Archive for the 'onomatopoeia' Category

Moo Who? by Margie Palatini

Schema: farm animals and sounds Text-to-Text Connections: Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin Use the cluster word web to describe the farm animals attributes.  Write farm animal in the center, then add the animal and their attributes in the extended bubbles. Cause and Effect: Because Hilda Mae Heifer was hit in the [...]

April 9th, 2010
Posted in Cause and Effect, Genres, onomatopoeia, Organizational Strategies, Picture Books, Poetry & Figurative Language, Summarizing
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Cat Jumped In by Tess Weaver

Schema: pets; what do your pets do that make you love them? Word Choice: This is a great book for verbs.  The cat has lots of actions. Many words that represent sounds are used. Cause and Effect: Because the cat jumps into the paint, the effect is that the mother loves art and thinks he [...]

May 16th, 2009
Posted in Book Talks, Cause and Effect, Genres, onomatopoeia, Picture Books, Poetry & Figurative Language, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Science, Seasons, Synthesis
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