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The Day The Crayons Quit - Written by Drew Daywalt - Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 17:50:50 UTC

This story takes readers on an emotional story of the day that the crayons quit, and the extent that students go to to get them back. Each letter has a corresponding picture to go along with it. This provides an example for students to model their own writing after and reminds them to present their writing in a manner that is paired with visual support, even with a narrative story. This could be adapted to an activity where students must write letters, and draw pictures to go with their letters!

Madeline - Written + Illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 17:55:16 UTC

The story of Madeline takes you through a series of events, each containing pictures that convey the emotions and experiences of the characters. This provides a basis and example for how students may present their writing, with corresponding pictures to demonstrate their writing. This could be adapted into writing an activity where students must write a story about events, and draw pictures of the corresponding emotions.

Little Red Writing Hood - Written by Joan Holub + Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 17:59:38 UTC

Little Red Writing was a book that I used to teach students about generating their own ideas. It creates this feeling within students by having the characters based on their interests. These characters are pencils, and my students found their interests to be interesting. Examples of this include sports pencils and state pencils. This allows students to use their ideas by having them think about their interests and personalities to generate their ideas for stories. This could be adapted into an activity by having students think of themselves as pencils, and describe why they would be that way.

What Do You Do With an Idea? - Written by: Kobi Yamada + Illustrated by: Mae Besom

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:00:06 UTC

What Do You Do With An Idea is a book that walks you through what you may do with an idea. This book talks almost directly to students while walking you through the varying things that you can do with an idea that each student has. This creates a basis for an example of what students may do with their ideas and can be easily adapted into a lesson about an idea that they have, and how they can put it into practice. This can be adapted into a lesson where students must describe what they would do with their ideas or if they have any "different" ones, and what they would turn into!

How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow - Written by Monica Sweeney + Illustrated by Feronica Parker Thomas

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:01:11 UTC

How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow provides an example for students to incorporate sound words, onomatopoeia! This book could be easily adapted into an activity in which students must create internet sound words in their writing. An example of this in the story:

"The sun went sizzle, sizzle, sizzle."

This could be adapted into an activity where students must write to describe something and put in onomatopoeia to strengthen their writing. This can also be integrated by having a story with blanks where a student must fill in onomatopoeia.

Last Stop on Market Street - Written by: Matt de la Peña + Illustrated by: Christian Robinson

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:01:33 UTC

The Last Stop on Market Street tells the story of a boy who travels with his grandmother to a soup kitchen. The story follows him and his thoughts as he thinks aloud of his distaste and not wanting to go. It teaches students to write about their perspectives and their feelings. It enhances emotional appeal by the sentence:

"I'm glad we came."

"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never thought to look."

This allows students to think about what is around them and their emotions! This could be adapted to a lesson by having students think about something that they enjoy, and something that they feel makes them happy. The goal of this lesson would be to tap into student's emotions so that they may integrate the voice skill in their writing.

Ralph Tells a Story - Written + Illustrated by Abby Hanlon

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:02:30 UTC

Ralph Tells A Story tells a familiar tale for many students, the story of someone who doesn't know how to write a story. He says: "Every day at writing time, I thought really hard, I stared at my paper, I stared at the ceiling, and I could not write a story." Because of this, it provides an example of voice. It gives an example of point of view, and how a story can come from your own brain and your point of view. This could be adapted to an activity where students may write a story about something they struggle with, or something from their point of view.

This is How We Do It - Written + Illustrated by Matt Lamothe

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:10:20 UTC

This book creates an example for students to view the varying ways to structure their narratives. It creates many different opportunities for students to hear the different ways that they can describe their day-to-day, or create a story that walks you through a character's perspectives. Here is an example:

"This is how we learn."

"This is how we get to school."

This could be adapted to a lesson by having students write from their point of view things that they may do in a day that is unique to them.

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes - Mark Pett + Gary Rubenstein

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:13:58 UTC

"When she stopped outside to greet her fans, she didn't forget to say "good morning" and "thank you".

