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Each month, I will read aloud a chapter book to the class. For the rest of the month, read-alouds will be centered around a specific author so that students can learn to analyze an author's craft. Students will look for "fingerprints" of the author - those characteristics that help to set his/her books apart from other authors' books.
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Author Focus: Kevin Henkes
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Unique Word Choice, Mice Characters
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Chapter Book: Gooney Bird Greene
Author Focus: Robert Munsch
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Humor, Silly Problems, Kid Characters, Onomatopoeia,
Stretching Out Words, Repitition
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Chapter Book: Freckle Juice
Author Focus: Marc Brown
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Character Development, Problems/Solutions, Hidden Names
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Chapter Book: Flat Stanley
Author Focus: Gail Gibbons
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Informational, Diagrams, Labels, Illustrations
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Author Focus: Shel Silverstein & Jack Prelutsky (Poetry)
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Humor, Word Choice, Rhyming
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Chapter Book: The Chocolate Touch
Author Focus: Jan Brett
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Predictions, Plot Repetitions, Characters, Setting
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Chapter Book: Snot Stew
Author Focus: Bill Peet
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Illustrations, Animal Characters, Story Development,
Problems/Solutions
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Chapter Book: The Doll People
Author Focus: Steven Kellogg
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Illustrations, Retellings
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Chapter Book: Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
Author Focus: Patricia Polacco
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: Realistic Fiction, Characters, Settings, Memories
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Chapter Book: Charlotte's Web
Author Focus: TBA
Fingerprints/Author's Craft: TBA
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