Billie the Hippo 6-pack Author: Donna Malane ISBN: 9780478124897 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 2 Reading Level: L Strategy/Skill: Features of nonfiction, Forming opinions, making judgements, Making connections, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Recount Theme/Topic: Animals, Birds, and Insects, Life Science, Responsibility Classification: Nonfiction

Book Summary

Billie is a hippo who lives in an animal orphanage in Africa with her human “mother,” Sheila.  This nonfiction book uses photographs, illustrations, maps, and diagrams as well as text to describe Billie and her life.

Features of the Book

• Nonfiction text features – recount, maps, charts, table of contents, glossary, index
• Descriptive language – massive; like a barrel; like the tires on a car
• Interactive text that asks questions of the reader
• Comparisons to convey meaning
• Punctuation – possessive apostrophes, exclamation points
• Contractions – can’t, don’t, won’t, she’s, isn’t, that’s

Purpose

Billie the Hippo can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:

• making connections between children’s experiences and the text
• recognizing the features of nonfiction texts
• extending vocabulary by using a glossary
• forming and supporting opinions about texts
• using descriptive language

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