Biographies by Jaime Ann Sanborn https://padlet.com/sanbornj/d69o7335mxgz0m4x a suggested list for Middle School by Mrs. Sanborn. en-us 2021-04-12 16:23:07 UTC 2026-01-12 13:48:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Suggested Reads sanbornj https://padlet.com/sanbornj/d69o7335mxgz0m4x/wish/1408322217
  • 10 Days a Madwoman, Nelly Bly
  • Alexander Hamilton, Making of America
  • Americanized, Sara Saedi
  • The Awakening of Malcolm, Malcolm X
  • Being Jazz, Jazz Jennings
  • Betty Before X, Dr. Betty Shabazz
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba
  • Chasing Space, Leland Melvin
  • Facing Frederick, Frederick Douglass
  • I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai
  • The Keeper, Tim Howard
  • The Lady is a Spy, Virginia Hall
  • Lion: A Long Way Home, Saloo Brierly
  • Never Caught, Ona Judge
  • Notorious RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • Reaching for the Moon, Katherine Johnson
  • Sachiko, Sachiko Yasui
  • Susan B. Anthony, Making of America
  • Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom, Lynda Blackmon Lowery
  • Ugly, Robert Hoge
    • ]]>     2021-04-12 16:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornj/d69o7335mxgz0m4x/wish/1408322217     Suggested Discussion Questions sanbornj https://padlet.com/sanbornj/d69o7335mxgz0m4x/wish/1411795640 Answer each question fully, thoughtfully, and in complete sentences. Be as detailed as if you were going to teach students about this person's life.

    1. Why did you choose this book to read?
    2. What overarching theme would you assign to this person's life?
    3. What is the most prevalent emotion you experienced from reading this book?
    3. What injustices occur in this person's story?
    4. How does the person react to those injustices? What action do they take?
    5. Do you agree with their actions? Why or why not?
    6. What does this person do to make a significant impact on their destiny and how far does their impact reach? Locally? Nationally? Internationally?
    7. If you were in this person's shoes, at any point in their life, would you make different choices?
    8. From reading this book, what have you learned that you can apply to your own life?
    9. In five to seven sentences, tell this person's life story, capturing the most important aspects.
    10. In one powerful statement, describe this person's life. ]]>     2021-04-13 13:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornj/d69o7335mxgz0m4x/wish/1411795640