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A Resource to Use with Call It Courage
Armstrong Sperry's Newbery Medal winning Call It Courage, the story of the journey of Mafatu, a young Pacific Islander, is the core text of a 26-page resource guide.
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Call It Courage: Chapter 1 "Fight"
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete an 11 question multiple choice assessment about Chapter 1 of Call It Courage by Armstrong Perry.
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Call It Courage Chapter 3 "The Island"
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars complete a ten question multiple choice assessment about Chapter 3 of Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry.
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Call It Courage Chapter 2
In this comprehension worksheet, students read Call It Courage chapter 2 and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 10 questions.
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Call It Courage: Chapter 4
In this comprehension worksheet, students read Call It Courage chapter 4 and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 10 questions.
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The Island of The Blue Eagles
Sixth graders read the book CALL IT COURAGE by Armstrong Sperry. They use the Internet to research and work in groups to write ocean chants. They construct dioramas and build a sea turtle withK'NEX.
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The African-American Experience in the 20th Century through the Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence and the Novels of Bruce Brooks a
Students attempt to answer how African-American, Latino, and white students address race relations in the United States in the future.
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Geography Through Literature Pacific Islands
This site is a highly detailed unit plan. That crosses almost all the disciplines, with "Call it Courage," as the beginning point. Links to a .pdf file and Word versions of handouts are available.
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Armstrong Sperry's Newbery Award Acceptance Paper
This Ogram.org site presents a hardcopy of the Newbery Award Acceptance, written by Armstrong Sperry in 1941 for "Call It Courage."
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Ogram.org: Armstrong Sperry
An autobiographical sketch of Armstrong Sperry, written in 1951 is provided at this Ogram.org site.
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Correspondence on the 50th Anniversary of Newbery Medal
Two letters written by Virginia Haviland and Armstrong Sperry about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Newbery Medal. Sperry reflects on what it means to be a Newbery winner 30 years after the fact.
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Ogram.org: Sperry on Writing for Young People (1959)
This unpublished document comes from the private papers of his family. Sperry addresses the issue of why he is a writer and why he writes for young people.