Reading Activities (Compiled by Jessica Rose Martin) Crime Library. 17 Oct. 2004 <http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/hoover/1.html> This was great to let the kids see a little bit deeper into the relationship between Hoover and the FBI. (12d) Curtis, Christopher Paul. Random House, Inc. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/curtis.html> This site helped me to get some pre-writing ideas from the author himself. He also talks about thematic connections that the book has and gives advice on what to focus on. (1 & 21) Eduscapes. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://eduscapes.com/reading/bud/teacher.htm> (11-17 & 25-26) FBI Home Website. 17 Oct. 2004 <http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/history.html> This was great to look up the history of the FBI in the U.S. (12c) Google images keyword: Great Depression. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/abouteleanor/q-and-a/images/fdrl_hooverville.jpg> http://www.mprime.com/emmert/Images/Ads%20and%20Patents/1934CampOfUnemployed.jpg These pictures really illustrate just how bad conditions really were for the unemployed in the Depression. (13c) Keane, Nancy. Nancy Kean’s Children’s Website. 13 Oct. 2004 <http://www.nancykeane.com/ This is a good website that gives ideas on how to introduce books in the classroom. (5) Kids Reads. 14 Oct. 2004 <http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-curtis-christopher-paul.asp> This website is a great one for author information. (2 & 3) Library Sparks. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://www.highsmith.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Production/LSP/pages/lsp_about.htm> This is where I found some fun worksheets that would give kids a break from more intensive writing assignments. (20) Linda’s Links to Literature, under Bud, not Buddy. Literature Circle Lesson, pg. 35-64. Appalachian State University, 16 Oct. 2004. This site had a great idea for relating to the characters and finding out more about them. (19) Michigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries. 17 Oct. 2004 <http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/1900-75/depressn/labnews2.html> This is good resource for looking up historical information from the time period you are teaching about. (4) Multnomah County Library. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://www.multcolib.org/talk/yrca/guides-bud.html> This is a great site that poses some interesting questions for a class discussion. (29) Muraoka, Lynn F. Central Oahu School District, Wahiawa, HI. 17 Oct. 2004. This had a great lesson plan for a lesson on fable writing. (11c) Newbery Books website. 17 Oct. 2004 <http://itc.gsu.edu/NewberyBooks/BudNotBuddy.pdf> This had a great idea that would get the kids introduced to the character of Bud and some of the actions that he made. It also relates the kids closer to the story. (7) Petsel, Ruth. Arcadia Valley Elementary School. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/LITERATURE/lindas_links_to_literature.html> This site has some already prepared tests and activities for the book. (22) School Library. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://www.school-library.org/multicultural/SOSA%20-%202.htm> This site had activities for the kids to do to get them introduced to all topics of the book, without knowing that’s what they were doing. (8) Scholastic Inc. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://www.scholastic.com> & < http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.html> & <http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/write.asp> This is an amazingly large source for teaching literature and where I found the great info. About the history of jazz. (6, 23 &24) Spendlove, Joe. Utah Education Network. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/clas10.2.6.html> This site had good explanation of a reading journal which is a great opportunity to let kids write about what their reading in free form. (18) Sullivan. 18 Oct. 2004 <http://home.sullivan.k12.il.us/teachers/dwyer/Dep.htm 44> This site had a great idea for a research project on The Great Depression. (27) Teachervision.com under lesson plans. This is where I found the Hoover Biography. (9)