<p>Focusing on six Latinos prominent in the war, this multicultural/historical workbook combines lively biographical sketches - written at a fourth grade reading level - with fun-to-do student activities designed to build vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills. The guide section has strategies for using the book with English learners plus an assessment project: ''Latino Heroes Action Comic Book.'' People profiled: David Farragut, Loreta Velazquez, Federico Cavada, Santos Benavides, Rafael Chacon, and Manuel Chaves. Grades 5-9. Index. Appendixes. Bibliography. Illustrated. JWW568.</p>

Latino Heroes of the Civil War

Teen & Young Adult

Mike Walbridge

Biographies

J. Weston Walch, Publisher

Builds reading comprehension skills with reproducible biographies, creative projects and more. The courage of African American heroes is explored through six biographical readings followed by a variety of activities. An introduction asks ''What is a hero,'' then lays out the broad context of American slavery, resistance, and roles African Americans played in the Civil War. Next come profiles of six heroic figures on the battlefields and behind the lines: Andre Cailloux, William Carney, Robert Smalls, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Charlotte Forten. The simple, easy-to-read biographies precede a glossary, vocabulary activity, reading comprehension questions, creative project, map activity, and additional thumbnail biographies of similar heroes. For example, the chapter on William Carney, hero of the 54th Massachusetts attack on Fort Wagner, concludes with the stories of other Congressional Medal of Honor winners. Teacher pages suggest ELL strategies and, as a culminating project, creation of heroic action comic books. Reading level: grades 4-5. Interest level: grades 5-12. Answer key. Index. Bibliography. Suggested readings. Illustrated. JWW209

African-American Heroes of the Civil War

Children's Books

J.Weston Walch

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