Using the “Other Bad Cases to Write About” Lessons
March 24, 2008 at 7:07 am | In Picture Book Lessons |
WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by this picture book. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.
If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:
1) What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2) What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3) Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.
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A Bad Case Of Strips is a book my students have always loved. When the dicussion of what veggies they like but are afraid to tell people comes up they are so talkative I really hate to stop them. Colors and patterns are something they know, so writing a parody for this book is easy but energetic. I begin by reading the book, then we discuss the possibilities. We talk about what might happen next if the old lady did not come. We add to the story- it appeears it is non stop. I ask them to close their minds and usually will work on a small project then come back. When I come back to this project I ask my students to open their journals and pick one fruit or vegetable. Next, I ask them to pick flamboyant colors and designs or patterns. They are to write this down in their journals. Finally, write a topic sentence and a solution sentence. Now they are given “free write” time to complete their own parody of A Bad Case Of Stripes. Some times I have a group of four or more students work together to genereate the story.