(Table Titles include: Caldecott Winers, Newberry Winners, Picture Books, ABC/Counting/Concept Books, Predicatable Books, Traditional Literature, Fantasy/Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry Anthologies, Mulitcultural Books, and Informational/Biography/Autobiography Books)



Caldecott Medal Winners

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	The Talking Eggs	Written by Robert D. San Souci Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney	Traditional Fantasy	3rd Grade	Students will design and create a quilt project. The squares on the quilt will represent key literary elements of the story. ELA3R3	This story involves an African American family made up of women who are diverse. Blanche is kind and hardworking while her mother and sister are lazy and mean. The outcome of the story honors the notion that people who are kind and generous have a happy ending.
	Anansi The Spider	Written and Illustrated by- Gerald McDermott	Traditional	3rd-4th Grade	Based on the story, each student will create a spider. Each student will include a paragraph explaining which spider they had created and had chosen to win the prize in the story.	This African tale is a story that involves a spider who has six sons. The sons all have been blessed with special stengths. In the end they will work together to save their father's life. The father shows his gratitude by giving away a prize. Which spider will deserve the prize?
	Mirandy and Brother Wind	Written by-Patricia C. Mckissack Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney	Modern Fantasy	3rd Grade	The teacher will hand out various items from the story for the students to illustrate. Each student will receive one item to illustrate. The teacher will take up all illustrations and label the item illustrated. The teacher will form a cake walk with the various items and allow the students to experience a real cake walk with Jazz music. Pencils can be substituted for cakes during prize hand outs.	This folktale is about a girl who tries to catch the wind so he can be her dance partner at the town cakewalk.
	Rapunzel	Retold and Illustrated by-Paul Zelinsky	Traditional Fantasy	4th-5th Grade	The students will be divided into groups of six. Each group will write a script for an Oprah Winfrey Show concerning the plot of the story. Five students will serve as characters on the show and one student will actually portray Oprah Winfrey. Class will be able to view how other groups interpreted this version of Rapunzel.	Rapunzel is a beautiful maiden who was taken from a sorceress at birth. Although the sorceress isolates her from an ordinary life, her prince is able to save her and give her the life that she deserves. This version of the story adds a creative twist to the plot.
	Sylvester And The Magic Pebble	Written and Illustrated by William Steig	Modern Fantasy	3rd Grade	Each student will design and decorate a rock. Also, each student will write down the special powers that the rock may contain.	Sylvester is a curious mule who finds a magic pebble one day. The magic pebble serves Sylvester's every wish. The pebble creates an unexpected dilemma for Sylvester and his family.
	Where The Wild Things Are	Written and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak 1963	Modern Fantasy	1st-2nd Grade	Students will choose a scene to illustrate from the story. Each illustration should include a paragraph telling the point of view from the character. ELA1R1	Max is a mischievious boy with a vivid imagination. In his mind he is able to travel to another world where he is king of everything.
	Ox-Cart Man	Written by Donald Hall Illustrated by Barbara Cooney	Realistic Fiction	1st-2nd Grade	Students will divide into groups of four and design a quilt project. Each student will be responsible for designing three squares of the quilt.	The Ox-Cart Man is a family man who works hard to support and care for his family. The family works together so the man is able to go to town in October and sell what the family has made.
	Arrow To The Sun	Written and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott	Multicultural	2nd Grade	Students will experience a technology lesson prepared concerning the background of the Pueblo Indian culture. Students will be able to view websites with music and pictures of the culture prior to reading the Pueblo Indian Folktale. ELA4W3	This Pueblo Indian folktale is a heartwarming story about a boy who feels that he does not belong in the Pueblo Indian tribe. He feels out of place because he is the only boy without a father. He decides to start a journey in search for his father. Little did he know that because of his father, the boy is very special and soon becomes a leader in his tribe.

