Farmer Boy
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books have been immensely popular in the decades since the writer’s death. Using the NYS Historical Association’s history newsletter, “The Story of Almanzo Wilder: Farmer Boy, Part 1,” students will explore the Wilder family’s history, the Little House series, and life on the frontier in the late 1800’s.
Social Science:
Standard 1- History of the United States and New York
Standard 3- Geography
ELA Common Core:
-Cite Specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources
-Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions
-Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence
