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Eye in the Sky
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478124262
Copyright Date: 2000
Grade Level:
6
Reading Level:
W
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Making inferences, Text structure, Visualizing
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Neighborhood, Personal Change, Relationships
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
Ali can’t resist buying the eyeball in the magic store. It’s the perfect birthday present for her brother Damon. In a strange sequence of events, Ali’s gift to her brother brings three very different people together.
Features of the Book
- The parallel plots
- The nonlinear story line
- The use of different typefaces for effect
- The way new characters are introduced
- The example of suspense writing
- The use of figurative language – like fossilized ice-cream cones
- The different characters’ points of view
Purpose
Eye in the Sky can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- investigating the characterization in a text
- describing the mental images evoked by text
- identifying the feelings of characters and noting how these change
- making judgments about characters from their actions
- understanding the components of plot development
- identifying how setting is important to a story’s development
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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