LIVEbrary Lesson Plans: Index for Season Two, World History

As we get ready for the coming program on "LIVEbrary Science" this fall, we've been grooming the lesson plans from Season Two. Below is a list of the lesson plans with links to each plan in a variety of formats.

We offer the plans on the blog (without the answers to the quiz) and in the following formats (all of which have the quiz answers embedded): Microsoft Word, Text-Only, and Colorful Printable PDF! Whether you want to read our LIVEbrary Lesson Plans here on site, or download them, print them, and share them with colleagues and students, we have the format you need.

Please let us know if you have any trouble accessing the LIVEbrary Lesson Plans -- or any suggestions for improvement. Thanks for your help.

STEVE O'KEEFE
Producer, The Annick LIVEbrary
http://annickpress.blogspot.com
Coming Fall 2008: LIVEbrary Science!
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INDEX TO LIVEBRARY LESSON PLANS
Season Two: World History

Lesson Plan #6
Word Text PDF Blog
Topic: Henry Puyi -- Last Emperor of China
Book: Kids Who Rule

Lesson Plan #7
Word Text PDF Blog
Topic: Children at Work in the 19th Century
Book: Cowboys and Coffin Makers

Lesson Plan #8
Word Text PDF Blog
Topic: Under Attack in Renaissance Europe
Book: The Seige

Lesson Plan #9
Word Text PDF Blog
Topic: Egyptian History
Book: Rise of the Golden Cobra

Lesson Plan #10
Word Text PDF Blog
Topic: The Jeans Scene
Book: The Blue Jean Book

Lesson Plan #11
Word Text PDF Blog
Topic: Teen Life in the Inquisition
Book: The Apprentice's Masterpiece

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New season, new format

Last season, LIVEbrary used Skype exclusively as the communication platform. Why Skype? We liked the fact that it was easy to download, and provided the option of speaking to authors either through an audio feed or by online chat. In working with Skype, however, we discovered that there was a fairly high ratio of dropped calls, not to mention the fact that a number of interested teachers and librarians needed special permission to download Skype onto their school computers.

That's why, for the second season of LIVEbrary, we're going to let teachers and librarians decide which software they want to use. Annick authors will now be able to visit students using whatever technology works best for their classroom.
Stay tuned for more information about the next phase of this exciting program: LIVEbrary on Demand.

LIVEbrary Lesson Plans Revised

LIVEbrarians, I have important news regrading the LIVEbrary Lesson Plans available through this site and through the Annick Press web site. We have embedded answers to the quizzes inside the lesson plans.

This means students will have access to quiz answers on this site. We have ganged-up the answers on the last page of the lesson plan so that you may easily delete them before printing or distributing the quiz to students.

So if you are wondering, "Where are the quiz answers," take another look at the LIVEbrary Lesson Plans offered here in either PDF or Word format.

About Annick's LIVEbrary

At Annick Press we stand up for the things we believe in. We strive to be bold and we talk about issues that matter to youth. We never preach; we never tell someone what we think they should believe and we adhere to the possibility that together we can work for change, even if the prospects of being heard seem remote.

Most of all we recognize that nothing can be achieved through literature if the books themselves fail to stimulate and entertain. As we read, we expand our world view and we recognize different perspectives. We develop critical and analytical thinking. In short, we connect with ideas, other people and our inner selves.

Our LIVEbrary program is about enhancing those connections. Technology allows us to put reader and author in a virtual room to continue a dialogue. Now it is possible to have a conversation with the writer of a book that resonated for you, the reader . You can ask the questions that demand an answer. And you can test out your perspectives with a recognized authority. It’s a remarkable opportunity; one that allows all of us to exchange ideas in an exciting and innovative forum. Is it possible to take a fresh look at media, science, health, history and current events? Absolutely, and we invite you to connect with the people who can take you there. LIVEbrary is going to be a lot like reading a good book: it will be a great journey; one that brings equal measures of satisfaction and inspiration.

We welcome any feedback or comments you might have.

Rick Wilks
Director,
Annick Press Ltd.

Schedule Update

We've adjusted the dates of the first LIVEbrary program, Media Awareness: SEE the Media, BE the Media. We're starting two weeks later now, on October 15 instead of October 1.

Moving the start of the program back helps us avoid going up against Canadian Thanksgiving (Monday, October 8) and U.S. Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 22) -- two heavyweight holidays.

We're glad we'll be able to wrap up the first season before everyone gets thinking about the holidays. You'll be better prepared to deal with the advertising hustle after going through Media Awareness training with these five authors.

STEVE O'KEEFE
LIVEbrary Producer

Final LIVEbrary Show Topics & Schedule

Coming Fall 2007
A New Online Educational Program for
Junior High School Teachers, Librarians, and Media Specialists
Public Librarians, Parents, and Homeschoolers
their Families, Friends, and Support Groups

THE LIVEbrary
from Annick Press

a free, weekly program
offering supervised, online collaboration
between students, teachers, librarians, and authors

LIVEbrary #1
A Five Week Program beginning October 15, 2007
MEDIA AWARENESS: SEE the Media - BE the Media

Week #1, October 15-19
Live Chat Thursday, October 18, 2-3 p.m. ET
DIY VIDEO: Solo and Team Work
taught by Mark Shulman, author of
Attack of the Killer Video Book: Tips and Tricks for Young Directors


Week #2, October 22-26
Live Chat Thursday, October 25, 2-3 p.m. ET
IN YOUR FACE: What is Beautiful?
taught by Shari Graydon, media literacy activist and author of
In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You


Week #3, October 29-November 2
Live Chat Thursday, November 1, 2-3 p.m. ET
DIY ZINES: Your Own Pop Culture Machine
taught by Hal Niedzviecki, editor of "Broken Pencil" and author of
The Big Book of Pop Culture: A How-To Guide for Young Artists


Week #4, November 5-9
Live Chat Thursday, November 8, 2-3 p.m. ET
MADE YOU LOOK: Tricks and Tactics of the Ad Trade
taught by Shari Graydon, media literacy activist and author of
Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know


Week #5, November 12-16
Live Chat Thursday, November 15, 2-3 p.m. ET
BE THE AD: The Future of Advertising is YOU!
taught by Claire Carmichael, author of the novel, Leaving Simplicity,
a near-future look at a school where the advertising has gone berserk.


REGISTER TODAY!
Sign up today to reserve a place in the LIVEbrary
and to receive instructions on how to participate at
http://www.annickpress.com/Livebrary/signupform.html

Welcome to the LIVEbrary Blog!

Welcome to the LIVEbrary Blog. This blog is operated by Annick Press as a companion to the Annick Press LIVEbrary program.

The Annick LIVEbrary consists of a series of 5-week programs on curriculum-based subjects including Media Literacy, World History, Science, and Health and Current Events. Each week, under the guidance of a trained facilitator, students will have the opportunity to interact live, online with leading authorities and experts.

The LIVEbrary is intended to address serious issues with teens, using professional facilitators, while giving children valuable, hands-on experience with the collaborative technology of the future.

We will use this blog to update teachers, librarians, parents, school media coordinators, and students with the progress of the LIVEbrary program.

Your contributions to this blog are welcome. All contributions to this blog become the property of Annick Press. We reserve the right to remove comments, posts, and trackbacks that do not meet our LIVEbrary Blog Policy.

Thank you for visiting and please check back for updates on this innovative distance learning program.

STEVE O'KEEFE
LIVEbrary Producer