Judging a Book by Its Cover

Analyze the title and cover illustration. Predict the genre and subject. Discuss: “Why might words matter in history?”

Predict from the Cover

Ask students to look closely and analyze the cover illustration and title to make predictions about the story’s setting and emotions. Prediction of Visual Elements My Predictions Where does the story take place?   Who appears on the cover?   What mood does...

Picture Walk

As a class, look through each page in the book. Ask students to predict what they think the book will be about. Ask students to predict who Marcel is.  What can they tell about Marcel by looking at the pictures? Record student responses on chart paper and confirm...

Picture Walk

As a class, look through each page of the book. Ask students to predict what they think the book will be about. Ask students to look at all of the people in the illustrations. What can they tell about the characters by looking at the pictures? Where does the story...