Maryland Pathfinder

Pathfinder Assignment EDU 514 Organization of Information

Bernadette Gregorek, RSM

07/03/09

Maryland Pathfinder During the Colonial America, Maryland became one of the 13 colonies in 1632. This pathfinder will help you locate information books in our library and resources on the internet about the growth of Maryland, leading it to become the 7th State in the United States of America. This pathfinder meets 4th Grade Social Studies standards for the Archdiocese of Maryland. Click on the pictures below to the hyper links for this information.

Nonfiction State Books

Fiction

Internet

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Books

Sites

Videos

Nonfiction Books 92 CAR

Donahue, Bernard F., 1932Patriot in purple: a story of Archbishop John Carroll. C1960

970.04 JON

Jones, Rebecca C. The biggest (and best) flag that ever flew. C19388 Recounts how Mrs. Pickersgill of Baltimore was commissioned to make the huge

flag which flew at Fort McHenry over Baltimore Harbor during a battle with the British in 1814. 973.7 KEN

Kent, Zachary. The Battle of Antietam. 1992 Describes the events surrounding the bloody confrontation between Union and Confederate troops in the Maryland countryside on September 17, 1862. 974.8 STG

St. George, Judith, 1931Mason and Dixon’s Line of fire. C1991. Tells the story of the sometimes violet boundary disputes between colonial Maryland and Pennsylvania, and how two surveyors established the line that finally brought peace. 975.2 GOL C2000. E BAR

Golembe, Carla. M is for Maryland: an alphabet picture book about Maryland.

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The flag maker. 2004. Relates events of the 1814 Battle of Baltimore as seen through the eyes of twelveyear-old Caroline Pickersgill, who had worked with her family and their servants to sew the enormous flag which waved over Fort McHenry.

Nonfiction Books – Page 2 975.2 KAE

Kaessman, Beta My Maryland: her story for boys and girls. 1955.

743.8 Dei

Deinard, Jenny How to draw Maryland’s sights and symbols. 2002. Explains how to draw some of Maryland’s sights and symbols, including the state

seal, the official flower, and the Baltimore oriole, the official state bird. 975.2 KEN

Pietrzyk, Leslie, 1961. Maryland. C2000. Discusses the geographic features, history, government, people, and attractions of

the state known as “America in Miniature.” 975.2 KUM

Kummer, Patricia K. Maryland. C2003. Provides an overview of the state of Maryland, covering its history, geography,

economy, people, and points of interest. 975.2 THO

Thompson, Kathleen. Maryland. c1996. Examines the history, economy, culture, and future of Maryland

975.2 SAV

Savage, Jeff, 1961Maryland, c1998. Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of Maryland:

includes internet links

FICTION Books

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Helldorfer, Mary-Claire, 1954Spook house. C1989. Feeling lonely in his small Eastern Shore Maryland town, twelve-year-old Will thinks he is going to dislike the boy and his sister who move in next door, until the three of them band together to turn an abandoned old mansion into a haunted house. FIC MEA

Meacham, Margaret, 1952Oyster moon. c1996. Set in 1885 on Maryland’s eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, a fourteen-yearold girl rescues her twin brother from the clutches of the cruel captain of an oyster dredge during the height of the Oyster Wars. FIC HAH

Phahn, Mary Downing. Anna all year round. C1999. Chronicles the sometimes funny, sometimes sad experiences of eight-year-old Anna

with her friends and family during a year in Baltimore just before World War I.

Internet Resources http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society. This site provides historical information about the State of Maryland as well as lesson plans and units noted below: 1. Narrative of a Voyage to Maryland, 1633-34 2. Lesson: Maryland Bound – A Perilous Journey to the New World 3. Voyage to Freedom: Colonial Maryland Trunk 4. Lesson: The Basilica of the Assumption – A Symbol of Freedom

http://www.stmaryscity.org/ Historic St. Mary’s City. This site celebrates the 375th anniversary with interactive Kids link that teaches about the first Maryland printers with activities, building a colonial house with activities, resources for teachers (learning activities and tour information), archeology, and much more about Maryland’s first capital and birthplace of religious tolerance. http://www.mdkidspage.org/KidsHome.htm#History State of Maryland. This government web site provides links to History, Government, State Symbols, Geography and other imbedded internet links about historical places and facts on Maryland. Bernadette Gregorek, RSM 07/03/09

DVDs/Cds/Videos

NOTE: No dvd videos were found at the school library. However, I have found the following video that may be ordered: V8325 BWT – Maryland DVD – This video explores the Chesapeake Bay, museums, and other Maryland sites. Library Video Company (1-800-843-3620)

Bernadette Gregorek, RSM

07/03/09

Maryland State Standards Archdiocese of Baltimore

SS.K.6.3 Identifies the American flag and Maryland flag. SS.1.3.4 Locates Maryland on a map of the United States. SS.4.1.1 Compares and contrasts the cultures of the Native Americans living in colonial Maryland with that of the settlers. SS.4.1.4 Writes a letter / journal chronicling what shipboard life was like during the journey to America. SS.4.1.5 Compares and contrasts the reasons why gentlemen and indentured servants came to Maryland. SS.4.1.9 Identifies state symbols. SS.4.2.1 Demonstrates an understanding of the significant events leading up to colonization of Maryland. SS.4.2.2 Discusses the significance of key terms such as St. Mary’s City, the Ark and the Dove. SS.4.2.7 Demonstrates an understanding of the events that led up to the writing of the Star Spangled Banner and Maryland, My Maryland. SS.4.5.1 Demonstrates an understanding of the role that religion played in the founding of Maryland. SS.4.5.4 Demonstrates an understanding of the origin & early growth of the Catholic Church in Bernadette Gregorek, RSM 07/03/09 the United States.