James Lincoln and Christopher Collier
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Christpher Collier
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My Brother Sam Is Dead (lesson plan 1)
My Brother Sam Is Dead (lesson plan 2)
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Citations from ERIC Database
AN: EJ529709
AU: McElmeel,-Sharron-L.
TI: Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier.
PY: 1996
SO: Book-Report; v15 n2 p28-30 Sep-Oct 1996
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Authors-; *Literary-Genres; *Writing-Processes; *Writing-Research
DE: Civil-War-United-States; Literary-History; Novels-; Reading-Materials; Revolutionary-War-United-States; Slavery-; Writing-Strategies
AB: A biographical sketch of award-winning brothers Christopher and James Lincoln Collier discusses their early writing influences and research pursuits. In 1974 they began coauthoring novels of historical fiction for middle school readers. The profile describes their collaborating technique and their plots, which incorporate history of the American Revolution, slavery, and the Civil War. (LAM)
AN: ED386736
AU: Kovacs,-Deborah
TI: Meet the Authors: 25 Writers of Upper Elementary and Middle School Books Talk about Their Work.
PY: 1995
AV: Scholastic Inc., 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 ($16.95).
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: *Authors-; *Childrens-Literature; *Creative-Writing; *Interviews-; *Profiles-; *Writing-for-Publication
DE: Class-Activities; Intermediate-Grades; Junior-High-Schools; Middle-Schools
AB: This collection of interviews with authors of children's literature is organized so that young people can use it with or without directions from the teacher. The collection can be used in two ways: to give a reader background and insight into the writing approaches taken by an author whose book is being read, or to make known new or unfamiliar writers. Each author in the collection has designed writing activities to accompany his or her profile, and it is hoped that the author's voice comes through in the activities. The 25 authors in the collection are: Avi, James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, Susan Cooper, Robert Cormier, Chris Crutcher, Paul Fleischman, Paula Fox, S. E. Hinton, Will Hobbs, M. E. Kerr (Marijane Meaker), Julius Lester, Janet Taylor Lisle, Margaret Mahy, Gloria D. Miklowitz, Nicholasa Mohr, Michael Morpurgo, Katherine Paterson, Richard Peck, Robert Newton Peck, William Sleator, Todd Strasser, Joyce Carol Thomas, Patricia Wrightson, Jane Yolen, and Paul Zindel. (NKA)
AN: ED151845
AU: Matthews,-Dorothy, ed.
TI: Literature for Children and Adolescents.
CS: Illinois Association of Teachers of English, Urbana.
PY: 1978
SO: Illinois-English-Bulletin; v65 n3 Entire Issue Spr 1978
NT: The Illinois Association of Teachers of English is an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Books-; *Childrens-Literature; *Literature-Appreciation; *Student-Motivation; *Teaching-Methods
DE: Authors-; Elementary-Education; Junior-High-Schools; Reading-Materials; Recreational-Reading
AB: The 11 articles in this publication discuss many topics regarding literature for children and adolescents, including the following: the major problems facing teachers and writers alike as they strive to communicate with the young; E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web"; two views of the American Revolution found in "Johnny Tremain" and "My Brother Sam Is Dead"; a contrast of the novel "Sounder" with its sequel, "Sour Land"; the life and career of Edward Stratemeyer, author of the Hardy Boys and the first three books of the Nancy Drew series; the well-loved Pennington trilogy, by the British writer Kathleen M. Peyton; the importance of introducing literature in the elementary schools; bringing to life Howard Fast's Civil War novel, "April Morning," in a junior high school class; a defense of using adolescent literature in the classroom; and ideas for a course on children's literature for future teachers. (CC)
AN: ED140345
AU: Moir,-Hughes, ed.; Henning,-Mary-Jo, ed.
TI: 1976 Retrospect...; Proceedings of Children's Literature Institute (5th, University of Toledo, Summer, 1976).
CS: Toledo Univ., OH. Coll. of Education.
