Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
By: Roald Dahl
Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
Monday, March 7, 2011
Faces of the Moon
Faces of the Moon
By: Bob Crelin
Nonfiction
This book describes the different phases of the moon with a different page for each phase. It describes the phase, by telling the name, what it looks like in the sky, as well as when that phase rises and sets. At the end of the book it gives more information about the moon as well as a chart showing where the moon is at in relation to the earth during its different phases.
I would use this book while teaching about the phases of the moon. It would be more fun than simply reading the science text about it. After reading it I would have a project where each night they have to look at the moon and record what shape it was and anything else interesting about it. Then after every few days we would reread the page that talked about whatever phase the moon was currently on.
I would use this book while teaching about the phases of the moon. It would be more fun than simply reading the science text about it. After reading it I would have a project where each night they have to look at the moon and record what shape it was and anything else interesting about it. Then after every few days we would reread the page that talked about whatever phase the moon was currently on.
Battlefields
Battlefields
By: Jennifer B. Gillis
Nonfiction
This book is a simple book that describes the different characteristics of battlefields and things that you would find at battlefields. Each page has a different heading and some words are in bold. At the end there is a glossary and index. It discusses things such as fortifications, weapons, and monuments.
I would use this book with my ELL students in my class. Since it uses simple language it would be easier for them to read and understand. After they read the book I would have my ELL students work together to summarize what they learned in English. They would then individually write down a few interesting facts that they learned. The consistency of the book would be a good model to help teach them about text structures as well.
I would use this book with my ELL students in my class. Since it uses simple language it would be easier for them to read and understand. After they read the book I would have my ELL students work together to summarize what they learned in English. They would then individually write down a few interesting facts that they learned. The consistency of the book would be a good model to help teach them about text structures as well.
T is for Tarheel: A North Carolina Alphabet
T is for Tarheel: A North Carolina Alphabet
By: Carol Crane
Nonfiction
This book is an alphabet book of different things in North Carolina, starting with the Appalachian Mountains for A, and ending with Zoom—Zoom—Zoom (because NC is the home of NASCAR) for Z. Each page hosts a letter and something that represents North Carolina for that letter. On the sides of the pages there is a few paragraphs describing in more detail the facts about that particular item.
T is for Tarheel would be a good introduction in which to present a project in which they have to create their own alphabet book of North Carolina. For this project, they would have to find something for each letter of the alphabet that represents NC. Then they would also have to make an illustration for each letter and write a few sentences about what they chose for each letter.
T is for Tarheel would be a good introduction in which to present a project in which they have to create their own alphabet book of North Carolina. For this project, they would have to find something for each letter of the alphabet that represents NC. Then they would also have to make an illustration for each letter and write a few sentences about what they chose for each letter.
Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole
Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole
By: Jane Yolen
Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
Commander Toad and his crew is traveling through space when they encounter a “black hole” in the distance. Then as they are all talking, they hear a thump and realize that they are stuck on something. This something turns out to be the giant tongue of an E.T.T., an Extra Terrestrial Toad. They all try to find ways to escape being trapped on the tongue before they are swallowed. Nothing works until Commander Toad sings, and the E.T.T. sings along and on the last note of the song the ship was flung into space and they were freed.
I would have the students write about what would happen if they encountered a black hole in space. I would have them pretend that they were with Commander Toad and ask them what their black hole was. They would have to describe the hole and to think about things such as if anything came out of the hole, if the hole moved, or what happens if you entered the hole.
I would have the students write about what would happen if they encountered a black hole in space. I would have them pretend that they were with Commander Toad and ask them what their black hole was. They would have to describe the hole and to think about things such as if anything came out of the hole, if the hole moved, or what happens if you entered the hole.
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