Schema: school stories, funny spells from old movies such as Freaky Friday Word Choice: This is a great book to share with students who are practicing creative writing skills. The word choice in this book sets the tone and adds to the humor. Check out this great reader’s theater script. This book is an experience [...]
Schema: thunderstormSetting: outside on a farm POV: The narrator is the young girl in the story who tells the story in first person. The day is hot, and everyone on the farm is hot and lazy except for Dad, then a big thunderstorm begins. Text-to-Self Connections: Being outside when a storm blows in, feeling the [...]
Schema: clouds, things that we see in the sky, different types of precipitation Text-to-Text Connections: Both books are about weather and the sky. The rhymes in Sky will make a connections from nursery rhymes. Text-to-Self Connections: Some kids will have seen a double rainbow, snow, fireworks, and tornadoes. Sequencing: Notice in Sky that there is [...]
Schema: Christmas trees, theme of the White House Christmas tree Author’s Purpose: Gloria Houston and her family grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina; the historical fiction story depicts what life was like in the early 1900′s during World War I. Characterization: Characterize the mother in the story and use example from the [...]
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