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That's Good! That's Bad! In the Grand Canyon

Prior to reading the book, I decided to take the children on a long book walk to show the vibrant illustrations which are a major part of this book. The children were extremely amused with the child's antics and how the illustrator was able to portray them. Some children were able to connect with prior That's Good! That's Bad! books written by the author. This lesson, on story sequencing, connected to a recent one Mrs. Pelinski had taught to her 2nd grade class. The children each drew a picture of what they remembered to be the beginning, middle and end or sequenced events in the story. After completing the drawings, the students illustrated their own book jackets and bound them together with raffia. Here are some samples of the children's drawings.

Student-created Book Jackets

 

Carlitos' Book Jacket
Carlitos
Alex's Book Jacket
Alex

Beginning

Beginning Drawing
Becca
Beginning Drawing
Sadie
Beginning Drawing
Shelby
Beginning Drawing
Karina
Beginning Drawing
Aaliyah

Middle

Middle Drawing
Brandon
Middle Drawing
Reina
Middle Drawing
Brenalynn
Middle Drawing
Bailey
Middle Drawing
Chey
Middle Drawing
Vincent

End

End drawing
Calvin
End drawing
Wesley
End drawing
Carrie

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