 Picture Books

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description	Awards
	Africa Dream	Written by Eloise Greenfield Illustrated by Carole Byard	Realistic Fiction	2nd Grade	Students will choose a scene from the story to illustrate. Each illustration will incude a brief summary of description.	An African American girl dreams she is in Africa at a past time. She greets ancestors as well as the heart of the culture.	Coretta Scott King Award
	Minty	Written by Alan Schroeder Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney	Historical Fiction	4th Grade	Students will read the story and acknowledge background information on the childhood of Harriet Tubman. In the story, Mrs. Brodas burns Minty's doll. Each student will create a new doll for Minty. A body will be presawn so the students wll not use a needle. However, a space will be left open for students to stuff their dolls. Also, the students will design facial features for the doll as well as make clothing out of colored cloth.	Minty is an eight year old slave girl. She has a kind heart but she is a normal mischievous eight year old child. Mrs. Brodas is the lady of the house who is very cruel to Minty. She burns her favorite doll and makes her work very hard in the fields. This story allows the reader to glance into the past issues of child slavery.	Coretta Scott King Award
	Dog Breath	Written and Illustrated by Dav Pilkey	Fiction	1st-2nd Grade	The students will divide into groups of four. The teacher will hand each group an assigned page of the book. Each group will create a tableaux from a scene on the assigned page.	Hally Tosis is a good dog who lives with a loving family. However, there is one problem, Hally has really bad breath! Hally's bad breath turns out to be a good thing when Hally uses it to catch some robbers. The bad breath makes Hally a hero.	Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award
	ellington was not a street	Written by Ntozake Shange Illustrated by Kadir Nelson	Multicultural	5th Grade	Students will create a poem about their childhood. They will express things that they do and do not enjoy about their city, neighborhood, or home. ELA4R1	This story is a poem that is dedicated to the African American culture. The writer expresses that things were not always as they were today.	Coretta Scott King Award
	The Rough-Face Girl	Written by Rafe Martin Illustrated by David Shannon	Multicultural	4th-5th Grade	Students will create a compare and contrast journal. This story will compare as well as contrast from the original Cinderella story.	This tale is similar to the story Cinderella. However, instead of a prince there is an invisible being.	Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award

ABC/Counting/Concept Books

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	Opposites	Written and Illustrated by Gwenda Turner	Concept Book	Pre-K Kindergarten	Each student will choose two opposites to spell and illustrate on a sheet of paper. ELAKW1	Opposites are described through words as well as illustrations.
	The Cheerios Counting Book	Written by Barbara Barbieri McGrath Illustrated by Rob Bolster and Frank Mazzola, Jr.	Concept Book	Pre-K	Students will sing and add dance movements to the song Ten Little Elephants. ELAKLSV1	This book has a unique way of expressing each number to the reader. The numbers are one through ten. The book may have cheerios on the cover but inside delicious pictures of fruit are added to express the numbers.
	Anno's Alphabet	Written and Illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno	Concept Book	Pre-K Kindergarten	Each student will choose two letters from the alphabet and write the letter. They will accompany the letter with an illustration of an object that begins with that letter. Examples from the book may not be used.	This old fashioned book contains unique illustrations for the alphabet. Each letter is illustrated with an object that begins with that lettter.

Predictable Books

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	The Book That Jack Wrote	Written by John Scieszka Illustrated by Daniel Adel	Predicable Book/ Modern Fantasy	1st Grade	Readers Theatre. Each student will receive a script in order to act out the short scenes from the story.	This book describes different characters from nursery rhymes and physically puts the characters on top of one another.
	The True Story of  The Three Little Pigs	Written by John Scieszka Illustrated by Lane Smith	Modern Fantasy	2nd Grade	Each student will create a safe house complete with a floor plan for the pigs to live in.	The wolf never had a chance to share his side of the story in the original story "The Three Little Pigs." However, in this stroy he tells from his point of view. The wolf may not be such a bad character after all.

