Schema: Ghosts, New Orleans, beignets The story is set in New Orleans and is about a family who opens a restaurant that is haunted. Fred, the ghost is a little timid and all of his attempts to scare people off only make the place more interesting to them. The main character, Marie, a child of [...]
Schema: Christmas trees, Great Depression Author’s Purpose: to share about the Rockefeller Christmas tree and Habitat for Humanity. Cause and Effect: Because the father in the story gave from his heart to the men at the construction site, the effect is that the men wanted to help his family with their home. Because the young [...]
Schema: bullies Text-to-Self Connections: Discussions about bullies and how to deal with them, telling someone Cause and Effect: Because Brenda made fun of Jessica, the effect is that Jessica felt bad inside. Synthesis: Do you synthesize that Brenda felt good or bad inside when she bullied Jessica? How could you deal with a bully? Author’s [...]
Schema: pumpkins, fall, school activities Text-to-Self Connections: getting new shoes messed up Cause and Effect: Because Delly needed the shoes, the effect is that her dad found a way to buy them. Because the girls scuffed her shoes, the effect is Delly found a way to paint them to be beautiful. Because Delly’s shoes were [...]
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