Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach- TL


Martina the Beautiful Cockroach a Cuban folktale retold by Carmen Agra Deedy and illustrated by Michael Austin. It won a Pura Belpre Honor Award and is considered a picture book. This book was published by Peachtree Publishers in 2007. This is a good source of literature because it includes Spanish words and cultural values that may not be familiar to all children. The illustrations fit well with the tone of the book.


 
 
RL 3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g. their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
 
 


Let the students use a chart like this to compare Martina with one or more of the other characters in the story. This will help students differentiate between how they compare and contrast with Martina. I would then let them write about how each character's personality impacted their final outcome in this story.

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