Traditional Literature

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	The Man Who Kept House	Written by Kathleen Hague Illustrated by Michael Hague	Traditional Literature	2nd Grade	Students will be divided into groups of four. Each group will receive an assigned page from the story in which the group can create a tableaux or frozen scene for the class.	A hard working farmer switches job roles with his wife and attempts to accomplish her daily duties. He discovers that his wifes duties were not as easily accomplished as he perceived.
	The Runaway Pancake	Written and Illustrated by Peter Christen Asbjornsen	Traditional Literature	1st Grade	Students will experience Reader's Theatre with a script pertaining to the story. Each student will have a part to read as well as perform.	This Norwegian folktale describes a pancake that is actually portrayed as a character. The pancake escapes from the family after being cooked for breakfast.
	Frog and Toad Are Friends	Written and Illustrated by Arnold Lobel	Traditional Literature Chapter Book	2nd Grade	Students will choose their favorite chapter of the book and create their own illustrations that differ from the book. Students will read each page of the chapter carefully then create the illustrations that they feel are suitable from the story.	Toad and Frog are the best of friends. They stick together through everyday turmoils and will stop at nothing to please eachother. Although Frog and Toad are different in their sleeping patterns they find a great deal of time to spend together by going on adventures or simply resting at home.
	The Funny Little Woman	Retold by Arlene Mosel Illustrated by Blair Lent	Traditional Literature/ Multicultural	4th Grade	Students will write a short story that contains the funny little woman as the main character. However, the students must create a new monster as well as another magic item.	This story is about a funny little woman from Japan. She was making dumplings one day and one dumpling got away. She traveled on strange roads and was captured by an oni. The monster took her home and made her cook for all of the onis. The oni gave her a magic paddle to cook with. The paddle allowed her to cook twice as fast. Soon she was able to escape and find her way home. She had taken the paddle with her. When she returned home the magic paddle made her the richest woman in Japan because it allowed her to cook dumplings at a speedy rate.
	Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters	Retold and Illustrated by John Steptoe	Traditional Literature/ Multicultural	4th Grade	The students will create an EPC chart on the story. Each student will be handed the outline of the EPC chart in order to fill out using complete sentences. The chart includes three columns. The first column will be for the exciting parts of the story. The second column will be for the puzzling parts. The third column will be for the connections that the students made during the story. Connections may include other similar stories  or moral lessons being taught. ELA4R1	Mufaro has two beautiful daughters. Manyara is mean and selfish and wishes to leave the village to be queen. Nyasha is sweet and kind. She wishes to be queen but leaving the village as well as her father makes her sad. The king is expecting the two sisters and provides them with two tests on their journey to town. For one test the king transforms himself into a little boy who begs for food. For the second test, the king transforms himself into an old woman and appears in the moonlight to give advice. Nyasha is kind to the king both times. Manyara disregards the king while he is transfromed and disguised. The king chooses Nyasha to be his bride and Manyara becomes her servant.

Fantasy/Science Ficiton

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	Heckedy Peg	Written by Audrey Wood Illustrated by Don Wood	Modern Fantasy	2nd-3rd Grade	Each student will create a graphic organizer in the shape of a caterpillar. There will be four circles that make up the caterpillar's body. These four cirlces will identify literary elements of the story. ELA3R3	This modern fantasy displays a hard working single mother who has seven children to raise. The children disobey their mother and as a result they are captured by a mean witch.
	The Frog Prince	Written byJohn Scieszka Illustrated by Steve Johnson	Modern Fantasy	2nd Grade	Students will be divided into groups and create a sequel to the story. The sequel will include a short story with illustrations.	The story takes place after the princess kisses the frog and he turns into a prince. They live happily ever after for a while until trouble begins and the prince runs away from the palace. Will the prince ever return to his princess?
	Sideways Stories From Wayside School	Written by Louis Sachar Illustrations by Adam McCauley	Modern Fantasy Chapter Book	2nd-3rd Grade	Students will write and illustrate a short story. Each student will create their own unusual teacher, unique students, and odd school building. Students must create their own characters and will avoid using characters identical to the story. Use your imagination! ELA3W1	This is a delightful story concerning a school that never seems to have a dull moment. Every child might dream of such a fun school that stood thirty stories high. Each chapter of the book is dedicated in describing the unique students in Mrs. Gorf's class. Mrs. Gorf is a scarey character who distracts the students from actually learning. She turns herself into an apple on accident and is eaten by the yard teacher. Mrs. Jewels is the new teacher and she strives to gain control of the room and assist the students in learning. However, Mrs. Gorf is not gone forever. She comes back to haunt the students.
	Flossie and the Fox	Written by Patricia McKissack Illustrated by Rachel Isadora	Modern Fantasy	2nd-3rd Grade	Each student will create a new character that Flossie encounters on her trip to town. The character must be another animal not mentioned in the story. The students will illustrate and describe the character as well as write a script in which the character and Flossie have a conversation about the fox.	Flossie Finley is a smart little girl who always obeys her mother. One day her mother tells her to take some eggs to a friend in town. Her mother warns her of talk she has heard about a fox. Flossie has never seen a fox and she remains on guard while traveling. Little did the fox know that he would encounter a girl who would outsmart the fox himself.

