Archive for November, 2010

Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott

Schema: getting a haircut, monsters, Halloween images Text-to-Self  Connections: getting haircut, fall illustrations Sequencing: order the events in this circle story of: leaving home getting to shop changing the pictures on the wall cutting the different monster’s hair cleaning up going back home Point of View:  The fly pages show the humans and their POV [...]

Ghost Eye Tree by Bill Martin, Jr. and Night in the Barn by Faye Gibbons

Schema: full moon, walking outside at night Text-to-Self Connection: mind runs free, letting our imaginations run wild Text-to-Text Connection: Both books are about kids who are outside at night with a full moon. Compare and Contrast: Similarities:  In both books the kids are out after dark, and in both, they are a little afraid of [...]

The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George

Schema: ecosystems, keystone animal Author’s Purpose: make readers aware of the importance of wolves in the ecosystem. Create a chart of the temperate forest food chain. Cause and Effect: This book is filled with great examples of cause and effect.  A graphic organizer such as the Cluster/Word Web Chart or the Multi-Flow from Thinking Maps works perfectly [...]