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Behind the High Board Fence
Reminiscent of today, change comes to North Carolina in the early 20th century. In her 16-chapter serialized book, Behind the High Board Fence, Helen Marley reports on the causes and effects of industrialization on individuals, families and institutions.
In her 80s, after a stroke disables her right hand, with her left hand, Marley’s mother, Helen Sharp, writes what she remembers of her childhood and leaves those stories for her daughter. Marley weaves her mother’s recollections into Behind the High Board Fence.
Similarly, students are invited to interview an older family member or friend and describe a childhood memory, explained in the WRITING OPPORTUNITY below. Students should return their writing to their local newspaper or Sandra Cook CB 3365, Carroll Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 or contact her through e-mail or by phone (sandynie@unc.edu or 919.843.5648).
NEWSPAPERS, publish the story to promote reading and writing and the study of North Carolina history. Each chapter includes an illustration, newspaper activity and history related to the chapter. Links below lead to promotional fliers or ads, sample chapters, sources used to write the histories, a chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Bloom’s taxonomy, revised and 28 graphic organizers that apply to the story, for use in classrooms and homes. Marley makes the story and illustrations drawn by her friend, Thorne Worley, available to North Carolina newspapers at no charge.
On request, Cook will send newspapers a letter explaining more about the story and accompanying instructional materials.
FOR NEWSPAPERS:
Sample chapters:
Chapter One, Half-page
Chapter Two, Quarter-page
Teacher promotional flier or ad
Teacher and parent promotional flier
FOR TEACHERS:
A set of 28 graphic organizers
A teaching guide, student version
A teaching guide, teacher version
Writing opportunity for students
Sources and bibliographyQuestions for Chapter One
Questions for Chapter Two
Questions for Chapter Three
Questions for Chapter Four
Questions for Chapter Five
Questions for Chapter Six
Questions for Chapter Seven
Questions for Chapter Eight
Questions for Chaper Nine
Questions for Chapter 10
Questions for Chapter 11
Questions for Chapter 12
Questions for Chapter 13
Questions for Chapter 14
Questions for Chaper 15
Questions for Chapter 16