Realistic Fiction

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake	Written by Barbara Park Illustrations by Denise Brunkus	Realistic Ficiton Chapter Book	2nd Grade	Students will complete a double entry journal concerning this story. The journal will have two columns. The first column will inlcude three summaries that the students wrote concerning three paragraphs in the book. Also, the page number in which the student selected a paragraph. The second column will include an explanation of what the students thought when he or she read each paragraph.	Junie B. Jones  is excited about Carnival night. She has spent time practicing for all the games she expected to see at the carnival. She has the worst round of luck concerning  prizes at the carnival. She thinks that her luck is changing when she walks the cake walk with one shoe on. All of a sudden she wins and is able to choose the cake of her choice. From lack of better judgment she picks a gross fruitcake because it looks pretty.
	Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business	Written by Barbara Park Illustrated by Denise Brunkus	Realistic Fiction Chapter Book	2nd Grade	Students will divide into literature circles to discuss various aspects of the book.	There is a new kid in room eight and the girls think that he is very handsome. However, he is Lucille's boyfriend. But Junie B. likes him too. She would like to be his girlfriend as well. His name is Warren. He thinks that Junie B. is a nutball. This bothers Junie B. so she turns herslef into a more serious person. She even starts eating grown up cereal with tons of fiber. She really puts on a show for handsome Warren!
	Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business	Written by Barbara Park Illustrated by Denise Brunkus	Realistic Fiction Chapter Book	2nd Grade	Students will complete a double entry journal concerning this story. The journal will have two columns. The first column will inlcude  three summaries that the students wrote concerning three paragraphs in the book. Also, the page number in which the student selected a paragraph. The second column will include an explanation of what the students thought when he or she read each paragraph.	Junie B. Jones gets into mischief again. Her parents say that they have a surprise for her. However, it is not wrapped like a gift as Junie B. expects. It is a baby brother. Junie B. convinces her class at show and tell that her mother had a baby monkey. Her friends are very eager to see the monkey and they try to persuade her. It  is not Junie B.'s fault for sending her class into an uproar about talk of the little monkey. Her grandmother told her he was a cute little monkey. Junie B. is able to show her baby brother to the class when her parents come to visit the school. He is not a monkey, but the class is able to see how adorable he is and Junie B. is proud.
	Grandpa's Corner Store	Written and Illustrated by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan	Realistic Fiction	2nd Grade	What if Grandpa had decided not to sell the store? What if he remodeled his store in order to compete economically with the large grocery store? Students will divide into groups of four and create a floor plan for Grandpa's remodeled store. The plan must include illustrations and items that would allow him to stay in business.	Lucy's Grandpa owns a grocery store on the corner. The small grocery store is a friendly place and people in town enjoy shopping there. However, a brand new grocery store is being built near grandpa's store. Lucy becomes sad when Grandpa sells his old store admitting defeat to the new store before it opens.

Historical Fiction

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	The Heroine of the Titanic	Written by Joan W. Blos Illustrated by Tennessee Dixon	Historical Fiction	4th Grade	Students will create a timeline concerning important events of Molly Brown's life and experiences. Each date will be marked with a signifcant symbol of the story.	This historical fiction story describes the life of Molly Brown who was a Titanic Survivor. Molly's humorous point of view relaxed people on the Titanic during a time of pandemonium.
	The Story of Ruby Bridges	Written by Robert Coles Illustrated by George Ford	Historical Fiction	3rd Grade	The students will create a character from the crowd  that stood outside of Ruby's school. This charcter will be illustrated  including facial features and clothing. Attached to the illustration each student will write a letter of apology concerning enclosed feelings toward Ruby. The letter must also include admirations they have towards Ruby for being so brave.	This historical fiction story describes a sweet, young, African American, girl who was eager to experience equal opportunities as white Americans. Although people were cruel to her about pursuing these experiences, she kept her head high and prayed for these people daily. This is a heart warming story about a passionate little girl who shielded hate from her heart and filled her soul full of love and forgiveness.
	Joan Of Arc	Written by Margaret Hodges Illustrated by Robert Rayevsky	Historical Fiction	5th Grade	Students will create a collage with  symbols that are significant to the life of Joan d'Arc. The collage may include illustrations, quotes, or actual objects significant to the story.	Joan of Arc was known as The Lily Maid of France. She was inspired by a vision to save France. France was repeatedly defeated by the English until Joan led the French to war. Her faith as well as her bravery made her well known among the French as well as the English. Many people believe her that she was indeed led by God to save France. However, the English did not believe her and looked upon her as a witch that could perform magic.

