Teaching Literary Elements With Picture Books
Two master teachers share 15 ready-to-use lessons for using engaging picture books to teach literary elements such as point of view, voice, irony, theme, metaphor, simile, and more. For each literary element, you'll find a clear definition; a detailed picture book-based lesson that incorporates before-, during-, and after-reading strategies; and writing and extension activities. Standards-based, classroom-tested, ready-to-use lessons. Picture books include: Terrific; Even More Parts; Beauty and the Beaks: A Turkey's Cautionary Tale; My Light; Whatever; Ace Lacewing: Bug Detecive; Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom, & Wishes; Langston's Train Ride; Prairie Train; Monkey Business; Joyful Noise: Poems or Two Voices; Hello Harvest; Rosa; Mr. George; Elephant Dance Memories of India; Lies and Other Tall Tales; Snow Sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story; A Story with Pictures; School Lunch; A Small Dog's Big Life: Around the World with Owney; Scoop: An Exclusive by Monty Molenski; Grizz!; The Ocean IsÉ; Romeow and Drooliet; Saturday and Teacakes; There's a Frog in My Throat: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me; An Undone Fairy Tale; Across the Alley; Arctic Night, Arctic Lights; Dona Flor; Thunder Rose; Fancy Nancy; Once Upon a Motorcycle Dude; The Recess Queen; Pig Tale; Sweet Tooth; Three Silly Billies; The School is not White: A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement; New York is English, Chattanooga is Creek; In November; Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy; George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides; The Boy Who Loved Words Motorcycle Song; Cave; This is the Dream; and The Gingerbread Cowboy. 80 pages.
