The Teacher's Funeral
intermediate level
Book cover illustration- Light colors are used to make the cover appear old. The background is a light blue to draw the reader to focus on the title and the funny illustration.
The story takes place in the early 1900's in rural Indiana. The main character Russell, dislikes school and wants nothing more than to leave Indiana especially after his teacher dies and his sister Tansy is the new teacher. Tansy has to learn how to leave the sibling rivalry at home and still deal with her brothers defiant behavior.
Reader Response Questions In which does the events take place? Where is the setting?
What is the Case Special and why is it so important for Russell to see it every year?
Connection Activities- Historical Fiction vs Historical Nonfiction- students have to list what defines the genre.
Select other historical fiction books and have students compare the themes.
Personal Response- When I first started reading the The Teacher's Funeral it reminded me of the episodes from Little House in the Prairie. The setting and language was similar to The Teacher's Funeral. When the setting was at the schoolhouse I imagined the schoolhouse from the Little House on the Prairie. The humor was instantly identifiable in the opening line "If you teacher has to die August isn't a bad time of year for it." (Peck, 2004)
references
Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Peck, R. (2004). Libby (Dial ed.). Retrieved February 7, 2018.
The Teacher"s Funeral [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 7, 2018, from ps://www.amazon.com/Teachers-Funeral-Richard-Peck/dp/0142405078
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Teacher's Funeral [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 7, 2018,
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