Philbrick, Rodman. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. Scholastic, 2009.
Lexile Level: 950L
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Students will research the Civil War Era to make a case about whether they feel that the novel is an accurate portrayal of the time period, and to determine if the adventures Homer had could have happened, or if they are completely unrealistic.
Standards
CCSS.ELA.RL.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA.RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA.RI.4.9. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Goal
Students will make connections between literature and real life, including historical events.
Objectives
Students will identify 3 details and quotes from The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg that can be verified using research (Cognitive)
Students will identify details and examples from nonfiction texts that support or refute the events from The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg (Cognitive)
Students will select and use at least 3 sources of information in their research outside of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg (Cognitive)
Students will write a logical argument for whether or not the events in The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg are an accurate portrayal of the Civil War Era (Cognitive)
Outcomes
Students will craft an argument about whether the events as portrayed in The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg are an accurate representation of life in the Civil War Era
