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: Hansel and Gretel , step-mothers, fairy tales, science fairs Big Idea: Good vs. evil The publisher offers a detailed reading guide for teachers that includes vocabulary, poetry, and writing responses. Text-to-Self Connections: sibling rivalry, bullying, moving to a new apartment, visiting the library Author’s purpose: to entertain Cause and Effect: Because an inheritance was [...]
Schema: selling what you make, seasons Circle story: The story begins in the fall and follows the man and his family through a year as they make what they can on their farm to sell and use the money from what they sell to buy the things that they can not make. Predicting: What do [...]
Schema: sea, setting Questions to activate background knowledge: Can you think of another time in history where a group of people have been treated unfairly because of the color of their skin? Can you imagine being taken away from your family because of your ethnicity? Why is the title so far from the sea when [...]
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