Loren Levine Spring 2014 Title 1.

Heart and Soul Author Strategy Notes

Reader's Notebook: Log of Books Interest Notes

$fri#an $meri#an histor! %ivil &ights 'ovement #ourage ( persisten#e %onne#tions)*nterests+ Students interested in $fri#an, $meri#an histor! Students of $fri#an,$meri#an #ulture .oung /o! protagonist with a /usiness mindset pets)dogs funerals mone! famil! #urious minds %onne#tions)*nterests+ Students with a entrepreneurial mindset students who have lost a parent and)or ma! #onne#t as well 3amil! /lended families moving farming ( drought missing a loved one %onne#tions)*nterests+ %hildren with a /lended famil! ma! deepl! #onne#t with this /oo2 as * did 5olo#aust friendship #ourage es#aping from danger %onne#tions)*nterests+ 6ewish /a#2ground !oung female students famil! separation ( missing loved ones

Kadir Nelson Examining the author's point of view anal!"ing illustrations to enhan#e #omprehension -oug %oone! %hara#ter development Empathi"ing with #hara#ters ( text,to,self #onne#tions using #hara#ter's a#tions to determine theme Envisioning wondering ( predi#ting #onne#ting to protagonist on a personal level tra#2ing #hara#ter emotions ( #hanges in emotions 4ra#2ing #hara#ter #hanges over time #hara#ter internal ( external struggles #onne#ting prior 2nowledge empathi"ing with #hara#ters Stop,(,6ots fre9uent predi#ting #hara#ter relationships

2. The Beloved Dearly 0. Skylark

1atri#ia '#La#hlan

4. Number Lois Lowr! the Stars

7. Cracker 8ets! 8!ars Jackson

3riendship /a/!sitters a/use heroism divor#e advo#ating for a friend. 4his /oo2 deals with #omplex issues su#h as spousal a/use and not all students ma! /e a/le to #onne#t with this. 5owever the use of humor ma2es it fun to read and easier to relate to. %onne#tions)*nterests+ * thin2 almost an! student #an relate to =reg's humorous pi#ture,filled stor! of freedom from s#hool nagging parents and summer adventures.

:. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do! Days

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Stru#ture of the text effe#ts on #omprehension ;graphi#s< &elationships /etween #hara#ters tra#2ing #hara#ter traits and #hanges

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