Schema: waiting, obeying, favorite foods, making healthy choices, tantrums Text-to-text connection: Where the Wild Things Are by Sendak Point of View: The story is told from Betty’s POV. Thoughtful language and detailed illustrations come together to create a book about patience and manners that does not talk down to children. The feeling and lesson this story [...]
Schema: Dust bowl, Great Depression, bullies, superheroes, sisters and brothers Author’s purpose: to entertain and inform about the depression Inference: The family was leaving Kansas, but then when the mysterious figure runs in front of the car, it seems that the family didn’t end up leaving Kansas. We may infer that the sudden stop caused [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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