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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Remember Valley Forge

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Use Remember Valley Forge by Thomas B. Allen to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

Thomas B. Allen's Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories outlines the amazing journey of the Continental Army from an almost certain defeat to victory over and independence from Britain. Through the use of pictures, captions, quotes, and text, students will take a deep dive into one of the most important stories in American history. Readers will use chapter titles, features of nonfiction text, and other text clues to identify the main idea and supporting details in the text.

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Instructional Overview

The instructional overview includes instructional background for identifying main idea and supporting details along with a list of instructional objectives for each of the book club meetings and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RI.5.4L.5.6L.5.5L.5.4aW.5.9W.5.8SL.5.1bSL.5.1aRF.5.4RF.5.3RI.5.10RI.5.9RI.5.8RI.5.7RI.5.6RI.5.5RI.5.3RI.5.2RI.5.1

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Management Resources

The management resources include a calendar, conversation prompts, student self-evaluation forms, a reading response board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.

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Meeting 1

The Book Club for Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories focuses on the importance of noticing the main idea and supporting details in nonfiction text. This first meeting introduces the concept to students.

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Meeting 2

Understanding how to gather important information from features of nonfiction text is a key reading skill. During this meeting, students will explore the nonfiction text features in Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories in order to uncover the main ideas and supporting details in the text.

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Meeting 3

In this meeting students will review the main ideas and supporting details they have identified up to this point in the text in order to summarize Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories.

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Meeting 4

The final book club meeting for Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories by Thomas B. Allen provides readers with an opportunity to reflect on the importance of identifying the main idea and supporting details in the text. This meeting also includes an optional activity to extend practice with summarizing the important information in the text.

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Vocabulary Connections with Remember Valley Forge

This set of vocabulary development resources for Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

L.5.4a,L.5.5,L.5.6,L.5.5c

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Focus Assessment and Rubric

Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with identifying main idea and supporting details.

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Comprehension Assessment with Remember Valley Forge

This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.

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Running Record with Remember Valley Forge

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Management Resources - Spanish

The management resources include a calendar, conversation prompts, student self-evaluation forms, a reading response board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.

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About the Book

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Title: Remember Valley Forge

Author: Thomas B. Allen

Genre: Nonfiction

Themes: History

ISBN: 9781426323553

Publisher's Summary:

Remember Valley Forge by Thomas B. Allen is a compelling historical nonfiction book designed to bring the dramatic story of the American Revolution to young readers. It focuses on the harrowing winter of 1777-1778, when General George Washington and his weary Continental Army sought shelter at Valley Forge after a string of defeats. The book follows the soldiers' difficult journey, highlighting their perseverance and the extreme hardships they faced—bitter cold, lack of food, and deteriorating morale. Through vivid storytelling and historical detail, Allen introduces readers to the diverse perspectives present at Valley Forge, including Patriots, Tories, and British Redcoats, offering a well-rounded view of a pivotal moment in American history.

The narrative is accessible and engaging, making it a valuable resource for classrooms studying the American Revolution. Students are invited to consider the courage, leadership, and unity that helped the army survive and ultimately emerge stronger. The themes of resilience, sacrifice, and determination are woven throughout, encouraging young readers to appreciate the complexities of history beyond simple facts and dates. Remember Valley Forge is particularly useful for fostering discussion about leadership during adversity and the importance of hope during challenging times, making it a strong addition to any classroom library or history curriculum.

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Remember Valley Forge