We have been studying the children's literature author, Allen Say for the past few weeks. We have been learning about Japanese culture and traditions. Some of his books also discuss how people in both Japan and America were affected during World War II. Students have been very intrigued by the topics! So far we have found the majority of books by Allan Say have common themes as we are learning how to compare and contrast each story.
Throughout our Author Study, we have been making predictions, inferring and learning how to summarize the books we are reading. Students each have their own "Attributes Charts" to record the genre of each story, characters, interesting words/phrases, connections, questions and themes. We are also working on writing "Responses to Literature" about his books for Writer's Workshop. During this process, students are learning valuable "FCAT" test-taking skills including interpreting higher level text with figurative language, challenging vocabulary and "diving back in for supporting details" when answering comprehension questions.
Check out websites related to Allen Say at:
- His Official Publisher’s Website: http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/allensay/
- Interview with Allen Say: http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/say.htm
- Allan Say Webcast: http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3505
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