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Cupboard Full of Summer, A
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478120660
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
J
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Fluency, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Family, Food, Weather
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early-Fluent
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Book Summary
The McVittys are a family who work together to perform the enormous task of preserving a tree full of peaches into a cupboard full of summer.
Features of the Book
- The evocative language – “wild summer wind,” “Heave ho,” “peach-dream sleep,” and “sparkling like bright sunshine.”
- The use of repetition for effect – “No more! No more!” “More, more!” “But still the wind blew,” and “Pop!”
- Information about preserving food conveyed in a literary, imaginative context.
- Illustrative devices to indicate speed (page 8), the popping lids (page 10), and dreams (pages 12 and 13).
- The use of onomatopoeia – “cans clattering” and “Pop!”
- The “ght” letter cluster in both medial and final positions – “lightning” and “bright.”
- Silent letters in words – “whistled” and “cupboard.”
Purpose
A Cupboard Full of Summer can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- recognizing and reading a range of different word patterns, including word endings
- using punctuation cues to read instructional level books with expression
- developing the ability to write specifically about characters and their feelings within the story
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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