Heart of Dixie
Considered "The Deep South." Civil Rights, Rosa Parks, gators, blues, hot humid summers that last 9 to 12 months.....this is Dixieland!
| Resources--books | Resources--web sites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | Alabama by Dottie Brown, Hello U.S.A. series (Lerner, 2002, ISBN 0822540673) KR |
| Alabama by Lucile Davis, America the beautiful series (Children's Press, 1999, ISBN 0516206834)) |
| Alabama by Kathy Feeney, From sea to shining sea series (Children's Press, 2002, ISBN 0516223143) KR |
| Alabama by Ann Heinrichs, This land is your land series (Compass Point, 2004, ISBN 0756503329) KR |
| Alabama by Teresa L. Hyman, Seeds of a nation series (Kidhaven Press, 2004, ISBN 0737720794) KR |
| Alabama by Michael A. Martin, World almanac library of the states series (World Almanac, 2002, ISBN 0836851277) KR |
| Alabama by David Shirley, Celebrate the states series (Benchmark, 2000, ISBN 0761406484) |
| Alabama by Charles A. Willis, A historical album series (Millbrook, 1995, ISBN 1562945912) KR |
| The Confederate Flag by Hal Marcovitz (Mason Crest, 2003; ISBN 1590840356) |
| The Montgomery Bus Boycott by R. Conrad Stein (Children's Press, 1993, ISBN 0516066714) |
| The Most Beautiful Villages and Town of the South by
Bonnie Ramsey, photography by Dennis O'Kain (Thames & Hudson, 2000; ISBN
0500019991) |
Activity Books:
| Great States! by Cindy Barden, illustrated by Chris Nye (Teaching and Learning Co, 1995; ISBN 1573100188)* |
| Which Way USA? Alabama (Highlights for Children, 1998; ISBN 087534148)* |
Fiction:
| Run Away Home by Patricia McKissack (Scholastic, 1997: ISBN 0590467514) |
| To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Harper Collins, 1999: ISBN 0060194995) |
Audio/visual:
| The Long Walk Home (1990) starring Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek |
| The Miracle Worker (1962) Disney (2000) |
| To Kill a Mockingbird Universal starring Gregory Peck |
Web sites
Please see The 50 States for more links.
Projects
| Learn the state song. |
| Listen to blues, rock and roll and other "southern" music. |
Writing assignments
|
Write a report on segregation. |
Take a look at the other states
Completed March, 2005
November, 2006
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