanasia; From Random House
Number the Stars
Grade 6; Jews in the Holocaust; From Houghton Mifflin
Number the Stars
Unit plan by Beverly VanHook; Also includes Night
by Elie Wiesel
Teaching the Holocaust By Paul Delwiche. From Encarta. Grades 4-8.

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ERIC Resources

For abstracts, please search AskEric directly.

Favorite Newbery Books of Sixth Grade Students, Teachers, and Library Media Specialists.

"Reading Research and Instruction", v38, n1, p131-41,
Winter 1999.
An Interview with Lois Lowry, 1994 Newbery Medal Winner.
"Reading Teacher", v48, n4, p[308-09, Dec.-Jan.
1994-95
"Number the Stars": Lois Lowry's Journey to the Newbery Award.
"Reading Teacher", v44, n2, p98-101, Oct. 1990.
Bringing a Book to Life: An Interview with Lois Lowry.
"New Advocate", v11, n3, p193-201, Summer 1998
"The Giver" by Lois Lowry: Literature Unit. Junior high
ED388994
The Pleasure of Thinking.
"Language Arts", v76, n2, p135-43, Nov. 1998.
Sensing the Vapors of Truth.
"Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young
Adults", v7, n5, p34-38, May-June 1998.
Efferent and Aesthetic Stance: Understanding the Definition of Lois Lowry's "The Giver" as Metaphor.
"Journal of Children's Literature", v23, n2, p34-41,
Fall 1997.
Doubletalk: A Literary Pairing of "The Giver" and "We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy."
"Children's Literature in Education", v29, n2, p69-78,
June 1998.
Literature-Based Exploration: Efferent and Aesthetic.
ED453545
What's Good about the Best?
"English Journal", v90, n3, p40-42, Jan. 2001.
The Eight Best Novels for Middle-Grade Teachers. 1999.
ED438560
Censorship in All Seasons: Considering the Fiction of the Past, the Present , and the Future to Help Students Understanding the Concept of Censorship in Our World Today. Secondary level
ED376491
Literacy through Literature. Proceedings of the Annual Conference and Course on Literacy
ED347503
Becoming a Nation of Writers: Writing as Literature.
ED334598
Metaphor and Mantra: The Function of Stories in Number the Stars.
"Children's Literature in Education", v27, n2, p123-30,
June 1996.
A Read-Aloud for English Classrooms.
"Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy", v39, n8,
p680-83, May 1996.
Technology-Based Literature Plans for Elementary Students.
"Reading Teacher", v45, n3, p236-38, Nov. 1991.
Anastasia Agonistes: The Tragicomedy of Lois Lowry.
"Horn Book Magazine", v63, n2, p181-87, Mar.-Apr. 1987.
Making News Connections.
"Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy", v41, n7,
p584-85, April 1998.
Adolescent/Young Adult Literature Titles/Holocaust. Bibliography
ED413614

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