Author Study: Patricia Polacco

Grade Level 2
Lesson by: Raquel Pelayan

Standards:
Language Arts -

1. Range. Read a range of literary and informative texts for a variety of purposes.
2. Diversity. Interact thoughtfully with texts that represent diversity in language, perspective, and/or culture.

Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify similarities and differences with Patricia Polacco and other authors.

Procedures:
Day 1: The Keeping Quilt

• Have students predict what the story will be about.
  
• Read - "The Keeping Quilt."
  
• Discuss the story.
  
• Distribute "Author Study" worksheet and have fill out the first row about "The Keeping Quilt".
  

Day 2: Picnic at Mudsock Meadow

• Do you think this story will be similar to 'The Keeping Quilt'?
• Have the students predict the story.
  
• Read book.
  
• Discuss the story.
  
• Have students fill out next column about the author's books.
  
• Have students think of similarities and differences in both books.

Day 3: Chicken Sunday

• Have students predict the story.
  
• Read story.
  
• Discuss story.
  Identify the similarities and differences about all three books.
  
• Make a generalization about the author.
  
• Have students do "Author Study" worksheet
  
• Community circle: discuss what the students liked and didn't like about the books.

Assessment:

• Student's participation in discussions.
• Student's ability to make relevant comparisons about the books.
  
• "Author Study" worksheet is done completely
  

Materials:

• 3 Patricia Polacco books
• "Author Study" worksheets

Example of "Author Study" Worksheet (for students)

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