Week+7

Week 7: Historical Fiction (cont'd) and Traditional Tales


 * Introduction to this week**

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 * Tasks for This Week:**


 * Read and post initial responses to this week's book on the eClass discussion site: //Elijah of Buxton// by Christopher Paul Curtis
 * Read the handout on Traditional Tales. [[file:LIS 401 Traditional Tales Handout.doc]]
 * Post your fairy tale or fable annotation to eClass
 * Continue working on trailfire assignment


 * //Elijah of Buxton// by Christopher Paul Curtis**

Scholastic Canada's page for //Elijah of Buxton //

North American Black Historical Museum link

Underground Railroad Conductor site

Buxton Museum in Ontario

Christopher Paul Curtis on What Can't be Said in Children's Books --an interesting article about language in children's books.

A video booktalk for Elijah of Buxton. From Scholastic's series:

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 * Traditional Tales **

From the Glenbow Museum site, some Traditional Native Stories: []