- strong beginning and end
- helps students understand that one small moment of time can be captured and told with excitment and strong emotion
Fireflies by Julie Brinckloe
-helps student understand the importance of a beginning that is not too far away in time from themost important event of the story
Crab Moon by Ruth Horowitz
- shows students how they can span a larger period of time.
-Transitioning from one essential moment to the next and skipping everything in between.
Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland
-usually at the end of first grade, beginning of second (as children become proficient with words and adding details) the slump of sun-up to sun-down begins.
- clear beginning, middle, and end. Story map.
Creating a good lead:
Establishing the setting
- The Girl on the High-Diving Horse by Linda Oatman High
-Angels in the Dust by Margot Theis Raven
-Wingwalker by Rosemary Wells
- Own Moon by Jane Yolen
-Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant
-Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnson
Developing the main character:
-The Grannyman by Judith Schachner
-Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
-The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill
-Manac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Introducing Characters Through Setting:
-Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland
-Tomas and the Library Landby Pat Mora
Lead--> Describing the weather (strong verbs and adjectives)
- Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
- Cocoa Ice by Diana Applebaum
-Sugarbush Spring by Marsha Wilson Chall
- From Poppa by Anne Carter
- Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sams 2 and Jean Stoick
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