Interpreting Texts, Making Meaning: Starting Small

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 13.02.11

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Content Objectives
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Teaching Activities
  6. Bibliography
  7. Appendices
  8. Notes

Giant Reading with The BFG

Whitney J. Davis

Published September 2013

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Bibliography

Dahl, Roald, and Quentin Blake. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982.

Great children's novel about the adventures of an orphan named Sophie and a giant called The BFG.

DePaola, Tomie. Fin M'Coul: the giant of Knockmany Hill. New York: Holiday House, 1981.

This story is great for comparing and contrasting characteristics and qualiti[]es of giants.

Kellogg, Steven. Jack and the beanstalk. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1991.

Great for background knowledge on giants.

"Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales." Scholastic, Helping Children Around the World to Read and Learn | Scholastic.com. http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/fairytales_discovering.htm (accessed July 11, 2013). This website provides infor[]mation on the importance of fairytales in education.

"Roald Dahl - The Official Web Site." Roald Dahl - The Official Web Site. http://www.roalddahl.com (accessed July 10, 2013). This website gives provides infor[ma]tion about Roald Dahl.

Seeger, Pete, and Michael Hays. Abiyoyo. New York: Macmillan ;, 1986. Wonderful book that gets kids a[c]quainted with giants.

Treglown, Jeremy. Roald Dahl: a biography. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1994. This book provides information about the author Roald Dahl.

Commonwealth of Virginia. "Virginia Department of Education." English Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools- January 2010. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ (accessed August 1, 2013). This website provides the Standards of Learning for Virginia.

Wipf, Joan, and Denise Da Ros-Voseles. "Lost Opportunities: Rediscovering Fairy Tales." Library Media Connection 30 (2012): 26-28. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=70426675&site=ehost-live&scope=site (accessed July 10, 2013). This journal provided information about the importance of fairytales in education.

Hated, The Elements is. "Giants." Welcome to Woden World.. http://www.woden.org/giants.html (accessed July 11, 2013). This website provides information about the history of giants in literature.

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