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Title Page Bookmark

FavoritePictureBook: ______________________________

Author: _________________________________________

Illustrator: _______________________________________

Publisher: _______________________________________

Three reasons to read this book:

1. _____________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________

Front of Bookmark

Back of Bookmark

Little Red Writing

Joan Holub

It is funny.

Melissa Sweet

You learn about writing.

Chronicle Books

It is based on a fairy tale.

Bookmark Example:

Title Page Pencil Bookmark

ficTion Lesson 1:

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Title Page Bookmark

FavoritePictureBook: ______________________________

Author: _________________________________________

Illustrator: _______________________________________

Publisher: _______________________________________

Three reasons to read this book:

1. _____________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________

Front of Bookmark

Back of Bookmark

ficTion Lesson 1:

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maple leaf

fire hydrant

fire truck

stop sign

toad stool

lipstick

cardinal

rose

ruby

strawberry

brick

tulip

caboose

apple

dynamite

Read Little Red Writing by Joan Holub and the traditional Little Red Riding Hood tale. Complete the chart below by writing down how the listed characters are alike and how they are different.

Comparing and Contrasting Characters Compare: to show how things are similar to one another

Contrast: to show how things are different from each other

Little Red Writing Little Red Riding Hood

Compare(Likenesses)

Contrast(Differences)

Little Red Little Red Riding Hood

Both went into the woods with a basket.Both wore red clothing.Both encountered a wolf.

One was a smart pencil, the other foolish a girl.One was writing a story, the other visiting her grandmother.

Ms. 2,Little Red’s teacher

Mother

Both gave the main character a basket.Both gave the main character good advice.

One was the main character’s teacher, the other her mother.One was a pencil, the other a person.

Wolf 3000,pencil sharpener

The Wolf

Both wanted to devour a “granny.” Both were pretending to be someone else. Both had tails.

One was an electric appliance, the other a wild animal. One was destroyed by dynamite, the other by a woodcutter.

Mr. Woodcutter, the janitor The Woodcutter

Both “cleaned up” the mess made by the main character. Both used tools.

One used a broom, the other used an axe.One fainted, the other killed the wolf.

Principal Granny GrandmotherBoth were replaced by a wolf.Both survived.

One was a school administer, the other a grandmother.

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Answer Key ficTion Lesson 3:

Read Little Red Writing by Joan Holub and the traditional Little Red Riding Hood tale. Complete the chart below by writing down how the listed characters are alike and how they are different.

Comparing and Contrasting Characters Compare: to show how things are similar to one another

Contrast: to show how things are different from each other

Little Red Writing Little Red Riding Hood

Compare(Likenesses)

Contrast(Differences)

Little Red Little Red Riding Hood

Ms. 2,Little Red’s teacher

Mother

Wolf 3000,pencil sharpener

The Wolf

Mr. Woodcutter, the janitor The Woodcutter

Principal Granny Grandmother

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ficTion Lesson 3:

Reading and Parody

Little Red Writing isahumorousstorythatspoofsawell-knowntale.Encouragestudentswhoarefansof “fracturedfairytales”toreadthesetitles:

• Dusty Locks and the Three Bears bySusanLowell.Dial,2008.

• Goldie Socks and the Three LibeariansbyJackieMimsHopkins.UpstartBooks,2007.

• Goldilocks and the Three DinosaursbyMoWillems.HarperCollins,2012.

• Kate and the BeanstalkbySusanLowell.HenryHolt&Co.,2001.

• The Princess and the PigbyJohnathanEmmett.Walker&Co.,2011.

• The Three Bully Goats by Leslie Kimmelman. Albert Whitman, 2011.

• The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad WolfbyMarkTeague.OrchardBooks,2013.

• The True Story of the 3 Little PigsbyJonScieszka.VikingBooksforYoungReaders,1989.

• Waynetta and the Cornstalk: A Texas Fairy TalebyHelenKetterman.AlbertWhitman,2007.

Reading and Writing

Studentswhoenjoyhumorousbooksaboutthewritingprocessmayfindthesetitlestotheirliking:

• The Best StorybyEileenSpinelli.Dial,2008.

• Carmine: A Little More RedbyMelissaSweet.HoughtonMifflin,2005.

• The Little Red PenbyJanetStevens.HoughtonMifflin,2011.

• Max’s WordsbyKateBanks.Farrar,StrausandGiroux,2006

• The Plot ChickensbyMaryJaneAuch.HolidayHouse,2009.

• Ralph Tells a StorybyAbbyHanlon.TwoLions,2012.

• Rocket Writes a Story byTadHills.RandomHouse,2012.

Writing

Personificationisawritingtechniqueinwhichanimalsandobjectsaregivenhumantraits.InLittle Red Writing, pencils are depictedasstudentswhoareworkingonawritingassignment.Challengethestudentstowriteastoryabouttheadventures ofotherstudentsattendingPencilvaniaSchool.SuggestedcharactersincludePeterPen,CaptainBook,Penocchio,PencilandGretel,TheGingerbreadMarker,andSnowWriteandtheSevenDrafts.

Web Resource

The publisher of Little Red Writing,ChronicleBooks,providesanexcellentCommonCorereadingguide: www.chroniclebooks.com/landing-pages/pdfs/LitteRedWriting_DiscussionGuide_rev1.pdf

Additional Activities

LittleRed’sRedCardsandstudent-createdcardsfromLesson2maybereusedinanactivitycenter:

• Organizethewordsinalphabeticalorder.

• Sortthewordsbyspecificcategories,suchassizeorfunction.

• Selecttwoofthewordstocompareandcontrast.

• Writeapoembasedonaselectedword.

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