Anno’s Journey by Mitsumasa Anno Included: A brief excerpt from the book and rigorous question set activities promoting higher level-thinking development

Additional Resources Other Books by Mitsumasa Anno Anno’s USA Anno’s Spain Anno’s Italy Anno’s Math Games

Tier 1 Excerpt from book Jacob’s Ladder Goals & Objectives Habits of Mind

Excerpt This book records in drawings the author’s journey through northern Europe and his impressions of the land, the people at work and play, and their art, architecture, folklore, and fairy tales. Other books by Anno may be substituted here with only a few changes in the ladder questions. Obtain the book from a school library to read the story in its entirety and complete the ladder activities.

Students will be able: Ladder A A1 Sequencing-To list in order of importance specific events or plot summaries A2 Cause and Effect-To identify and predict relationships between character behavior and story events, and their effects upon other characters or events. A3 Consequences and Implications-To predict character actions, story outcomes, and make real-world forecasts. Ladder B B1: Details - To list specific details or recall facts related to the text or generate a list of ideas about a specific topic or character. B2: Classifications - To categorize different aspects of the text or identify and sort categories from a list of topics or details. B3: Generalizations - To make general statements about a reading and/or idea within the reading, using data to support their statements. Ladder D D1: Paraphrasing—To restate lines read using their own words. D2: Summarizing—To provide a synopsis of text sections. D3: Creative Synthesis—To create something new using what they have learned from the reading and their synopsis.

Habits of Mind Working Interdependently Thinking about Thinking (metacognition) Innovating, Creating, Imagining Refer to Jacob’s Ladder Story Table for Ladder A, B, & D Thinking Questions.

Tier 2 Rigor (Discussion) High Level Strategies with Ladder A, B, & D Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, Journaling Choose 3 of 4 questions below to complete. A1 : Look throughout the book. Create phrases to accompany the first three pictures. A2: What is the effect of Anno’s riding closer into town? Generate a list of everything you see in the succeeding pictures. B1: Can you elaborate on the scene in the fifth picture from the end of the book. How many scenes are included? What are the different scenes portraying? D1: How would you describe the changes in scenes that Anno experiences in the book?

Tier 3 Rigor (Discussion) High Level Strategies with Ladder A, B, & D Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, Journaling Choose 2 of 3 questions below to complete. A3: What explanations do you have for telling a story through pictures only? In your opinion, how would words add to or take away from the story? B2: How would you categorize the scenes that are shown in the fifth picture from the end of the book? What title might you give each of them? B3: What conclusions can you draw about village life from viewing the series of scenes in the fifth picture from the back of the book? Identify at least three.

Tier 4 Reflections/Relevance

Choose one of the ideas to complete. Be creative. 1. Pretend to be a news reporter that is traveling on the journey with Anno. Keep a journal or diary of the most important places visited. Prepare a brief news article for your paper. 2. Plan a map of your school. Include your classroom, the library, the office, and the gym. Generate directions for a visitor coming into the school and wanting to get to the four places on your map. Optional project strategies: Commercial Role Play; Create a Puppet Show; Charts, Posters, Flyers, Brochures: Raft