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Dragon Fire
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478124156
Copyright Date: 2000
Grade Level:
6
Reading Level:
V
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Fluency, Making predictions, Point of view, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
Diary, Journal, and Log, Fantasy, General Narrative, Mystery
Theme/Topic:
Humor, Problem Solving
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
Ace detective Robbie McDragon must do something about George’s dragon-fire ban before the whole McDragon clan has their fire put out! Robbie needs to think fast to get the ban lifted.
Features of the Book
- The diary format, showing day and time
- Narrative style in the present tense
- The use of dry humor
- The use of simile – his nose and mouth are as cold as a crocodile’s; his face is as white as a maggot
- Lists of notes
Purpose
Dragon Fire can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- predicting probable actions and outcomes
- understanding the diary format
- discussing the characters’ personalities, attitudes, and feelings
- rewriting text from different points of view
- using a text as a model for writing a play
- reading aloud with attention to phrasing, expression, and punctuation
- comparing the ideas in a text with those in another text by the same author
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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