Chariho Middle School Library: Fiction/non-Fiction linked to Historical Time Period

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Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE.

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Greek contributions to Western civilization include the Olympic games, theatrical productions, medicine, and an early form of democracy. Greek ideas are spread eastward by Alexander the Great. Roman conquerors spread Greek ideas to their vast empire. (18:15 min) This video will give you an overview of the period. Login with cms and student id number and password is six digit birthdate.

Students will view three of the most exciting tales handed down from the classical world. (20 min) Logon with cms in front of student id number and six digit birthdate for password.

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This link will take you to the eBook version of Oliver Twist.

A Slip in Time is the story ofan ordinary boy who gets mixed up in some extraordinary events. WhenJack sets out to the shops, he finds that he has somehow stepped intothe streets of Victorian London. With every person that he meets, thestory gets stranger.Flashbacks are dramatic stories set during key moments in history. Strong characters and thrilling plots bring the past to life.

Emily Snow is twelve years old, supporting herself and her younger brother on the streets of Victorian England by selling watercress. One early winter morning on her way to buy supplies, she encounters a piskie--a small but very sarcastic fey creature that has been cornered by a group of the Black Sidhe, piskies from an opposing clan. She rescues him and unknowingly becomes involved in a war between the Seelie and the Unseelie, two opposing factions of fairies that have been battling each other throughout the long centuries of human history, with London--and England itself--as the ultimate prize.

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Queen Victoria’s England influenced the culture of the newly wealthy in the cities of America. Their leisure time was filled with various forms of entertainment. (3:30 min) Logon with cms in front of student id number with the password being birthdate.

During the Victorian Era, many changes took place for the people, including poverty. (1:17 min) Logon with cms in front of your student Id number and your six digit birthdate as your password.

This is a (2:06 min) trailer for Charles Dickens', Oliver Twist.

This is a (1:37 min) video trailer for the movie David Copperfield.

This is a link to In Vain by Jack Kerouac

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Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.

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A brief summary of the beginnings of the war. (5:14 min) Logon with cms in front of your student id number and six digit birthdate.

The theme for the tv show China Beach (1:31 min)

Go to the second chapter in the book; Beowulf

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Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.

Part One introduces the subject of feudalism. Part Two examines the structure and role of religion and the lives of the serfs. Viewers will experience what it feels like to wander through the ruins of medieval buildings while learning the purpose served by their long abandoned ruins. (31:18 min) This video can be used for an overview of the period. Logon with cms in front of student id number and password is six digit birthdate.

Though Beowulf is over a thousand years old, modern audiences still find the story of Beowulf relevant. (3:24 min) Use the animated portion "cut out theatre" for a fictional multimedia piece. Logon with cms in front of your student id and your birthdate for a password.

This is a 1:17 min scene from the movie " Sword in the Stone.

This is Walt Whitman's poem describing the nation's grief over the death of President Lincoln.

Emily Dickinson wrote a lot of poetry during the Civil War

Classic tale of the American Civil War soldier Henry Fleming.

In Virginia Hamilton's Edgar Award–winning novel, teenager Thomas Small and his family must uncover the haunting historical legacy of their Civil War–era houseShortly after moving into an old, spooky home, thirteen-year-old Thomas Small and his family start hearing strange noises. The house has a past, and when Thomas discovers a hidden passageway that may have been part of the Underground Railroad,

More than 3 million men served in the Union and Confederate militaries during the Civil War. This volume traces their recruitment, training, battle tactics, weapons, food and clothing, and medical care during the long struggle. Issues of conscription, desertion, African American regiments, and prisoners of war are covered.

Life during the Civil War wasn't business as usual in the North or the South. This volume examines the economic impact of the war on the civilian population, as well as the political landscape, public opinion and morale, and the strains on the social system.

Each graphic history title is 56 pages Four-color throughout Speech bubbles and illustrations allow struggling readers multiple access points to the text. Speech bubbles (in yellow) are clearly separated from nonfiction (in blue)

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t a time when the North and South differed economically and socially, political compromise could no longer quell the division between the two factions. States' rights versus the constitution, tariffs, division of labor, slavery, abolitionism, and legislative mandates all led to the great war. (29:53 min) This will give students an overview of the causes of the civil war. Students can logon with cms in front of their student id numbers and their six digit birthdate.

This is the (2:46 min) trailer for the movie, Gettysburg.

This is a poem written by Maya Angelou in 1971.

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Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.

Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.

Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.

Explains the events of the Civil Rights movement from the very beginning with slavery and Civil War all the way to non-violent protests and receiving the right to vote. (17:30 min) This provides a good overview of the period. Logon with cms in front of student id number. Password is six digit birthdate.

This is the intro to I'll Fly Away TV show

Thomas Wyatt was a Renaissance poet.

This is a link to sonnets written by Shakespeare.

Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play of the tragic consequences of a deadly feud between two rival families in Renaissance Verona.

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Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.

Use the index and table of contents to find the information you need.

Use the table of contents and index to find the information you need.

The High Renaissance, a cultural and scientific rebirth of human potential similar to that of classical Greece, began in 14th Century Italy and then spread throughout Europe. It marked one of the greatest explosions of creative genius in history expanding the realms of science, theology, literature, and art, ...(22:18 min). This video can be used as an overview of the period. Logon with cms in front of your student id number and your six digit birthdate as password.

This is a 1:17 min video trailer from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

This is a poem written by a World War II Veteran.

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Use the index and table of contents to find the information you need.

Use the index and table of contents to find the information you need.

Use the index and table of contents to find the information you need.

"World War II: The World at War" is the companion volume to "America in the 20th Century: The Road to War." The program begins where the first volume left off - the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the United States' entry into the growing global dispute. It reviews the two fronts of ..This video is 38:18 min long. Logon with CMS in front of our student id number and the password is your six digit birthdate.

This is the intro to the TV series Rat Patrol.

This is the intro to the TV series Hogan Heroes.