Marilan McCray is an intermediate ELA teacher who loves to inspire her students to try new genres in reading. Most of her students avoided reading historical fiction. She wrote this book to encourage her students to inquire about different historical events. Over the years, she has experienced students discovering the enjoy in reading and writing.
My Published Books (2)
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After a vivid nightmare about the Hindenburg, young Marlene tries to warn her neighbor, Captain Max Pruss. Her attempt to save him leads her on a dangerous journey that coincides with the historical disaster.by Marilan McCray
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This book is a science fiction narrative. Look for the various figurative language phrases and sentences: similes, personification, alliteration, hyperbole,idiom, imagery, and onomatopoeia. There are opportunity for students to edit and revise sections if projected to the class: spelling, conventions, word choice, and capitalization corrections.
Crafts and conventions included:
Specific details, vivid verbs, proper nouns, adjectives, dashes, commas in a series, colons, ellipses, All Caps, transitions, purposeful repetition, dialogue, parentheses, etc.by Marilan McCray
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