Visual Details Detective

Ask students to look closely at colors and shapes. Discuss how lighter colors and open space feel different from darker or crowded images.  Next, ask them to look at the illustrations and colors and lines in the text. Do they convey mood? Discuss how words convey...

What Is a Metaphor?

Introduce the idea of metaphors using familiar examples (e.g., ‘busy as a bee’). Show a picture of a kite and a boat. Ask students what those objects usually do and how they move. Explain that authors sometimes use objects to describe feelings.

Source Sort

Teacher provides examples of sources. Students sort them into trustworthy and untrustworthy.