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Hands Up, Wolf!
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478277203
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
J
Strategy/Skill:
Comparing and contrasting, Fluency, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Folk Tale/Traditional Story, Play
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Humor
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
This story is a contemporary version of Little Red Riding Hood. It also contains references to Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Features of the Book
- Based on Little Red Riding Hood
- Colloquial language – break-in; cheer her up; cops; Hands up; Here we go again; So long; sarge; take a look
- Humor
- Specialized vocabulary – All Points Bulletin, arrest, crook, custody, sergeant, suspect
- Stage directions
Word Study Opportunities
- Compound words – Downtown, Honeybee, onstage, offstage, woodshed
- Contractions – I’ll, can’t, she’s, ma’am, you’ve
- Multisyllabic words – bulletin, custody, dangerous, officers
- Silent letters – know, climbs
Purpose
Hands Up, Wolf! can be used to introduce and reinforce the following standards-related skills:
- comparing and contrasting different versions of the same story
- identifying the features of different genres
- reading aloud with expression
- recognizing silent letters
- using alternative endings for a story
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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