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The Last Cuentista

Donna Barba Higuera

October 12, 2021

Grade level: 5-7th

Lexile level: 730L

Read aloud ww.youtube.com/watch?v=NLUPGgwnWZw

Grade Level Standards

Resource: https://www.thelastcuentista.com/

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Title: The Tale of Desperaux

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Date of publication: August 25, 2003

Grade level:2-5th

Lexile level:670L

Link to read aloud: https://www.schooltube.com/watch/read-aloud-ch-1-6-tale-of-despereaux_lk8gpjsg1qslzt.html

Grade Level standard: 4.3.R.3 Students will find textual evidence of literary elements:

setting, plot, characters, (i.e., protagonist, antagonist) characterization, conflict

At least one resource: https://www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher/tale-of-despereaux-lesson-plans

character study.

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Title: The First Rule of Punk

Author: Celia C. Perez

Date of publication: August 22. 2017

Grade level: 4-7th

Lexile level: 670L

Link to read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdBVYjjUTao

Grade Level Standards:6.3.R.3 Students will analyze how literary elements contribute to the meaning of a literary text:

setting, plot, characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist), characterization, conflict (i.e., internal, external), point of view

At least one resource: https://school.teachingbooks.net/clp.cgi?master_id=55987&lf_id=9

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Title: Hot Dog

Author: Doug Salati

Illustrator : Doug Salti

Date of publication: May 24. 2022

Grade level: PreK- 3rd

Lexile level: NP

Link to read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7PeiABExd8

Grade Level Standards: Social Emotional Learning.

At least one resource: https://maistorybook.com/2023/03/17/maistorybook-hot-dog-when-i-feel-overwhelmed-dog-craft/

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Author: Amelie Flechais

Illustrator: Amelie Flechais

Date of publication: June 27, 2014

Grade level: PreK +

Lexile level: N/A

Link to read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yabeV4TT4L4

Grade Level Standards: 3.7.R Students will locate and use information from a variety of alphabetic, aural, visual, spatial, and/or gestural content to compare perspectives about ideas and topics

At least one resource: Compare and Contrast original story vs this one using content about perspectives.

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Title: Junkyard Wonders

Author: Patricia Polacco

Illustrator: Patricia Polacco

Date of publication: July 8, 2010

Grade level: K-3rd

Lexile level: 660L

Link to read aloud: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjU1t23v7OEAxX9l2oFHftOD2gQtwJ6BAgOEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dfo1ZZiFVSiA&usg=AOvVaw2n9ure0boHHinXtuopYb0i&opi=89978449

Grade Level Standards:

3.7.W Student will communicate their ideas, thoughts, and feelings/

3.3.W.3 Students will write an opinion about a topic and provide relevant evidence as support in multiple paragraphs with transitional words and phrases.

At least one resource: https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/CT-Core-Standards/Materials-for-Teachers/ELA/ELA-Lesson-Plans/ELA/Grade-3-A-Close-Reading-of-The-Junkyard-Wonders-by-Patricia-Polacco

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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature 

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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature 

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Title: A Boy Named Isamu

Author and Illustrator: James Yang

Date of publication: 2023

Grade level: PreK- 2nd

Lexile level: 500L

Link to read aloud: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiX0PTwwrOEAxVrlmoFHQHlACsQtwJ6BAgPEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBoi1_fJBVmY&usg=AOvVaw2EA8ThVdrFg2cpVfJAWN4j&opi=89978449

Grade Level Standards:

At least one resource: author interview video

https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=79624#Share

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Title: I Want My Hat Back

Author & Illustrator: Jon Klassen

Date of publication: September 27, 2011

Grade level: PreK-3rd

Lexile level: 230L

Link to read aloud: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjep4_vu7iEAxVxv4kEHXhNAIoQwqsBegQIBxAG&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3bzCVrDkqQ0&usg=AOvVaw2jZ5ulvvAhY-XWzWqBzndy&opi=89978449.

Grade Level Standards:

1.3.W.2 Students will being to write facts about a topic in response to a text read aloud to demonstrate understating with prompting

1.5.W.2 Students will use nouns,  verbs  and adjectives to add clarity and variety in their writing.

At least one resource: Hat Description activity

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Title: The First Woman Millionaire

Author & Illustrator: KS Horne

Date of publication: January 16, 2023

Grade level: 1st-4th

Lexile level: N/)

Grade Level Standards: 2.6.W.2 Students will organize information found during group or individual research using graphic organizers or other aids/

At least one resource: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/browse/free?search=biography%20templates

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Title: Trombone Shorty

Author: Trombone Shorty

Illustrator: Bryan Collier

Date of publication: 2015

Grade level: preK-3rd

Lexile levels: 760L

Link to read aloud: https://www.google.com/search?q=trombone+shorty+trombone+shorty+read+aloud&client=safari&sca_esv=9b3e251552c23658&hl=en-us&biw=1128&bih=1490&sxsrf=ACQVn09VPtF6fdWkniN5nBpVtIM8ARG4tA%3A1708395394619&ei=ggvUZbOsJd-qqtsPsaun8AM&oq=Trombone+Shorty+Trombone+Shorty+read&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJFRyb21ib25lIFNob3J0eSBUcm9tYm9uZSBTaG9ydHkgcmVhZCoCCAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUitJ1CDBViIGXABeAGQAQCYAYMBoAHZCKoBBDE0LjG4AQHIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIEECMYJ8ICBhAAGBYYHsICCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDwgIEECEYFYgGAZAGAg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#

Grade Level Standards: 3.2.R. Studetns will summarize and sequence the important events.