Poetry Anthalogies

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	Where the Sidewalk Ends	Written and Illustrated by Shel Silverstone	Poetry	1st-5th Grade	The teacher will choose several poems from the book and involve the class in unison reading for each poem. Also, the teacher will create  body movements for repeated or rhyming words.	This is an exciting entrance into the world of poetry for children. I found the short poems to be refreshing as well as entertaining. One poem that I particularly enjoyed from this book was called Invitation. I felt that this poem was tyring to portray exceptance to all different kinds of personalities that children may have. Also, this poem was at the beginning of the book so it captures the readers interst for the funny as well as  unusual excerpts to come.
	Something Big Has Been Here	Written by Jack Prelutsky Illustrated by James Stevenson	Poetry	1st-5th Grade	The teacher will choose several poems from the book and involve the class in cumulative oral reading. The students will begin by sitting down and then create a domino effect by standing up and reading their assigned line.	This delightful book has many poems for young students. During one poem I was able to make a connection concerning my own childhood. The poem is called Happy Birthday, Mother Dearest. The poem describes children serving breakfast to their mother for her birthday. They serve her watermelon and blackened toast with a side of popcorn. When I was younger I would always attempt to make my mother breakfast. I think the mother in the poem and my mother would be similar. They do not enjoy the taste of the breakfast food nearly as much as the effort in which it was served.

Multicultural Books

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	Grandfather's Stories from Mexico	Written by Donna Roland Illustrated by Don Oden	Multicultural	3rd Grade	Students will divide into groups and create an educational museum concerning the Hispanic culture. The Museum will include artistic symbols as well as items that may be significant to the story.	This story involves a family in America who are from a Hispanic background. The grandfather comes for a visit from Mexico and entertains the children with stories from the hispanic culture. This book allows young readers to experience the hispanic culture through the eyes of a family native to Mexico.
	Ashanti To Zulu	Written by Margaret Musgrove Illustrated by Diane Dillon	Multicultural	3rd-4th Grade	Students will create a collage of African customes and traditions from the story.	This book describes historic African traditions and customs. The information is organized in alphabetical order by highlighting the first word of every page.
	Lon Po Po	Written and Illustrated by Ed Young	Multicultural	4th Grade	The students will be divided into groups of four. The teacher will divide the story into excerpts and provide each group with an excerpt from the story. Each group member will have a character to portray with the group for the class.	This story is a tale from China. It is very similar to the American version of  "Little Red Riding Hood." However, in this story there are three daughters to get rid of the big, bad wolf.
	Cuckoo	Written and Illustrated by Lois Ehlert	Multicultural	4th Grade	Each student will create their own unique cuckoo bird. A number of spatial and three dimensional approaches will be used to try to achieve the same visual effect as Lois Ehlert's illustrations.	Cuckoo is a beautiful bird who takes a narcissistic approach to describing herself. Her beautiful voice as well as her colorful feathers allow her to remain the prettiest bird in the forest. She realizes that helping others is worth sacrificing outward appearances.
	The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses	Written and Illustrated by Paul Goble	Multicultural	4th-5th Grade	Students will experience a technology lesson prepared concerning the background of the Plains Indian culture. Students will be able to view websites with music and pictures of the culture prior to reading the story. Also, students will be able to discuss aspects of the culture before reading the story. ELA4W3	This is a story of a Plains Indian girl who enjoyed the company of horses. She spent most of her time in the village among these brilliant animals. One day a terrible storm came and the horses were frightened. They stampede with the girl along for the ride. The girl discovers that they are lost. A beautiful, wild horse discovers the girl and invites her and the horses from the village to live among the wild horses. She agrees and lives a happy life among the wild horses.

