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: blaming something on someone else Definition of Scapegoat In rhyming text the author shares the story about very mischevious Jimmy and his goat, P. Petunia Oat. Sequencing: What did Jimmy blame on Petunia in order: eating his coat, throwing away the TV remote, blowing his nose in the tote, breaking the boat, shaving the goat’s thoat Reader’s [...]
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