Schema: slavery The author tells the story in third person in a poetic format. Setting: West Africa, 1725 Author’s Purpose: to show the perspective of a family whose child has been taken by slave traders Voice: The language the author uses creates a unique voice for Dinga Personification: The four elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and [...]
Schema: stone soup In this version, the setting is the times of the wild west. Slim and his grandson, Luis, ride into town hungry with no money. The use a bean to start the process of making stew. The rhyming verse they sing throughout the book engages the students: “Chili’s good, so is barbecue, but [...]
Schema: alphabet, vowels, spelling Text-to-Text Connection: Alphabet Mystery by Audrey Wood Cause and Effect: Because X changed his mind, the effect is the alphabet stayed the same. Drawing Conclusions: The letters draw the conclusion that each letter has an important part to play when they begin exploring the roles of each other. X is the [...]
Schema: procrastination Summary: Charlie Joe received books as his birthday present when he was only young child and was so disappointed that he developed a very strong distaste for reading. He schemes, plans, connives, bribes, and experiments in every way he can think of to get out of reading. He worries, gets punished by losing his phone, [...]
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