Combining a love for the Lord, literature, and history is a great way to get students to engage in the study of literature. Add grammar and writing and it is even better!
In my 8th grade English class, we have been studying the novel
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt. I have been using this novel to teach not just the plot, character, setting, and theme of the novel, but also to teach about the Civil War, the presidency of Lincoln, the ideas of amnesty and emancipation, writing, researching, vocabulary, sentence structure.... The list goes on! Teaching in a Christian school adds umbrella of teaching everything from a Biblical worldview, seeing everything from the lens of the Word.
As we bring the study of this novel to a close, my students will be designing and creating a project display board - as they take on the role of Literary Curator to analyze and demonstrate their understanding of the novel and its historical context, incorporating, of course, a Biblical worldview. I can't wait to see what they create!
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