by boot | Mar 5, 2025
Students who have moved can write about their experience. Students who have not can write about a place they’d like to move to.
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
Ask students to examine the illustrations and then describe the art, pointing to different pictures that support their description. What is unique about the illustrator’s style? Students can choose a part of the story and illustrate it in their own style.
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
Can students describe the mood of the story? How does the text capture the mood? How do the illustrations create the mood? Is it important that the mood of the words and illustrations “match”?
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
On page 11, the girl says “The man inside the truck . . . delivers groceries.” What does this text tell students about where she lives? How does the author, through words, and illustrator, through pictures, show the road she lives on?
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
There are examples of both literal and non-literal language in the story, such as: “He’s bursting with news.” “needles soft like a quilt” “gravel jumping up and dancing” Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative (non-literal) language uses similes,...
