Writing

=**Welcome to my writing page.**=


 * Before reading** the novel My Brother Sam is Dead, please use your journal to answer these questions.

(1) What do you know about the American Revolution?

(2) If you were around during the American Revolution which side would you be on: the Loyalists or the Rebels?

(3) How can historical fiction teach you about history?


 * During reading** the novel My Brother Sam is Dead, please journal:

(1) connections to the text (self, text, world)

(2) questions that you have about the text- things that are fair, things that are not!

(3) predictions that you may have formed

(4) summaries of the reading


 * After reading** the novel My Brother Sam is Dead, please journal your thoughts.

(1) What do you know about living in the times of the American Revolution?

(2) If you were around during the American Revolution which side would you be on: the Loyalists of the Rebels? How have your opinions changed or grown?

(3) How can historical fiction teach you about history?