May
2
Critical Analysis through Picture Books
Today we will think about the ideas that we encountered in the picture books we read.
Choose a quote that connects to the ideas in one of the books you read, find the chart paper with that quote and stand beside it.
In your small group, take turns exchanging your ideas on how your book connects to the quote:
- Tell your group the book you choose.
- Summarize the story.
- Explain how the book and the quote connect.
- Add the keywords and phrases to the chart paper.
Next, working independently with the three books from your bingo activity, fill in a Venn diagram; summarize what each book is about, and then identify the ideas that the books have in common; in the centre is the intersection of all three books: theme
Use the vocabulary on charts to help you.
Finally, read the short story “Not Ever Again”.