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| Keeping the Promise (1997) |
| DVD Release Date: July 25, 2000 |
| Run Time: 93 minutes |
| Starring:
Keith Carradine,
Annette O'Toole Director:
Sheldon Larry Rating |
| List Price: $14.99 Price: $12.99 |
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Amazon.com
The Sign of the Beaver has been made into a television movie, called
"Keeping the Promise," It is an Atlantis Films Limited Production.
It's 1768, and a colonial family is seeking a new life
in the wilderness of Maine. The father must reluctantly leave 13-year-old
Matt alone in the wilderness to hold the land claim until he can return with
the rest of the family. When the family is detained for months by a deadly
epidemic, Matt's chances of survival become slimmer and slimmer. He is saved
by the Penobscot Indians, who teach him survival skills and lessons of trust
and friendship. An excellent cast, fine script, and gripping story make this
an ideal film for the whole family. It can also spark discussions about the
values of loyalty, life in colonial times, and the Indians' forced
evacuation of their lands. |
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| I did not have this book, but I would buy this if I were
teaching this unit. |
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| The Sign of the Beaver (Literature Circle Guide)
(Paperback) |
| by
Tara McCarthy (Author) |
| Paperback: 32 pages |
| Publisher: Scholastic (September 2002)List Price:
$5.95 |
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Book Description
Everything You Need for Successful Literature Circles That Get Kids
Thinking, Talking, Writing‹and Loving Literature
This one-of-a-kind guide to running literature circles, based on Jean
Spearhead George's The Sign of the Beaver, shows teachers how to organize
small discussion groups that work! Includes stimulating questions and
writing prompts that motivate students to think and respond thoughtfully. As
students dive into lively discussions, they learn to identify themes,
analyze vocabulary, recognize the author's craft, and respond meaningfully
to the text‹all of which meet state and national language arts standards.
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About the Author
Tara McCarthy¹s expertise is bringing children¹s literature to the
classroom. She is the author of several Professional Books including
Teaching Literary Elements With Short Stories and Teaching the Stories and
Poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
Other award-winning books featured in the Literature Circle Guide series
include Bridge to Terabithia, Bud, Not Buddy, The Cay, From the Mixed-up
Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Giver, Holes, Julie of the Wolves,
Maniac Magee, Shiloh, Tuck Everlasting, and A Wrinkle in Time.
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