Schema: slavery The author tells the story in third person in a poetic format. Setting: West Africa, 1725 Author’s Purpose: to show the perspective of a family whose child has been taken by slave traders Voice: The language the author uses creates a unique voice for Dinga Personification: The four elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and [...]
Schema: alphabet, vowels, spelling Text-to-Text Connection: Alphabet Mystery by Audrey Wood Cause and Effect: Because X changed his mind, the effect is the alphabet stayed the same. Drawing Conclusions: The letters draw the conclusion that each letter has an important part to play when they begin exploring the roles of each other. X is the [...]
Schema: procrastination Summary: Charlie Joe received books as his birthday present when he was only young child and was so disappointed that he developed a very strong distaste for reading. He schemes, plans, connives, bribes, and experiments in every way he can think of to get out of reading. He worries, gets punished by losing his phone, [...]
Schema: blaming something on someone else Definition of Scapegoat In rhyming text the author shares the story about very mischevious Jimmy and his goat, P. Petunia Oat. Sequencing: What did Jimmy blame on Petunia in order: eating his coat, throwing away the TV remote, blowing his nose in the tote, breaking the boat, shaving the goat’s thoat Reader’s [...]
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