NAME OF BOOK:
WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS
by Verna Aardama
NAME OF BOOK:
WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS
by Verna Aardama
| STANDARD 1
(READING COMPREHENSION) Have students discuss the role of each character. |
| STANDARD 2
(WRITING PROCESS) Have each student list a real reason why they feel mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. Make a chart. |
| STANDARD 3
(WRITING/GRAMMAR) (IDEA TAKEN FROM WEBSITE BELOW) Have students list the action words in the story. Discuss the meaning of each word. |
| STANDARD 4
(SPEAKING/LISTENING) Have students act out the action words used above. |
| STANDARD 5
(INFORMATION SOURCES) Research (as a class) to find facts about mosquitoes. Talk about which resource is best to use for this information and why it sio the best. |
| STANDARD 6
(LITERATURE) Explain to the students that this is an African folktale. Compare the characteristics of this story to other folktales that have been read in class. |
| STANDARD 7
(REASONING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING) QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION: Who really caused the death of the owlet? Should the mosquito be punished? |
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