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Las aventuras de Coyote
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360191
Copyright Date: 2003
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
L
Strategy/Skill:
Making predictions, Sequencing
Genre:
Folk Tale/Traditional Story, Myth and Legend
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Humor, Relationships
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
In this collection of Native American tales, Coyote is tricked or makes mistakes, and he ends up in trouble. The book ends with a letter from Coyote to his Granny (abuelita), in which he apologizes for being so much trouble.
Features of the Book
- A collection of separate but related tales
- Native American tales from an oral tradition
- Direct speech
- Predictable outcomes
- Exclamations and onomatopoeia – ¡PUM!, ¡PÁCATELAS!, ¡CATAPLÚM!!
- Punctuation – puntos suspensivos (ellipses)
- Use of capital letter on proper noun – Coyote
Purpose
Las aventuras de Coyote can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- exploring the genre of traditional tales
- making, confirming, and revising predictions
- reading and writing procedural texts
- describing a sequence of events
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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