Narrated Letters by Granny Bent to Charley Skeddaddle
In 2007, the fifth and sixth grade students read the civil war era book Charley
Skeddaddle by Patricia Beatty. In the book, a twelve-year old Charley joins then deserts the Northern Union army.
He gets lost and taken "captive" by an old Appalachian woman, Granny Bent. She teaches him about real
bravery and about life. At the end of the book, Charley leaves Appalachia and returns to New York. The students,
imagining each was Granny Bent, wrote Charley a letter that Granny might have sent to him. The letters are written with
Granny's Appalachian accent and slang, and each student narrated the letter sounding like Granny Bent.
Granny Bent Letters
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PowerPoints
In 2007, the fifth and
sixth grade students used the Philadelphia Museum of Art website to research pieces of art and their artists that they could
see at the museum. The students then created short powerpoint presentations and shared them with the class to teach
the others. After showing interest in the different types of art, the students had a private tour in the Philadelphia
Museum of Art to view and learn more about these particular pieces.
Fith Grade-Sixth Grade Artist PowerPoints
