Schema: Little Red Riding Synonyms: Each page has a focus word printed large at the top of each page, and the word is used in context. Ask students to give you a synonym for some of the words as you read. Carmine writes a haiku about her grandmother. Students may connect with writing their own [...]
Schema: Frankenstein, Halloween, having a new baby in the family Point of View: The story is told from a monster family’s point of view. From the parents’ point of view, Frankie is the scariest of all of the family. Voice: The voice of the book is that of the monster parents until the end. Then [...]
Schema: text-to-text connections with Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Parody: copying someone’s style in a humorous way, making a spoof of something Goodnight Goon is a parody of Goodnight Moon. Compare and Contrast: Similarities: same story pattern, same room design, same color of P.J.’s, both have snacks in their rooms, both have rocking chairs, [...]
Schema: visiting relatives, being taken care of while parents are away Book Talk: The book is set in Carbon City, near Seattle, Washington. Characters: Aunt Ethel: 83 years old Josh: 12 1/2 years old Josh is sent to his step-father’s Great Aunt Ethel’s for the summer, and he is very upset about missing summer baseball [...]
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