My Brother Sam Is Dead

For the most comprehesive information on the novel My Brother Sam Is Dead, click the following link:  History of Redding .  This site is awesome!  It even has an interactive map that shows students the places Tim Meeker (the novel's narrator) walked.  It does not get any more thorough than this site!

One of the things I love about this novel is the strong relgious overtones.  Students need to be reminded constantly when reading this historical fiction novel about placing themselves in the narrator's shoes--back in 1775.  The Narrator has such a strong sense of moral right and wrong and a strong command of biblical teaching, that it is the perfect novel to teach at a religious school.

Honor thy father and mother.  We talked about how our definition of this Commandment is very different than Tim Meeker's definition.

Daydreaming = sloth = sin.  This concept, too, brought up interesting conversation.

Remember to keep holy the Sabbath.