Archive for the 'Halloween' Category

Frankie Stein by Lola M. Schaefer

Schema: Frankenstein, Halloween, having a new baby in the family Point of View: The story is told from a monster family’s point of view.  From the parents’ point of view, Frankie is the scariest of all of the family. Voice: The voice of the book is that of  the monster parents until the end.  Then [...]

Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex

Schema: text-to-text connections with Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Parody: copying  someone’s style in a humorous way, making a spoof of something Goodnight Goon is a parody of Goodnight Moon. Compare and Contrast: Similarities: same story pattern, same room design, same color of P.J.’s, both have snacks in their rooms, both have rocking chairs, [...]

Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick by Jennifer Jacobson

Schema: visiting pumpkin farms, tricking someone Text-to-self connections: choosing a pumpkin, playing dunking for apples, biting a donut on a string, not wanting to play with a girl if you are a boy Predicting: Why to you predict Andy is hiding from Delores in the pumpkin patch? Maybe he is afraid of her, maybe he [...]