PY: 1976
NT: Some parts of document may be marginally legible due to small print
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DE: *American-History; *Authors-; *Childrens-Literature; *Fiction-; *Novels-
DE: Books-; Civil-War-United-States; Colonial-History-United-States; Diaries-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Ethnic-Groups; Revolutionary-War-United-States
AB: The fifth Children's Literature Institute focused upon United States historical fiction. This volume discusses the lives, works, and ideas of the nine authors who made presentations at the institute. They are: Milton Meltzer, author of books about such minority groups as Native Americans, Blacks, and Jews; Brinton Turkle, whose books include a series about a Quaker boy of old Nantucket; Ann McGovern, whose books deal with a variety of historical topics, including Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, colonial times, and Abraham Lincoln; James and Christopher Collier, who have collaborated in writing a novel about the Revolutionary War and a novel about the conflict between the dominant white culture and ethnic minorities; Miriam Bourne, author of fictionalized diaries of the daughters and granddaughters of Washington, John Adams, and Jefferson; Patricia Gauch, who has written novels about the Revolutionary and Civil wars; Jean Fritz, author of fiction and of nonfiction stories for young children; and Arnold Adoff, poet and anthologist of writings by black authors. (GW)
AN: ED278044
AU: Reed,-Arthea, ed.
TI: Fact, Fiction and History: The Role of Historian, Writer, Teacher and Reader.
CS: Assembly on Literature for Adolescents, Athens, GA.
PY: 1987
SO: The-ALAN-Review; v14 n2 Win 1987
NT: Theme Issue.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *History-; *Literary-Genres; *Literature-Appreciation; *Reading-Habits; *Teacher-Role
DE: Authors-; Fiction-; Nonfiction-; Reader-Response; Reader-Text-Relationship; Reading-Attitudes; Reading-Instruction; Role-Conflict; Secondary-Education; Student-Role
AB: Focusing on adolescent literature, this issue highlights the role of historian, writer, teacher, and reader in fact, fiction, and history. The following essays are included: "Doing the Literacy Tango" (J. L. Collier); "Biography and Books of James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier" (J. Bugniazet); "Fact, Fiction and History: The Role of Historian, Writer, Teacher and Reader" (C. Collier); Two articles in the section on "Fiction: The Past and Present Joined through Literature": (1) "Parallels between Fox's 'The Slave Dancer' and Melville's 'Moby Dick' and 'Billy Budd'" (M. L. Shattuck), and (2) "The Cocoon and the Time Capsule: Uses of the Past in Novels for Young Adults" (C. Hunt); two articles in the section on "History: Bringing It to Life through Adolescent Literature": (1) "'Beyond the Divide': A Springboard for Discussion of Current Concerns of Young Adults" (C. Hammer), and (2) "Historical Fiction Starts with the Student" (L. G. Gober and M. Angelotti); "To Tell the Truth or at Least a Little Nonfiction" (W. G. Ellis); "Bridging the Basi
CS: The Young Adult Novel in a Back-to-Basics Society" (B. G. Samuels, et al.); "The Relationship between Character, Writer and Rea
DER: An Interview with ALAN Award Winner Madeleine L'Engle" (J. Bugniazet); "Nonfiction: News from ALAN and Beyond"; "Still Trixie After All These Years" (E. A. Seay); "The Fervent Prayer of a Tennager's Parent" (R. Peck); "'Now that You Asked...'" (R. Cline and E. Poe); and "The Back Door" (C. Reed). (JD)
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Other resources from Doucette Index: K-12 Literature-Based Teaching Ideas
Collier, Christopher; Collier, James Lincoln
See pp.128-131:
McElmeel, Sharron L.
Educator's companion to children's literature, Vol. 1: mysteries, animal tales, books of humor, adventure stories and historical fiction (Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1995)
Collier, James; Collier, Christopher
My brother Sam is dead
See pp.113-122:
Kruise, Carol Sue
Those bloomin' books: a handbook for extending thinking skills (Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1987)
Collier, James L.; Collier, Christopher
My brother Sam in dead
See pp.916-922:
Beetz, Kirk H.
Beacham's guide to literature for young adults, Vol. 2 (Washington, D.C.: Beacham Publishing, 1990)
Collier, James L.; Collier, Christopher
See p.206:
Hurst, Carol Otis
Long ago and far away...: an encyclopedia for successfully using literature with intermediate readers (Allen, Texas: DLM, 1991)
Collier, James Lincoln; Collier, Christopher
My brother Dam is dead
See pp.86-91:
Somers, Albert B.
