Book+Review

Dimonique Daughtry 2/22/12 Social Studies in the Elementary school Dr. Liu

The Story of Ruby Bridges Book Review The Story of Ruby Bridges is written by Robert Cole and its illustrator is George Ford. Ruby Bridges was published by Scholastics Inc. and was copyrighted in 1995. This story is a bibliography of a child name Ruby Bridges. She was the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Due to families disagreeing with desegregation of the school, Ruby Bridges eventually became the only child in her school. Everyday her six year old self had to face a mob of angry prejudice white people who wanted to hurt or kill her, and every day she would not show any signs of negative emotions. Ruby Bridges continued to go to school for months following the same routine of ignoring the mod and being successful in an empty school. Later on in the year things change for Ruby as she makes history. This story is related to history. It tells a story about historical an event that has happened in New Orleans in the year 1960. This book focused on the issue of illegal segregation in the south at this time. Some words that can be introduces is segregation, desegregation and racism. **Pennsylvania Social Studies Standards** This book is appropriate for 3rd grade. I chose this book because third grade is when children begin to understand the effects that people have on the world. At this age they should be able to identify historical events and identify events in their own lives and relate them or make since of it in their own world. I would use this book for many different reasons in my classroom. I would use this book as a whole group reading to just introduce the book to the class or to begin a lesson. I would allow it to be used for silent reading and have children to write a reflection on it. A copy of a page could be used for instruction on a specific point in the book. For example, this book would be a good book to teach inferencing. This book could be used for researched-based on other historical events in that time period.
 * **Introduction** **of Book**
 * **What is it about?**
 * **What is the related subject areas, content concepts or vocabulary found in the book?**
 * **What NCSS themes and Pennsylvania social studies standards does it cover?**
 * NCSS Themes **
 * Culture: Traditions, beliefs, and values of their own groups and society, as well as those of others
 * Time, Continuity, and Change: The past, as well as stability and change over time
 * **Individual Development and Identity:** Personal identity and cultural contexts
 * **Individuals, Groups, and Institutions:** Types of groups and institutions and their relationships to individuals
 * **Power, Authority, and Governance:** Structure of specific governments and various types of government across time and cultures
 * **Civic Ideals and Practices:** Ideals, beliefs, values, and practices associated with informed citizenship
 * 8.3.3.A: Identify and describe the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups in United States history.
 * 8.3.3.C: Identify and describe how continuity and change have impacted U.S. history.
 * 8.2.3.D: Identify and describe how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the history and development of the US
 * a: Ethnicity and race
 * **Which grade level is it appropriate for?**
 * **What is your suggested method to use this book in the classroom?**