Jacob Have I Loved

Late Stage
Connare, Carol. "late stage." Yankee Sept. 2000: 60+.
A culture article written from the East coast. She describes eating oysters in this portion of the article.

Jacob Have I Loved
http://learning.loc.gov/learn/lesson99/jacob/intro.html
A lesson plan that introduces students to the novel using pictures of people from the time period.

Book Discussion Guide
http:www.mulcolib.org/talkitup/guides-jacob.html
Brief summary of the book. Provides potential questions for further discussion or test questions.

Tangier Island Virginia
http://www.tangierisland.net/tour/index.html
Virtual tour of the Island that Paterson is said to have based Rass Island.

Power Point Presentation
http:www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/power/jb.htm
Multi-media teaching tool. Contains several other links that might be useful in teaching.

Way of Life
Learner, Neil. "Ashore, a way of life built around the crab." Christian Science Monitor 26 June 2000: 15+.
Learner, Neil. "In the world of watermen." Christian Science Monitor 26 June 2000: 11+.
Article describes the life of those who "follow the water."

Literary Criticism
Liddie, Patricia. "Vision of Self in Katherine Paterson's Jacob Have I Loved." The ALAN Review Spring 1994: 51-52.
Article is a literary criticism and analysis of the novel. Discussion of major Biblical references in the text and how the main character progresses throughout the novel until she is able to be her own person.

A Good Oyster
Smedman, M. Sarah. "‘A good oyster': story and meaning in Jacob Have I Loved." Children's Literature in Education Aut. 1983: 180-187.
Discussion of Sarah Louise's growing up and finding herself. Stays close to the text and deals with plot progression.

Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech
Paterson, Katherine. "Newberry Medal Acceptance." The Horn Book Aug. 1981: 385-399.
Text of Paterson's speech at the awards ceremony.

Back to Paterson's Page