1. Week 2 Picture books

2. Take note! Write down the members of your expert group. Also write down your #. I will refer to this number during this semester.

3. Warm Up Chatter Turn and talk to your expert group members about The Giver. What do you think happens at the end? Why do you think that? I’ll come around and check them DEJs you do this

4. Agenda Animoto Share-out in groups (based on expert groups) Picture Books Snapshot (hook, during, after) Uses of Picture Books SURPRISE! Introduce Essential Question- Just Juice

5. Expert Groups- see blog. My example is a very basic example. Feel free to make the presentations more elaborate and change them to fit your needs.

6. Our picture book Anchor Text 2007 Caldecott Medal Winner

7. Before Activity: Hook Read Aloud & Activity

8. Before Activity: Warm-up Journal and Reading Check: What qualifies as a picture book? What is a picture book? What makes them powerful? Discuss content, illustration and language. Who can benefit from a picture book? Think.Pair.Share.

9. During Activity: Overview of Genre What is a picture book? A picture book may be defined as one that relies solely on illustrations to convey its message. OR A picture book may be conceived as one in which illustrations join with text to form the message. Trathen

10. Scavenger Hunt! Different forms of picture books Toy books Wordless books Picture storybooks Beginning readers Concept books Trathen books which tell a story only through illustrations. sturdy books which may contain tactile pages, cut- outs, pop-ups, or other features that invite play and exploration. books which explore certain concepts, such as alphabet letters, number, colors, sizes, opposites, etc. books that use controlled vocabulary to allow children to advance their developmental reading skills. books which use rich vocabulary and illustrations to tell a story.

11. In your reader’s NB: Title of BookType of BookHow you know Toy books Wordless Picture Books Storybook Beginning Readers Concept Book

12. Uses of picture books Picture books can be used to teach: Comprehension strategies Story elements Literary elements Social skills Emotions Serious topics, such as war or civil rights Identity, acceptance, tolerance and understanding, worrying, being lonesome, questioning sexuality, etc. Understanding of other places/cultures Historical events Give perspective/POV

13. After Activity: If this genre was a____

14. Online picture books http://www.magickeys.com/books/ Children Library Best Online Interactive Tools

15. Wordless Picture Books Why are they important? https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/wordless -picture-books https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/wordless -picture-books Print processing vs. language knowledge

16. The Giver In 90 seconds… Great Resource Connecting with students (video)

17. The Giver: Memory Book Page For Tuesday, create a memory book page. Think of a memory you have that conveys some emotion. Use a photograph (or draw a picture) and then describe this memory fully, conveying the full tone of the emotion. Post to blog by class time Tuesday.

18. Just Juice Essential Question Essential Question: Overarching question that drives your instruction for the topic. As you read Just Juice, take notes in your journal about the following question: How does poverty affect education? Can use DEJ format Quote from BookHow is this related to education? “Pa seemed awful low last night. I don’t think I will go to school today.” p.9 Even though Juice should be in school, she stays home to be with her father, who is out of a job.

19. Homework: For Tuesday: Check out a picture book from the list of bibs. This should be a book that you can see yourself in Complete Memory Book Page & post to your blog Recommended: Just Juice Chps. 1-7 plus notes on essential question ***HEADS UP: Realistic Fiction Group will be presenting on Tuesday 9/8 (no class 9/3)