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Showing posts with label Using Picture Books in the Middle School Classroom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Using Picture Books in the Middle School Classroom. Show all posts
Picture Books are a great way to teach concepts even with students in middle school and high school. Check outO. Henry" by Joan W. Blos. This book is a great way to teach irony because it is a narrative poem with an ironic ending. How do you teach irony? Let us know, here at The Things You Can Read!
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
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If you are an old movie buff, now we're talking old-Buster Keaton kind of old movie buff, and you love books, here is just what the doctor ordered. A children's picture book that has been turned into an Academy Award winning animated short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. We can't wait to use this one in the classroom. Look for a future post that shares my teaching experience using The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore with my English class.
Here is the short film that won the 2011 Academy Award for Animated Short...After viewing make sure you go get the book, because everyone knows the book is always better!
Let us, here at The Things You Can Read,know what you think of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore! If you are a teacher, let us know how you use this intriguing book or plan to use this book in the classroom.
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