Schema: Ghosts, New Orleans, beignets The story is set in New Orleans and is about a family who opens a restaurant that is haunted. Fred, the ghost is a little timid and all of his attempts to scare people off only make the place more interesting to them. The main character, Marie, a child of [...]
Schema: Saints days, Christmas Text-to-Self Connections: Each Saint holiday from December 6th through January 6th is included. Text-to-Text Connections: Strega Nona’s Christmas Big Anthony is once again the star of the show as he gobbles up the goats special turnips. Author’s Purpose: to share the culture of Italy and the special Saint’s days. Drawing Conclusions: [...]
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 [...]
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