Read to me! Scholars get lost in a picture book read aloud of The People Could Fly. They discuss text-dependent questions and talk with partners about the meaning of the story. They then study an image in the book to determine the power it has in the book and add some of their ideas to a Powerful Stories anchor chart.

Concepts

literary themes, image analysis, imagery

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• On a different day allow pupils to visit other classes and conduct their own read aloud of the book to practice expression and tone for storytelling

Classroom Considerations

• First lesson in a series Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 1
• Order of lessons matters
• Requires picture book The People Could Fly

Pros

• Analyzes text as well as images in a book
• Offers a link to an audio version of the text if the book is not available

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.2 RL.7.4 L.7.5.a L.7.5.b L.7.5.c