TJBA ELA: Recent Episodes
Y. Gonzales
●describe how the elements of the book and movie are alike and different
● discuss the effects of and state preferences toward these similarities and differences
● hypothesize reasons that movie makers altered elements from the book
Talk about what you liked/didn't like about the book. What would you change? Would you recommend this book to others--why or why not? What is your message or question for the author Neal Shusterman?
Hear our predictions and what more we want to know about Linda Sue Park's A Long Walk to Water
Students make predictions and share what they already know about Linda Sue Park's novel, A Long Walk to Water.
Students share what they predict and want to know about the novel, Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl.
Students answer the questions of what they already know and what they want to know as they start the memoir of Leon Leyson, The Boy on the Wooden Box.