Parent Guide > Three Hundred Thousand More
Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we’re reading "Three Hundred Thousand More" by James Sloan Gibbons.
In "Three Thousand More," a speaker responds to President Lincoln's call for more Union troops.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Social Change & Revolution, Social Pressure, and War & Peace as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"How do people create change?", "Why do people follow the crowd?", and "How are we changed by war?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this poem at home:
- What was "Three Hundred Thousand More" about?
- What did you learn about Social Change & Revolution?
- What did you learn about Social Pressure?
- What did you learn about War & Peace?
- Watch the following clips with your child at home: