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9780439453356

Pop-Up Activities to Teach Genre 18 Unique Pop-Up Projects With Templates, Story Starters, and Graphic Organizers That Motivate Kids to Write in Different Genres

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  • ISBN13:

    9780439453356

  • ISBN10:

    0439453356

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-01
  • Publisher: Teaching Resources
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $14.99

Summary

Motivate students to write stories in different genres with 18 engaging pop-up activities! Writing prompts and graphic organizers get kids started on their stories and support the writing process. Then kids use easy-to-assemble templates to create pop-up projects that they customize to illustrate their stories. Helps students grasp the characteristics of each genre! For use with Grades 3-5.

Author Biography

Tamara B. Miller holds a M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Arizona State University. She has taught kindergarten through fifth grades in Arizona school districts as an ELL, bilingual, and classroom instructor since 1984. Currently, Tamara lives in Tempe, Arizona and presents in elementary schools. She is the author of Pop-Up Discoveries (Fearon Teacher Aids, 2001). This is her first book for Scholastic Teaching Resources.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 4
Connections to the Language Arts Standardsp. 5
How to Use This Bookp. 6
Checklists and Rubricsp. 9
Pop-Up Templatep. 13
Lined Paperp. 14
Mystery
Genre Introductionp. 15
Mystery at the Manorp. 16
Mystery Under the Big Topp. 20
Humorous Fiction
Genre Introductionp. 24
Up a Treep. 25
The Tale of the Naughty Kangaroop. 29
Science Fiction
Genre Introductionp. 33
The Wonder Vegetablep. 34
It's a Robot's Lifep. 38
Tall Tales
Genre Introductionp. 42
The One That Got Awayp. 43
The Fastest Kid in the Westp. 47
Fairy Tales
Genre Introductionp. 51
The Three Wishesp. 52
Magic in a Sackp. 56
Historical Fiction
Genre Introductionp. 60
The Ship Has Arrived!p. 61
On the Oregon Trailp. 65
Personal Narrative
Genre Introductionp. 69
What I Treasure Mostp. 70
Who Am I?p. 74
Expository Writing
Genre Introductionp. 78
School Newsp. 79
My Favorite Inventionp. 83
Adventure
Genre Introductionp. 87
On Top of Mount Pinnaclep. 88
Maya Surprisep. 92
Resourcesp. 96
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