Abigail's Read-Aloud Collection by Abigail Wallace https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg Made with magic en-us 2021-10-26 14:14:31 UTC 2021-10-28 18:46:15 UTC hello@padlet.com The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines, Illustrated by Julianna Swaney awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845148133 The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be is a book
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The knowledge demands]]> 2021-10-26 14:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845148133 The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by E. B. Lewis awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845300527 The Other Side is a book about two young girls named Anna and Clover who form an unlikely friendship. In their town, there is a fence that separates the African-Americans side of town from the white side. Jacqueline Woodson wrote about it on her website, "I wanted to write about how powerful kids can be. Clover and Annie fight against segregation by becoming friends. They don’t believe in the ideas adults have about things so they do what they can to change the world. We all have this power." This book would be best for third graders. This type of vocabulary and text relates to the literacy standard 3.FL.F.5 which is read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. The text structure varies based on the category. The use of graphics is very complex. The illustrations used extend the meaning of the text.  The organization of the text is only slightly complex. It is very clear and easy to predict what is going to happen. The language features are all slightly complex. The conventionality is very easy to understand. The vocabulary and sentence structure are both simple and very familiar. The meaning is very complex. For a child the theme may not be as obvious as it may be to an adult. That being said, if they think hard enough and discuss it enough in between them they can get it. The knowledge demands are different too depending on the category. The life experiences is very complex. This has to do with the same reasoning as the meaning. The intertextuality and cultural knowledge is exceedingly complex. It has many references to other or outside cultural elements.]]> 2021-10-26 15:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845300527 And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson Peter Parnell, Illustrated by Henry Cole awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845306116 And Tango Makes Three is a true story about two boy penguins in a zoo who are a little bit different then the others. As they got older, they noticed all the girl and boy penguins pairing up and having baby penguins. The two boy penguins fell in love and eventually were gifted with their own egg by the zoo keeper. That baby penguin grew up to be the first penguin with two dads. The grade best suited for this book is third grade. The literacy standard for this is 3.FL.F.5 being, "Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension." The text structures moderately complex. The organization and the use of graphics support the story as it moves along. The language features is slightly complex. The vocabulary and sentence structure is all very simple, super easy to follow, and all familiar language. The meaning of this story is moderately complex. The theme is very clear but it is portrayed with a little subtlety because it is not outright said. The knowledge demands is also moderately complex. The theme is common to many readers or at least is known about to many readers. The cultural knowledge the same. ]]> 2021-10-26 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845306116 Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845446947 Last Stop on Market Street is a book about a grandmother and her grandson named CJ. The grandmother and CJ go to church every Sunday and always take the bus across town to get there and back. On their journey CJ has many questions for his grandma as to why they don't have the same things other people have. Her answers are always encouraging and highlights the bitter sweetness in their weekly routine. This book would be best for first graders. The literacy standard that would fit this book is 1.FL.F.5 which is to read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. The text structure of this book is moderately complex. Their at some times may be multiple story lines at once. The use of graphics directly support the meaning of the text. The language features are all very complex. The vocabulary and sentence structure are fairly complex. The meaning is very complex. The meaning of this story has multiple levels behind it. Some of theme are revealed through the story as it goes along, or some may have to be interpreted through discussion after reading it. The knowledge demands is different depending on the category. The life experiences is very complex because the text both explore themes of different levels and experiences uncommon to a lot fo readers. The cultural knowledge aspect of it is exceedingly complex because it has many references to cultural elements.

