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How I Met Einstein
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478124378
Copyright Date: 2000
Grade Level:
6
Reading Level:
Y
Strategy/Skill:
Point of view, Text structure, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Explanation, Procedure, Recount
Theme/Topic:
Careers, Humor, The Arts
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
Author Alan Trussell-Cullen explains the different steps in the publishing process for his book, Ask Einstein! The reader follows, step by step, as his original idea is transformed into the finished product.
Features of the Book
- An explanation told from different points of view
- The chapter headings that show the steps in the publishing process
- The features of a nonfiction text – index, glossary, photographs, diagrams
- Fact boxes to provide extra information
- The summary in the form of a flow diagram
- The use of cartoon drawings and speech bubbles
- Different typefaces to show change of narrator
- Technical language – typeface, manuscript, stylus, roughs
Purpose
How I Met Einstein can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- discussing texts written from different points of view
- exploring the effectiveness of the layout of a book
- understanding how a book is written and published
- studying variations in vocabulary
- reading and writing procedural text
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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