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Day and Night
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360627
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
M
Strategy/Skill:
Vocabulary and word study, Making predictions, Character study, Cause and effect
Genre:
Folk Tale/Traditional Story
Theme/Topic:
Earth Science, Discovery, Ancient Peoples
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
These two tales retell myths about the origin of day and night. In the first tale, Maui slows down the sun to make the days longer. In the second tale, Big Snake’s daughter releases night so that her husband can sleep.
Features of the Book
- Myths from Hawaii and the Amazon
- Personification of the sun and night
- Descriptive language – the evening star; a blanket of cloud; the dawn star; pale morning light
- Mythical concepts – controlling the sun; capturing night; dividing night from day
Purpose
Day and Night can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- recognizing the features of myths
- identifying a problem and predicting outcomes
- considering the consequences of characters’ actions
- exploring antonyms
- identifying cause and effect in a story line
- developing an argument based on information in the text
- understanding that objects in the sky have patterns of movement
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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