When the Birds Go Silent
Teachers & book clubs

Free guides to download

Written by C. V. Wooster, a history teacher for three decades who never once taught this history, and wanted to fix that.

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Classroom guide

Background, key dates, vocabulary, three lesson ideas for grades 6-12, a source-comparison activity and respectful-teaching notes.

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Book club questions

Discussion questions for reading groups, organized by the novel's four parts, plus questions on history and fiction.

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Kids' activity pack

Coloring page, map activity, word match and discussion prompts for younger students.

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Interactive tools

Use the timeline, the route map, the who's who cards and the quiz on a classroom screen.

Teaching this history with care. Center Mojave voices where you can, and point students to the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe's own resources. The novel is for adult readers and includes violence; the guides suggest how to use excerpts and the history with younger students.
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