Schema: flippers on the cover connect with swimming, title mentions sea Author’s purpose: to share real information about sea scientist, Jacques Cousteau. Metaphor: Cousteau’s quote on the first page makes a mental image of the sea a casting spell over him and holding him with “its net of wonder.” The sea is like a net [...]
Schema: Pirates or sailors on ships, missing a hand or a foot, we can infer that they take risks if they are missing a limb, they wear funny hats, have parrots for pets, brave, hunt buried treasure, modern pirates steal and harm Text to self connections: Pirates of the Caribbean’s Jack Sparrow, Peter Pan’s Captain [...]
Schema: civil wars, traveling alone, the title which is a phrase from the U. S. National Anthem Before beginning, read the guide produced by the publisher which provides a background for understanding: Author’s purpose: The author takes us into the world of a refugee and helps refugee’s to see that they are not alone. POV: [...]
“To heal a sorrowing heart, give something that is dear to your own.” from the Note from Kimeli Naiyomah at the end of the book. Schema: cows, feeling sorrow for someone’s pain Text-to-self connection: remembering or hearing about September 11, 2001; being kind to others; feeling the emotion of something being “sweet and sad” because [...]
Schema: wild birds Read the note at the back of the book so the students can understand the problem better before you begin the book. Text-to-self connections: doing a project with a sibling, feeling sorry for the birds, seeing problems that wild birds cause What city animals help keep the balance of nature in our [...]
Schema: stories that teach a lesson, folktale, stranger danger The story is written as a modern day folktale featuring the Boo Hag from the Gullah culture of South Carolina. The Boo Hag is a legendary spirit or shape-shifter that wants to live in another person’s body, or it is also described as riding a person [...]
Schema: Marines, miracles Text-to-Text Connection: Heroic Afghan Dog Reunited With a U.S. Soldier Author’s purpose: The author is sharing his journey with Nubs because it is a miracle that he was able to get the dog from there back to his home in San Diego. Because Nubs did not give up on finding Major Dennis, [...]
Schema: folktales, purpose of folktales Author’s purpose: the original author’s purpose may have been to illustrate what happens when we don’t think ahead or make a plan Drawing Conclusions: What conclusion do you think Henny Penny came to, and what evidence from the story supports it? Because the fox sneezed, the effect is that the [...]
Schema: math, school, Boston terriers Text-to-Self Connections: homework, eating jellybeans Author’s Purpose: The author uses her story and the events in it to explain the mathematical concept of probability. Predicting: Have your students predict along with the students in the book. Summarizing and Synthesis: Ask students to summarize the story and explain what they have [...]
Schema: apples, snow storms, Christmas Text-to-Self Connections: making applesauce Author’s Purpose: The author shares what life was like in the late 1800′s in rural Michigan. Students will see how people had to provide shelter for their animals before they built their own homes, and how the food and animals on the farm sustained the family. [...]
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