Informational Books/Biographies/Autobiographies

Picture of  Book	Title	Author/Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Ideas For Classroom Use	Description
	Rosa Parks	Written by- Lola M.Schaefer	Biography	4th Grade	Students will create a timeline with important events pertaining to the biography. Each event should be identified with the date and a symbol significant to that event.	A passionate woman who lived as a seamstress becomes known and respected as the woman who believed in equal opportunities for everyone. Rosa parks was an Afrrican American Woman who took a stand to end segregation laws.
	Under My Nose	Written and Illustrated by Lois Ehlert	Autobiography	2nd-3rd Grade	Each student will view samples of art by Lois Ehlert. Each student will write and illustrate a short story. Water paint will be used in all illustrations.	Lois Ehlert is a creative illustrator with a passion for art. Writing and illustrating was not her chosen profession from the beginning but she found her passion for writing through art.
	A Picture Book of Harriet Beecher Stowe	Written by David Adler Illustrated by Coolin Bootman	Biography	4th-5th Grade	Students will divide into groups and create a museum of artifacts and illustrations that are significant to the story. Each group will have the same information from the book but each museum will have a different, unique touch from the imagination of group members. Each group will tour the created museum of another group.	Harriet Beecher Stowe was a white American who identified the evil ways of slavery before the Civil War. She is known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin which opened the public eye to the terrible issue of slavery.
	Eleanor	Written and Illustrated by Barbara Cooney	Biography	4th Grade	Students will create a KWL chart on Eleanor Roosevelt. Each student will be handed the outline of a KWL chart in order to fill out using complete sentences. The chart will have three columns. The first two columns will be filled out prior to reading the story. The first column will contain the information that the student knows about  Eleanor. The second column will contain what the student  would like to know about her. The last column will be filled out after the story. The student will write what they learned about Eleanor Roosevelt from the story. ELA4R1	This book describes Eleanor Roosevelt at a young age. She was a sweet child whoe enjoyed helping others. Her mother did not favor Eleanor but she stole her father's heart. Both parents died when she was a child and her grandmother sent her to boarding school. Eleanor's motivation to learn and work hard made her known to many people.

Georgia Performance Standards

ELAKW1 The student begins to understand the principles of writing. The student a. Writes or dictates to describe familiar persons, places, objects, or experiences.

ELAKLSV1 The student uses oral and visual skills to communicate. The student a. Listens and speaks appropriately with peers and adults. b. Follows two-part oral directions. c. Repeats auditory sequences (letters, words, numbers, and rhythmic patterns). d. Recites short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns.

ELA1R1 The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print. The student a. Understands that there are correct spellings for words b. Identifies the beginning and end of a paragraph. c. Demonstrates an understanding that punctuation and capitalization are used in all written sentences.

ELA4W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. The student produces a narrative that: a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest.

ELA4LSV1 The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal interactions. The student a. Initiates new topics in addition to responding to adult-initiated topics. b. Asks relevant questions. c. Responds to questions with appropriate information.

ELA3R3  The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. e. The student will recognize plot, setting, and character within text, and compares and contrasts these elements between text.

ELA4R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. c. Identifies the speaker of a poem or story. d. Identifies sensory detail and figurative language.

ELA3R3  The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. e. Writes a reaponse to literature that demonstrates undersdtanding of the text, formulates an opinion, and supports judgement.

ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. c. The student writes text of a lenght appropriate to address the topic or tell the story.

ELA4R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. h. Identifies themes and lessons in folktales, tall tales, and fables.

ELA4W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. c.The student produces a narrattive that creates an organizing structure.

ELA4W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. a.Acknowledge informaiton from sources. d.The student will demonstrate basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer technology.

ELA4W2 The student produces informational writing. a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker's voice, and otherwise developing reader interest.

ELA4W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. a.Acknowledge informaiton from sources. d.The student will demonstrate basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer technology.

ELA4R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. f. Makes judgements and inferences about the settung, characters, and events and supports them with elaborating and convincing evidence from the text.