Picture Book presentation from USM CBF April 8, 2015

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Using Picture Books to
teach standards and
skills
Teri Lesesne
@professornana
Karin Perry
@kperry

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www.slideshare.net/prof
essornana
Where is the
presentation?

3. Picture Books
as Mentor texts

4. Caldecott 2015

5. Examining NF Structures

6. NF Template
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7. Applying template to other
texts

8. Biographies
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9. History through Biography
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10. Telling the truth

11. HISTORY A DAY AT A TIME
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12. “Slice” of life
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13. Civil rights
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14. Other biographies
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15. So how can we use PB
biographies?
S As model for report writing
S As model for narrative versus expository text differences
S As a model for handling “difficult” events in lives of the famous
S As model for teaching about AUDIENCE
S What else? (hint, we need to do this more with NF)

16. Examining plot structures

17. Developing Empathy
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18. Mood and Tone
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19. Use of B&W

20. Archetypes
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21. This read aloud brought to you by Mo Willems
S“Once upon a time there were three dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur,
Mama Dinosaur, and some other Dinosaur who happened to be
visiting from Norway.” 21

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What does the opening sentence
tell readers?
 Setting
 Main characters
 Motif
 Archetype
 And…it’s going to be
funny!
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Plus it addresses this
CCSS (anchor standard):
Write narratives to develop
real or imagined
experiences or events
using effective technique,
well-chosen details,
and well-structured event
sequences

23. ccss
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and
to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual
evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions
drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze
their development; summarize the key supporting details
and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop
and interact over the course of a text.
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24. ccss
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.5
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences,
paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter,
scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.6
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a
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25. Celebrating Cultures
Through extensive reading of stories,
dramas, poems, and myths from
diverse cultures and different time
periods, students gain literary and
cultural knowledge as well as
familiarity with various text structures
and elements.
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26. Examining parody

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AWARD WINNERS
2015
A closer look

28. Caldecott 2015: beekle
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29. Viva Frida!

30. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

31. The Right Word

32. This One Summer

33. Nana in the City

34. Noisy paint box

35. Maybe Caldecott 2016?

36. Using PB with Pre-K

37. Caldecott Honor 2014
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38. Caldecott Honor 2014
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39. Mentor Text
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40. Text in english and spanish
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41. ccss
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.9
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or
topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the
approaches the authors take.
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Creating talking points

43. From song to PB

44. Got issues?

45. Culture

46. Point of View

47. Dealing with tragedy

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Remixing

49. Steps
S Use F&Gs of picture books or purchase old
copies from library sales, etc.
S Design a “poster” for the book using
illustrations and key words (one word,
phrase, key sentence, theme, etc.)

50. Sample from Paul Hankins

51. Owl Moon

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Black out poetry
Use ARCs, discarded
books, etc.

53. Owl Moon
S Write a haiku
S Use a cinquain
S Take words from each
page and rearrange
into poem

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Edge or Fringe Reading

56. Finding Time to Read
S Average person can read
300 words per minute
S In one week, that is
31,500 words
S In one year, it is
1,512,000words
S Average book is 75,000
words
S Can read +20 books a year
with only 15 minutes a day
S More than 1000 extra
books in a lifetime
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57. So how do picture books play out?
S Average picture book is 32 pages
S Average picture book can be read aloud in less than 10 minutes
S Fluency and prosody are being modeled
S Readers are being introduced to new words (splendiferous)

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Cause and Effect

59. What leads to what?

60. Now without text

61. Using visual clues

62. Tell the story using cues

63. Add history to the mix

64. Which comes first?

65. Texas accents

66. Origin of Stories

67. 32 pages to a punch line

68. Don’t lose sight of the pb