At least one resourcehttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiprPWh7biEAxVsmGoFHXJ8BwUQuAJ6BAgIEAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.getepic.com%2Fvideo%2F70125211%2Ftrombone-shorty&usg=AOvVaw24PqdjTjbeWvCfo2GCeWBU&opi=89978449

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Title: There’s a Skeleton Inside You

Author: Ivan Ben Barak

Date of publication: 2019

Grade level: K-4th

Lexile level: 600L

Link to read aloud: https://www.google.com/search?q=theres+a+skeleton+inside+you%C2%A0&client=safari&sca_esv=8b220a0dbcb8d5e1&hl=en-us&sxsrf=ACQVn0-RB4Rcn2u05dWAO1bLLlAvNkZZCg%3A1708395619290&ei=YwzUZeGoEayzqtsP8tKXqAw&ved=0ahUKEwih5pfQ7biEAxWsmWoFHXLpBcUQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=theres+a+skeleton+inside+you%C2%A0&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHnRoZXJlcyBhIHNrZWxldG9uIGluc2lkZSB5b3XCoDIEECMYJzIHEAAYgAQYDTIHEAAYgAQYDTIHEC4YgAQYDTIHEAAYgAQYDTIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB5IxRtQkAhYihlwAXgAkAEAmAFnoAG4B6oBBDExLjG4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgcQIxiwAhgnwgILEAAYgAQYigUYhgOIBgE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#

Grade Level Standards:

At least one resource:  https://www.livinglifeandlearning.com/fun-skeletal-system-activities.html

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Title: Remember

Author: Joy Harjo

Illustrator: Michaela Goade

Date of publication: March 21, 2023

Grade level: Prek-3rd

Lexile level: 480L

Link to read aloud: https://www.google.com/search?q=rememebr+by+joy+harjo+childrens+book+read+aloud&client=safari&sca_esv=8b220a0dbcb8d5e1&hl=en-us&sxsrf=ACQVn09Ytq1uEpxTn4vp4U-f3ertDVx44Q%3A1708396860142&ei=PBHUZdWWCP-rqtsP-oGkiAk&oq=Rememebr+by+joy+harjo+childrens+book+read&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKVJlbWVtZWJyIGJ5IGpveSBoYXJqbyBjaGlsZHJlbnMgYm9vayByZWFkKgIIATIHECEYChigATIHECEYChigATIHECEYChigATIHECEYChigAUjzhAFQzR5Y4XVwBXgBkAEAmAGLAaAB-A2qAQQxOC4zuAEByAEA-AEBwgIKEAAYRxjWBBiwA8ICBxAjGLACGCfCAggQABiABBiiBMICBBAhGBXCAgoQIRgKGKABGMMEwgIGECEYDRgVwgIGEAAYFhgeiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#

Grade Level Standards: 3.4.W.2 students will use precise vocabulary in writing for intended mode and effect on the audience.

At least one resource: Students write their own poems.

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Title: Squire

Author: Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas

Illustrator: Sara Alfageeh

Date of publication: 2022

Grade level: 7-12

Lexile level: N/A

Link to read aloud: N/A

Grade Level Standards: 7.8.W students will write independently combining modes and genres to suit their audience and purpose

At least one resource: Students create there own character with background.

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Title: The Giving Tree

Author & Illustrator: Shel Silverstein

Date of publication: October 7, 1964

Grade level: 2nd-3rd

Lexile level: 530L

Link to read aloud: https://www.google.com/search?q=the+giving+treereading+read+aloud&client=safari&sca_esv=8b220a0dbcb8d5e1&hl=en-us&sxsrf=ACQVn08iiko2IheAdOWazqoMqHEjDK_1JA%3A1708396130065&ei=Yg7UZeLDA7GjqtsP1cSO0Ao&ved=0ahUKEwji_N7D77iEAxWxkWoFHVWiA6oQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=the+giving+treereading+read+aloud&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIXRoZSBnaXZpbmcgdHJlZXJlYWRpbmcgcmVhZCBhbG91ZDIJECEYChigARgKSPE2UPMEWMk1cAN4AZABAJgB1wGgAbQJqgEFOS4yLjG4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIHECMYsAIYJ8ICBhAAGBYYHsICCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDwgIIEAAYFhgeGArCAgcQABiABBgNiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#

Grade Level Standards: Social emotional Learning.

At least one resource: https://childrenslibrarylady.com/the-giving-tree/

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Title: HIKE

Author & Illustrator: Pete Oswald

Date of publication: March 17, 2020

Grade level: PreK-3rd

Lexile level: N/A

Link to read aloud: N/A

Grade Level Standards: 3.3.R.5 Students will answer inferential questions using text to support answered.

At least one resource: Write Dialogue