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Cooped Up
6-pack Fiction
ISBN: 9780478124774
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
K
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Dialogue, Using graphic sources, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Family, Personal Change
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
This is a story about a young boy who moves to the city and finds his new life lonely. Josh thinks of the perfect solution for his loneliness – a pet. But first, Josh and Granddad need to convince Mom that a pet is a good idea.
Features of the Book
- Multisyllabic words – backyard, apartment, understood, cockatoo, parakeet
- Blends – st, br, tr, bl, th, sh, pl, dr
- Contractions – he’d, wouldn’t, you’ve, don’t
- Direct speech
- Expressive illustrations
- Italics and punctuation for emphasis
- The -ing word ending – zooming, amazing
- Double oo spelling pattern – cooped
Purpose
Cooped Up can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- tracing the development of a character
- using illustrations to gain and deepen meaning
- identifying the setting of a story
- exploring the use of direct speech
- recognizing and reading multisyllabic words
- identifying a problem and its resolution
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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