Not So Tall for Six by Dianna Hutts Aston
Schema: What can tall people do? What’s in your schema about being tall?
Characterization: List the traits of Kylie Bell using a bubble map or other graphic organizer: brave, smart, big at hear, positive attitude, great imagination, not “a moper, a pouter, or a whiner,” proud, athletic, acrobatic, polite, fast, forgiving, compassionate
Cause and Effect: Because Kylie is compassionate towards Rusty, the effect is that Rusty became a kinder person to Kylie as shown by his offering to let her climb on his back to get a drink.
Synthesis: What could your family motto be? How did Kylie Bell’s compassion change Rusty Jacks?


