Schema: telling the truth, not being believed, make believe Text-to-text: The Boy Who Cried Wolf Heavy paper for the pages, simple illustrations, and straightforward text combine to create a book young children, especially boys, will enjoy. Tim tells the truth about the unbelievable things that happen in his house and yard, but his parents do [...]
Schema: fairy tales, element of magic Genre: traditional literature Setting: Virginia Predicting: Predict what young Sam will do when the man comes back with the request to make his wife young again Character Motivation: What motivates young Sam to charge the man for what the hired hand did? What motivates him to change at the [...]
Schema: foxes, sheep, not following directions, forgetting where you leave books Text-to-Text Connections: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig has similar illustrations of the animals. The Teeny Tiny Woman also has a talking bone in the story. Personification: The bone takes on human characteristics and feelings. Compare and Contrast with Chris Van Allsburg’s [...]
Schema: islands, conservation, ecosystems, biomes Text-to-text connection: The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry Author’s Purpose: persuade readers not to cut down the Mangrove tangles Cause and Effect: Because the propagule falls off the mangrove tree, the effect is that a new mangrove tangle begins. Drawing Conclusions: The fisherman drew the conclusion that he should [...]
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