]]> 2021-10-26 15:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845446947 Cracking Up: A Story about Erosion by Jacqui Bailey, Illustrated Matthew Lilly awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845454025 Cracking Up: A Story about Erosion is a book about
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]]> 2021-10-26 15:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845461169 Dreamers by Yuyi Morales, Illustrated by Yuyi Morales awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845465469 Dreamers is a story about all the stories, cultures, and unique gifts that people who migrate to the Untied States bring with them from their home. This story really focuses and centered on family and how we are all so individualistic and bring out our unique things to every situation. The grade level for this book is 4th grade. The standard that correlates with this literacy grade is 4.FL.F.5 and it says "Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension." Most of the text complexity of this book is either exceedingly or very complex. The text structure varies based on what category. The organization is very complex. There are multiple storylines and complex characters. The use of graphics is exceedingly complex. The graphics greatly add to the meaning of the text. The language features is all very complex. It is fairly complex with some figurative language that sometimes may be unfamiliar. The sentence structure is also very complex. The meaning is exceedingly complex with multiples levels os meaning that can be more difficult to identify. The knowledge demands is exceedingly complex. The life experiences and cultural knowledge are both very complex and reference cultural elements. ]]> 2021-10-26 15:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845465469 The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845473501 The Girl Who Thought in Pictures is a true story about an amazing scientist. As a young girl who later would become Dr. Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. From then they didn't expect her to speak or be able to communicate in any way, but little did the doctors know she was going to find a way. Her mind worked so much harder to create visual images allowed her to connect with animals. This book is meant for fourth grade students. The literacy standard that this story goes along with is 4.FL.SC.6 which says, "Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing." The text structure is all moderately complex. The use of graphics is very supplementary to the text. The language features is all slightly complex. The vocabulary is familiar and the sentence structures are very simple. The purpose is slightly complex. The message is very clear that you can do whatever you put your mind to regardless of your circumstances. The knowledge demands is all moderately complex. The subject matter relies on basic common knowledge, not much background has to go into it. Therearent much references to other ideas or texts. ]]> 2021-10-26 15:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845473501 Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming, Illustrated by Boris Kulikov awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845478828 Papa's Mechanical Fish is a book about a father who loves to make things with his hands. He still hasn't made something that works out perfectly, but that is only because he has not had the perfect idea yet.His daughter then gave him the idea to try and make himself something to see what it would be like to be a fish. With that idea in head, he created a submarine that took him and his family to the bottom of Lake Michigan. This book is meant for third grade students. The literacy standard is 3.FL.SC.6 and says, "Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing." Most of the text complexity of this story is slightly complex. The text structure of this story is all slightly complex. The language features is moderately complex. The vocabulary is not overly academic and it is mostly familiar. The sentence structure have some complex constructions but are mostly simple. The purpose is slightly complex. It is clear and explicit. The knowledge demands are slightly complex. The subject matter is simple and have concrete ideas. There aren't any other references to outside ideas or texts. ]]> 2021-10-26 15:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845478828 My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, Illustrated by Zeke Peña awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845554934 My Papi Has a Motorcycle is book about
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The meaning of this story is very complex. It is not explicitly said, the reader has to infer it based only on the illustrations. The knowledge demands is slightly complex. There is no background information needed or any type of cultural information needed to understand this book.]]> 2021-10-26 16:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845576632 Good Boy, Written and Illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845582040 Good Boys is a playful story about friendship and adventures between a boy and his dog. 
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]]> 2021-10-26 16:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845597493 Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival, Written and Illustrated by Lindsay Moore awalla32 https://padlet.com/awalla32/olf9ildgeqchi3bg/wish/1845601352 Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival is a beautiful story about a solitary polar bear traveling across the arctic ice. It follows her journey across the melting ice on a search for food and shelter. Exhausted, she finally finds food and shelter on land and gives birth to baby cubs. Lindsay Moore has a background in marine science so she is very passionate about the changing earth and climate change crisis. This book would be perfect for 3rd graders. Literacy standard 3.FL.F.5 says "Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and
expression on successive readings." This book is written up with a poetry sound and tempo and will be good practice. The text structure rating vary. The organization and the use of graphics is slightly complex. The text features of the text structure is very complex. The language features is moderately complex. The purpose is moderately complex as well. The purpose being to get the reality of climate change across to the readers. The knowledge demands is very complex. The underlying theme of this book is climate change. From just a quick read, a child may think it is only about the polar bears journey, but a adult can clearly see the deeper meaning. 
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