Archive for January, 2010

Nubs The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle

Schema: Marines, miracles Text-to-Text Connection: Heroic Afghan Dog Reunited With a U.S. Soldier Author’s purpose: The author is sharing his journey with Nubs because it is a miracle that he was able to get the dog from there back to his home in San Diego. Because Nubs did not give up on finding Major Dennis, [...]

Stick Man by Julia Donaldson

Schema:  sticks, playing with sticks Text-to-Text Connections: Over in the Meadow, an old rhyme about the animals in a meadow; the rhyme goes something like, “over in the meadow in the sand and the sun lived an old mother turtle and her little turtle one…”  See the lyrics Also a connection with the Gingerbread Man [...]

Here Comes Darrell by Leda Schubert

Schema: people you know that are always helping others Sequencing: the book goes through each season Setting: Vermont Characterization: Make a graphic organizer to show Darrell’s characteristics. With Tommy he takes the time to let him play like he is driving his truck With The Barretts he gives the firewood to them even though they [...]

Growing Up With Tamales Los Tamales de Ana by Gwendolyn Zepeda

Schema: making tamales, looking forward to getting to do the things your older brothers and sisters are doing Text-to-Self connections: helping mother, wishing to be older Sequencing: The book begins when Ana is 6, and she goes through each part of the book with her age increasing. Math: numbers are added by 2′s throughout the [...]