Schema: weather Text-to-text connections: What memories of weather do you have? Scary storms, fun days at the sunny beach, or cozy days inside? Point of View: What a great book to illustrate point of view as each animal says what the weather would be if they were in charge of it. Discuss why each creature would [...]
Schema: chickens Text-to-text: Chicken Little Drawing Conclusions: What text evidence is given that leads the chickens to the conclusions they draw? his size: they conclude he’s an elephant a squirrel: he eats nuts an umbrella: his wings shelter them from the rain the world is a refrigerator: it’s cold north wind a sweater: they are [...]
Schema: bullies Text-to-Self Connections: Discussions about bullies and how to deal with them, telling someone Cause and Effect: Because Brenda made fun of Jessica, the effect is that Jessica felt bad inside. Synthesis: Do you synthesize that Brenda felt good or bad inside when she bullied Jessica? How could you deal with a bully? Author’s [...]
Schema: pumpkins, fall, school activities Text-to-Self Connections: getting new shoes messed up Cause and Effect: Because Delly needed the shoes, the effect is that her dad found a way to buy them. Because the girls scuffed her shoes, the effect is Delly found a way to paint them to be beautiful. Because Delly’s shoes were [...]
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