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Falling Up
Last updated Thursday, March 9, 2017
Author: Shel Silverstein
Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
Date of Publication: 2006
ISBN: 0060248025
Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Mar. 2017
Synopsis:
Millie McDeevit screamed a scream
So loud it made her eyebrows steam.
She screamed so loud
Her jawbone broke,
Her tongue caught fire,
Her nostrils smoked...
Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold.
So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.
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Go through the book beforehand. You might want to select at least 10 poems or pictures you like ahead of time. Examples: No Thank You (page 21), The Toy Eater (page 77), People Zoo (page 80).
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| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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Have you read any other books of poems by this author or other author?
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What is a poem? (a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.)
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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Which was your favorite poem we read today?
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Depending on the poem you read:
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Is that too silly, strange, or mean?
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How does the drawing fit with the picture?
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Could this really happen that way? (ex: Diving Board, page 24)
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