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Name: Chenoa Zais Discipline: Social Studies Topic: 5th Grade: Causes of the American Revolution
Anchor Text: George v. George by Rosalyn Schanzer; For Liberty by Timothy Decker

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Title Format Genre Summary
Web address

Lane Smith
The author tells the story of four boys
http://www.audible.com/pd/
John, Paul, George, & whose qualities as a child help make
Kids/John-Paul-George-and-
Ben them into Revolutionary Heroes! The
Ben- Biographical
Audio Book story blends humor, fiction, and fact to
Audiobook/B006M6M6MQ Fiction
Reading Level 3.5 tell about the lives of John Adams, Paul
- or -
Lexile Measure AD660L Revere, George Washington, Ben
https://www.youtube.com/wa
Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson
tch?v=JEwFE9bE81U

The Boston Tea Party

Author: Russell Freedman This book describes the events that lead
Reading Level: 9.7 Picturebook Nonfiction
Illustrator: Peter Malone to and occurred at the Boston Tea Party.
Lexile Measure: NC1130L

This book describes all of the events that

Let It Begin Here!
lead to the American Revolution, and a
Reading Level 6.6 Don Brown Picturebook Nonfiction
detailed account about what officially
Lexile Measure 970L
started the Revolution.

George Washington This book tells the life of famous

Reading Level: 4.7 Cheryl Harness Picturebook Biography George Washington. The story starts
Lexile Measure: 850L from his childhood until his death.

Cant You Make Them

This book portrays the life of King
Behave, King George? Author: Jean Fritz
Picturebook Biography George III of Great Britain during the
Reading Level: 4.6 Illustrator: Tomie dePaola
time of the American Revolution.
Lexile Measure: 800L

Thomas Flemming Picturebook Nonfiction This book is about the people from
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different backgrounds who made

Everybodys Revolution
contributions in the fight for
Reading Level 7.7
independence during the American
Lexile Measure 1080L
Revolution

Those Rebels John &

Tom This book describes the lives of John
Barbara Kerley Picturebook Biography
Reading Level: 6.3 Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Lexile Measure 960L

George Did It! Author: Suzanne Tripp This book talks about the personal side
Reading Level 4.6 Jurmain Picturebook Biography of George Washington along with little-
Lexile Measure NC760L Illustrator: Larry Day known and funny facts.

Author: Laurie Halse

Independent Dames This book shares the story of the women
Anderson Illustrator: Matt Picturebook Nonfiction
Lexile Measure 930L who helped in the Revolution.
Faulkner

The Boston Tea Party http://www.history-for-

Poetic account of the occurrences of the
kids.com/boston-tea- Website Poetry
Boston Tea Party.
party.html

Variety of News Articles https://newsela.com/text- Primary This is an online text set of news articles
available in a variety of sets/17439/ss-revolutionary- Website Sources and for students to be able to read, some are
Lexile levels war News articles primary sources.