Lunch for Greedy Cat 6-pack Author: Joy Cowley ISBN: 9780790320953 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 1 Reading Level: E Strategy/Skill: Forming opinions, making judgements, Using graphic sources Genre: General Narrative Theme/Topic: Family, Food, Pets, School and Community Classification: Fiction Fluency: Early

Overview

In this humorous tale about the incorrigible yet lovable Greedy Cat, Auntie Ann attempts to put Greedy Cat on a diet while the family is on vacation. Needless to say, Greedy Cat finds a way to foil Auntie Ann’s plans.  This book introduces the concept of time passing.

Suggested Purposes

This text supports the comprehension strategies of:

• setting a purpose for reading
• using illustrations to understand text
• making judgments

Text Features (Focus on only one or two per session.)

• the initial consonant blends – br, gr, st
• the digraphs -ch – children, lunch; -th – that, thump, with, nothing
• the contraction – you’re
• the use of words and phrases to indicate the passing of time – day after day, the next day, when
• the use of speech marks to indicate dialogue
• the match between the illustration and the text on page 5
• the use of onomatopoeia – thump!, yowl, purr
• the humor in the illustrations
• the way Greedy Cat’s feelings are portrayed in the illustrations

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