Candles and mirrors: response guides for teaching novels and plays in grades six through twelve (Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1984)
Collier, James Lincoln; Collier, Christopher
My brother Sam is dead
See pp.200-201:
Polette, Nancy J.
Gifted books, gifted readers: literature activities to excite young minds (Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 2000)
Collier, James Lincoln; Collier, Christopher
My brother Sam is dead
See pp.111-122:
Scales, Pat R.
Teaching banned books: 12 guides for young readers (Chicago: American Library Association, 2001)
A Resource from Education Abstracts FullText (available via libraries or bookstores
Title: Jamie and Kit Collier: the writer and the historian
AUTHOR(S): Raymond, Allen
Source: Teaching PreK-8 v 18 Jan 1988.p. 35-8.
Resources from OCLC WorldCat (available via libraries or bookstores
Title: Brother Sam and all that: historical context and literary analysis of the novels of James and Christopher Collier
Author(s): Collier, Christopher, 1930- ; Collier, James Lincoln,; 1928- Publication: Orange, Conn.: Clearwater Press
Year: 1999
ISBN: 0966765702 (pbk.)
Title: A guide for using My brother Sam is dead in the classroom, based on the novel written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Author(s): Coombs, Corinne. ; Collier, James Lincoln,; 1928- ; My brother Sam is dead.; Collier, Christopher,; 1930- ; My brother Sam is dead.; Rice, Dona Herweck. ; Chaney, Howard.
Publication: Westminster, CA: Teacher Created Materials
Year: 1999
ISBN: 1576905071 (pbk.)
Title: My brother Sam is dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier Author(s): McCarthy, Tara. ; Angeloch, Eric.
Publication: New York, NY: Scholastic
Year: 1997
ISBN: 0590373625 (pbk.)
Title: My brother Sam is dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier: teacher's guide.
Author(s): Collier, James Lincoln,; 1928- ; My brother Sam is dead.; Collier, Christopher,; 1930- ; My brother Sam is dead.
Publication: Oakland, CA: Developmental Studies Center
Year: 1996
ISBN: 1576210618
Title: War comes to Willy Freeman: by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Author(s): Collier, James Lincoln,; 1928- ; War comes to Willy Freeman; Collier, Christopher,; 1930- ; War comes to Willy Freeman
Publication: San Ramon, CA: Developmental Studies Center, Edition: Teacher's guide.
Year: 1992
Abstract: Suggests classroom and partner activities to lead while teaching War comes to Willy Freeman.
Title: My brother Sam is dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier: reproducibles and teacher guide.
Publication: Logan, Iowa: Perfection Learning Corporation
Year: 1992
ISBN: 1563121867
Abstract: Provides prereading activities, writing ideas, and critical thinking questions for the book by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier.
Title: My brother Sam is dead, James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier: a study guide
Author(s): Murphy, Michael. ; Kessler, Rikki. ; Friedland, Joyce.
Publication: New Hyde Park, NY: Learning Links
Year: 1991
Title: My brother Sam is dead, by James and Christopher Collier: literature unit Author(s): Collier, James Lincoln,; 1928- . ; Collier, Christopher,; 1930- . Publication: [San Luis Obispo, Calif.]: San Luis Obispo County Schools
Year: 1990
Title: Novel guide for my brother Sam is dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier.
Author(s): Collier, James Lincoln,; 1928- ; My brother Sam is dead.; Collier, Christopher,; 1930- ; My brother Sam is dead.
Publication: Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman
Year: 1989
ISBN: 0673290980
Title: My brother Sam is dead: a learning center.
Publication: Phoenix, AZ:; Engine-Uity
Year: 1988
Abstract: A self-contained unit for use in individual study projects based on James and Christopher Collier's My brother Sam is dead.
Title: My brother Sam is dead (audiovisual material)
Author(s): Collier, James Lincoln,; 1928- ; My brother Sam is dead.
Publication: New York, N.Y.:; Random House/Miller-Brody
Year: 1986
Abstract: Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.
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