Discuss what a picture book is and how stories about moving or migration may follow personal narrative patterns. Tell students that this story is a personal narrative about a young girl that prepares to move from her island home in Jamaica to a new life in Canada.
Remind students of the features of the genre Personal Narrative.
Personal Narrative = My Story
- I’m the main character
- It really happened
- I remember how I felt
- I tell it in order
- I use “I” and “me”
Ask students to watch for those features as they read the story.