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Splatter
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478122671
Copyright Date: 1999
Grade Level:
5
Reading Level:
T
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Making predictions, Summarizing, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Recount
Theme/Topic:
Challenge, Leisure and Recreation, Safety
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
Darryl joins Greg and Sol for the ride of his life – a quad-bike tour that involves a lot of mud! He knows he’s in for a tough ride when Greg tells him, Next stop, the water bog!”
Features of the Book
- First person point of view
- Six short chapters
- Colloquial speech – We size it up; This is the ultimate; I am the total mud man!
- Specialized vocabulary – accelerator, hand brake, gears, muffler, handlebar, tank, clutch, exhaust
- The safety procedures
- Rhetorical questions – Hey! Where’s Greg taking us!
- Design features – muddy backgrounds, splatters, tire tracks
Purpose
Splatter can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- looking at root words
- supporting predictions with references to the text
- interpreting and analyzing characters’ feelings, actions, and relationships
- summarizing information in the text
- discussing how design contributes to meaning
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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