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Monday, July 18, 2011

MONDAY QUESTION: Post A COMMENT, PLEASE:)

11:12 AM | Posted by Fran Richardson | | Edit Post

 

My friend Meredith Landis posted this on her Facebook page:

Question of the Week: Picture books to teach characterization protagonists, antagonists, and changing characters.... Who has ideas?

My vote: An author study of one of my favorites: Eve BuntingRed heart!

I chose three of her many, many books with characters that change in some way with themes that older elementary students can dig deeper into.

 

Which picture books would you suggest?Smile

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1 comments:

Mrs. Kennedy said...

Hi Fran,
I just found your blog through 3rd Grade Gridiron. Here are a few picture books to use with a protagonist and antagonist:
Nim and the War Effort
The Sweetest Fig
When a character changes over time:
The Summer My Father Was Ten
Sister Anne's Hands
I've written about some of these on my blog
www.christine-readingisthinking.blogspot.com
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July 27, 2011 at 4:26 PM

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