Schema: possums, playing possum, marsupials, folktales Genre: Folktale; noodlehead story which is a silly, harmless story Internal Consistency: Epossumondas just follows directions, but he doesn’t think about the cause and effect of his actions. Do you think Epossumondas would ever disobey his mama or his auntie? Cause and Effect: Because Epossumondas doesn’t think and just [...]
Schema: What do you know about buffalo? bison, mammal, used for food, hooves used for tools long ago Historical fiction: The fictional story is based on the true life story of Mary Ann Goodnight who lived in the Palo Duro Canyon in 1876. Readers see what it is like to live in a dugout and [...]
Schema: What’s in your schema about a folktale? The story represents a value of the culture. The setting and names are usually related to the country of origin. Think about whether you would you tell a lie to gain something for yourself such as being named Emperor or winning the love of someone? Text to [...]
Figurative language, personification, and mental images are the strong points of this book. The author compares snow to a shy friend. Another passage talks about how children love snow and the snow loves them back by giving them angel wings and new snowman friends. One very touching thought is that the snow reminds us of [...]
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