Letting swift river go by jane yolen little, 1995 isbn 0316968609 paperback tells the story of quabbin reservoir and the central massachusetts towns that were drowned to create the wpa project of the thirties and forties. Writing simple sentences practice the skill 1015 minutes step 1. Cooney, barbara and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These books are generally longer picture books, and their corresponding units are a bit more difficult and sometimes deal with more mature.
Letting swift river go by jane yolen, illustrated by barbara cooney. Letting swift river go by thebookumbrella teachers pay teachers. If your class is reading jane yolens letting swift river go, explore these vocabulary words in context. The story of jumping mouse, a native american legend, retold and illustrated by john steptoe duration. The lesson is designed to integrate the concepts of civic education across.
But it is the single most powerful, simple not easy skill we can cultivate in life. Letting swift river go, a picture book by jane yolen with watercolor illustrations by barbara cooney, describes the flooding of the valley to create the reservoir. This book relates sally janes experience of changing times in rural america, as she witnesses the flooding of the swift river towns in western massachusetts and the sevenyear building of the quabbin reservoir. This letting swift river go story study includes the following.
The lesson is designed to integrate the concepts of civic education across curriculum using jane yolens book letting swift river go. Literary guide for jane yolens letting swift river go hilltown. The town will be flooded along with the rest of the valley to form the quabbin reservoir that will supply water. Sally jane began her life in one of the small towns along the swift river.
Go for a picnic if its summer time, get outside and enjoy those summer bugs. After listening to a readaloud, students will learn new vocabulary words by distinguishing examples and nonexamples of the words. Cut the sentence strips into their subject and predicate. Buy a cheap copy of letting swift river go book by jane yolen. Letting swift river go by jane yolen, illustrated by barbara cooney our.
This story is the bittersweet tale of how sometimes people have to let go of beloved things in the name of progress. They study water vocabulary words in both english and spanish. Literary guide for jane yolens letting swift river go. Letting go is an action of the mind just like letting go of a tissue into a trash can is an action of the hand. But i hadnt known the human story behind it until the local newspaper did an article. To build what would become quabbin reservoir, four small towns had to be completely destroyed. Letting swift river go written by jane yolen, illustrated by barbara cooney foundations of democracy and we the people.
Today we are going to read a story entitled letting swift river go. Letting swift river go questions with emphasis on economic concepts of tradeoffs, natural resources, scarcity, and capital resources. A culture of conservation video series and enhanced learning activities building a culture of conservation. This would supply needed water to boston, one hundred miles to the east. It seems that in the late 30s, the people of the swift river valley towns had. Letting swift river go tells of this dramatic event through the eyes of a young girl, sally jane, as she watches her thriving hometown transformed into a wilderness and. Web resources for using jane yolens books jane yolen. The process and aftereffects of building the reservoir perfectly illustrate the controversial nature of the decision to build, and allowing students to voice their own opinions on the decision can be an empowering and validating experience. A good goalong book is fireflies by julie brinckloe.
Letting swift river go by jane yolen, illustrated by barbara cooney, is the featured childrens book in a new reading resource series from hilltown families letting swift river flow. In maine, the swift rivers sparkle isnt just from sunlight glinting off the rippling current. Before we read the story, i want to introduce some new words that we will come across. Jun 03, 2014 letting go has also become somewhat of a cliche and is often misused in spiritual contexts. Letting swift river go by jane yolen and barbara cooney. A river ran wild by lynne cherry grades k3 flush by carl hiaasen grades 56 letting swift river go by jane yolen and barbara cooney grades k3 the lorax by dr. Letting swift river go yolen lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 3rd grade. The literature study of this beautiful picture book covers authors notes, comprehension and fluency. Place the subjects and predicates in random order in a pocket chart or along the chalkboard ledge. Both yolen and cooney have done many other books and letting swift river. Relates sally janes experience of changing times in rural america, as she lives through the drowning of the swift river towns in western massachusetts to form the.
Letting swift river go by jane yolen, barbara cooney. Letting swift river go yolen, jane, barbara cooney on. Letting swift river go reading resource connecticut river. A good go along book is fireflies by julie brinckloe. The kennedy centers artsedge curriculum, lessons and activities. Science, optics and you activities in optics birefringence in crystals. The refreshing part about this book is that no one is made out to be wrong. Because the city of boston needed more water, the small rural. Letting swift river go by jane yolen paperback book the. In the middle of this century, the swift river towns in western massachusetts were drowned purchased by the government and flooded in order to form the quabbin reservoir.
Story study title page for students before reading worksheet author research worksheet chara. Blood the emperor and the kite letting swift river go owl moon. This book tells of sally jane experiencing the drowning of the swift river to form the quabbin reservoir in massachusetts. Letting swift river go is a bittersweet story of the creation of the quabbin reservoir, located in central massachusetts, between 1927 and 1946 yolen employs a poetic narration of sallys voice as she recollects the realities of living near the flooding of the swiftriver towns and the disappointment of leaving the tranquil rural community sallys family is forced to move, rowing along the. Letting swift river go and are written for a 4th grade classroom, but can easily be adapted to fit classrooms of different grades, multiage homeschool groups, or informal family activities. Swift river reservation petersham 2020 all you need to. These books are generally longer picture books, and their corresponding units are a bit more difficult and sometimes deal with more mature topics and themes such as war, death, and mythology. Letting swift river go literature study by miss pullen tpt. The book letting swift river go by jane yolen is a great book supplement to the social studies.
Jul 16, 20 lesson plans are included in the literature guide. Young readers grades 4 and up non fiction burns, loree g. Letting swift river go summary, 9 activities, and related links. How did the citizens of the swift river towns demonstrate civic virtue. The freereading vocabulary activities are organized into three categories. Before the lesson the teacher should read letting swift river go by.
Lets take a deeper look at what letting go isnt and isand some concrete ways to practice it. Letting swift river go brings up questions of fairness, a few ethical dilemmas, and some social issues, too. There is a lot of history that can be touched on through this book. This book relates sally janes experience of changing times in rural america, as she witnesses the flooding of the swift river towns in western massachusetts and the. In 1927 it was decided by the massachusetts state legislature that the swift river should be dammed to form a reservoir. Tradeoffs, natural resources, scarcity, capital resources sally jane began her life in one of the small towns along the swift river. Letting swift river go by jane yolen, illustrated by barbara cooney our new summer reading resource series will be featured here on hilltown families every. Letting go is an action of the mind just like letting go. When the swift river valley in central massachusetts was flooded in order to create the quabbin reservoir, an entire town was wiped out. Mar 17, 2015 the story of jumping mouse, a native american legend, retold and illustrated by john steptoe duration. This book relates sally janes experience of changing times in rural america, as she witnesses the flooding of the swift river towns in western massachusetts.
You may want to present your student with some cool colored paints and let him create his own cool palette picture. Her extensive body of juvenile fiction also included no bath tonight 1978, the giants go camping 1979, mice on ice 1980, the boy who spoke chimp 1981, letting swift river go 1990, child of faerie, child of earth 1997, off we go. For each of the books below, we have chosen tier two vocabulary words found in the. In the end, it is somewhat redeeming because sally jane learns to let go. Literary guide for jane yolens letting swift river go river. Letting swift river go this is a story study for letting swift river go by jane yolen. Sally jane tells the story of the demise of her beloved town along the swift river in massachusetts. Before reading the story aloud, acquaint learners with these words briefly. The former academy at swift river was located in plainfield, massachusetts. We use letting go whenever we relax, get stress relief, release painful feelings like worry or anger, take things less personally, or drop thoughts that make us and others unhappy like selfcriticism or illogical fears.
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