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I Wanna Iguana
Last updated Sunday, November 15, 2020
Author: Karen Kaufman Orloff
Illustrator: David Catrow
Date of Publication: 2004
ISBN: 0399237178
Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jun. 2020
Synopsis:
Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home. Alex's reassurances: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house. and his mom's replies: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile? will have kids in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes. And the lively, imaginative illustrations show their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana.
| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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What is something that you really wanted, and asked your parents for? How did you ask them?
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What did they say? How did you react?
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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Why did Alex's letter convince his mom?
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What could you do to try and convince your parents about what you want?
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Would you get an iguana like Alex? What pets would you love to get, if any?
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| Craft ideas: |
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One thing Alex and his mom did, is make use of strong reasons and details in order to say why Alex should and should not have his iguana. Practice this by making a pro and cons list for something you want. It does not have to be more than 2 or 3 things.
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EIther use the list generated from above to create a letter they can decorate with pictures just like Alex did.
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Guess the animal: one player thinks of an animal and the other players ask questions to guess what it is.
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