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Sock Gobbler and other stories, The
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478123098
Copyright Date: 1999
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
O
Strategy/Skill:
Analyzing themes, Comparing and contrasting, Descriptive language, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
Mystery, Tall Tale
Theme/Topic:
Humor
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
This is a collection of short stories with similar themes involving children inventing imaginary characters or situations to describe or explain events in their lives. “The Sock Gobbler” relates one boy’s attempt to discover just what happens to those missing socks.
Features of the Book
- Theme of imaginative invention
- Each story told in one chapter
- Variety of illustrative styles
- Stories told from different points of view
- Creative typography
- Short passages of text on each page
- Descriptive language – slimy, gurgled, draggled, slobbering, sweaty, browny-greeny
Purpose
The Sock Gobbler and other stories can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- identifying the imaginative, fantasy theme of a story
- exploring an author’s use of descriptive language
- recognizing a story’s problem
- comparing and contrasting writing styles
- using text as a model for students’ own writing
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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