This book provides a wonderful example of how students should structure their writing in terms of using conventions. It provides an example of how a character is questioning her next move and uses question marks and commas to portray this series of thoughts. That being said, it is a helpful example of the way that punctuation and conventions can be utilized in student writing.

"The music stopped. Beatrice didn't know what to do. Cry? Run off stage?"

This can be adapted to an activity where students may be given a worksheet with blanks rather than punctation, so that they may learn when and how to implement it properly.

The Mitten Written + Illustrated by: Jan Brett

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:16:46 UTC

The Mitten creates an opportunity for students to hear different words and to describe varying objects and events. This is seen in the book's continuous implementation of words that help describe, teach students how to put these words into their writing, and dive deeper to create a better image in their reader's brains. Here are some examples of words that may provide this example:

"Nikki wanted snow white mittens."

"... a mole tunneling down."

"... he wiggled in."

"commotion".

This could be adapted in a way where students may edit their writing by adding descriptive words to it! They could write a story, add words, and then highlight their changes as a method of "going deeper" in their writing.

Lets Go For a Drive - Written + Illustrated by Mo Willems

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:22:03 UTC

Let's Go For a Drive! Provides an opportunity for students to practice writing dialogue! Unique in its' setup, the story is told exclusively through dialogue between the two characteristics. This provides a model and basis for how students may integrate dialogue into their own stories. This could be adapted to a lesson by having students write a story with only dialogue and pictures!

Waiting is Not Easy - Written + Illustrated by Mo Willems

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:23:34 UTC

Waiting is Not Easy is a book that demonstrates and implements the organization of events. The book creates an exciting and suspenseful opportunity for readers to really engage with the book, as they go through the book before finally finding what the surprise is. This can be implemented in a way that has students create their own story that follows a beginning, middle, and end structure, as well as evoke emotion and suspense by generating their own tales and ideas.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Written by: Judi Barrett + Illustrated by Ron Barrett

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:27:53 UTC

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs illustrates and explains a story with an easily understandable structure and beginning, middle, and end. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs can be implemented in a manner that has students walk through the events, and create a story where they are modifying the events to their own favorite foods. This can be done where they are modifying the book into their own writing, or a worksheet with sentence stems!

Here We Are Written + Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:30:21 UTC

Here We Are is a touching and heartfelt book that could easily be an example of many writing traits. It talks to you like you are new to Earth. Because of this, it implements lots of earth and space-centered vocabulary. These vocabulary words are used in both the text and labeling. Because of this, it provides an example of using these words and concepts in student writing, as well as their drawings to accompany and strengthen their presentation. Some of these words are:

Mars
Milky Way
Constellations
Iceberg

This could be adapted into a lesson where students must write an expository piece and use labeling pictures and vocabulary words to solidify and strengthen their meanings.

The Most Magnificent Thing - Written + Illustrated by Ashley Spires

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:31:48 UTC

The Most Magnificent Thing provides an example of how students may implement conventions and punctuation within their writing. The story explains: "She stands, and examines, and stares." This use of punctuation is found integrated throughout the book and creates a model for how students may stack and integrate their thoughts and ideas and the pauses that may link them, within their own writing. This activity could be adapted to having students write on an anchor chart a story where they will add sticky notes of punctuation.

What We'll Build - Written + Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

madico0205 — 2023-10-23 18:34:09 UTC

This text provides a basis and example for how students may present their writing. The book takes you through a series of ideas and moments - each with a drawing to aid in its' description. Students may view this as a basis or example for how to set up their writing. This can be adapted to a story or activity where they must write a story and draw alongside it, with labels.

The Impossible Mountain - Written + Illustrated by David Soman

madico0205 — 2023-11-01 23:25:22 UTC

The Impossible Mountain sets the example of having students follow the beginning, middle, and end structure allowing for students to easily incorporate it into their writing. To start, have students think about something that they thought was impossible. As the book tracks through the challenges, have students think of the way they solved what they thought was impossible. As the book comes to a close, have students think about how they solved a problem!