In his essay, de la Peña says that he strives to "write books about diverse characters, but now I try to place them in stories that have nothing to do with diversity, not overtly anyway, " and this is definitely true here. Interactive Read Alouds are an amazing way to practice reading strategies, build listening and oral language skills, develop vocabulary, and increase comprehension. Why do you think nana volunteers? Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? More than a review, what follows are my thoughts on a picture book winning the Newbery, my experience reading Last Stop on Market Street to my students, and how this changed and shaped my understanding of and experience with this book. Nana: "Boy, what do you know about seeing? Take your list of wants and categorize them: necessities, basics, luxuries. What does she gain (if anything)?
Nana: "Boy, what do we need a car for? Science, Scientific Method, Psychology, Emotions, Happiness: Studies show that we aren't very good at knowing what will make us happy. In the book, some people have things that other people lack. 小杰: "How come that man can't see? Last Stop on Market Street also, very deservedly, won a Caldecott honor, an award given to the "most distinguished picture book for children. " As CJ and Nana reach their destination, readers finally discover it's a soup kitchen. READ THE BOOK ALOUD WITH STUDENTS. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL: - Library: Use as a springboard for themed booktalk. The use of dialogue to depict these scenes is pivotal when reading or being read this book.
方素珍, translator of Last Stop on Market Street, and 柯倩华, translator of A Chair for my Mother, are beloved Children's Literature authors from Taiwan. Be sure to check the end of this creation to learn how to become a Smorgie VIP! Every day when she gets home from work put the coins they earned that day into a big jar to save up for a big comfortable chair. He gives up his seat to a blind man, watches butterflies in a jar held by a woman, sees a tattooed man on his mobile phone and asks a musician to play his guitar. Luka® reads 70, 000 books in Mandarin Chinese! In Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, CJ's nana teaches him to appreciate his surroundings and what he has rather than wanting what others have. Also by this author: Last Stop on Market Street, Love. Can you think of other examples for both?
Can you find others? Besides being accessible because of the reading level, I value Last Stop on Market Street because reading it has opened doors to so many amazing conversations with my students. Is it fair that CJ doesn't have a music device when the two boys do? He wonders aloud why he doesn't have the things his friends do, like a car and a clean neighbourhood. The book follows a young boy named 小杰(xiǎo jié), as he learns to appreciate the simple beauty in everyday life and everyday people during a bus ride with his grandmother Nana. As they travel, the boy asks lots of questions about why they don't have a car, why there is trash everywhere, why they have to stand in the rain, why he doesn't have a bike or ipod. Are there unhappy people in the book? Last Stop on Market Street is a book that, unlike most, shows my students people of all colors (and their colors) as well as people who share their socioeconomic status.
Some people watch the world with their ears. Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. Illustrated by Ronald Himler. A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. Another theme is the finding of beauty in unexpected places, which CJ notices in Nana's finding "beautiful where he never even thought to look. " In this book, the readers follow CJ from church to the last stop on the Market Street bus, the soup kitchen. We even touched on socioeconomic diversity, which I also am grateful to be able to talk about when I read Eve Bunting and Lauren Castillo's amazing book Yard Sale to students. It's a magical journey. Inferring and Predicting. Creative writing: Pick a character from the story that is not the boy or the grandmother. Is Nana a happy person? How are they different from each other? Using Picture Books with Older Students: Rationale and techniques for using picture books right up through high school.
Is it fair that CJ and nana don't have a car when other people do? Diversity is often a difficult topic for young children to grasp due to most of the time when they are younger only being around people that look like them. Students will work on: making text-to-self connections.
Young CJ and his grandmother leave their city church with its bright stained-glass windows to board a bus across town. Where have they been? Also includes essential questions, comprehension, and discussion questions, as well as rubrics for retelling and writing. Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting. For example, in the first set of questions, children can be asked about how people are different (routines, abilities, visual differences, skills, money) and how are they the same, about whether some differences can make people's lives better or worse, and whether some differences call for accommodation. 0 International License. School Library Connection. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. Corresponding with the topic of inequity, children may be challenged to discuss moral and social responsibility and whether some people have greater responsibilities to help others.
小杰: "How come we don't have a car? CJ has not lost his tetchiness yet, though. The trip itself takes on deeper meaning, especially as portrayed by Christian Robinson's bright, naïf images created with acrylics, collage, and digital enhancements. We have accompanied this pair from one side of town to the other, traversing different socioeconomic neighborhoods and arriving at a fuller appreciation of both humanity's needs and its wondrous diversity. Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Winner of the Newbery Medal.
In his early career, he spent a year observing indigenous tribes in the Amazon with his wife. The voices of CJ and his grandmother carry the story along in subtle point and counterpoint so that at this book's quiet close you feel like you've been listening to a song. " It is so well regarded that it won the prestigious Newbery Medal, one of only two picture books ever to have won and the first by a Latino author. A lonely old woman shouts her loneliness at the Christmas sky on Christmas Eve.
It's a natural choice for units on community and it belongs in any discussion on beauty, gratitude or materialism. And then in my mind I see that red kayak…" In Red Kayak, a 3 year old child named Ben DiAngelo dies while going out on a kayak. When should we make things special for people who are different, for example, the special seat on the bus for Nana and the blind man? The blind man and then the guitarist inspire the child to experience the world with sensitivity and exuberance.
With the limited amount of text in a children's book, de la Peña uses every word to describe the scenery of the communities CJ and his Nana are members of. Does it depend on who you're talking to? This starts to build a self love and knowledge, that each student can experience. What are the pros and cons of public transportation for cities? FOLLOW-UP: Using context clues, what do we know about the grandmother and the boy? Portray strong, resilient, wise and loving female characters. I'm sure many of these ideas could be adapted for HS or ES lessons as well. Gratitude in the face of tragedy. Language Arts, Writing: Write about a relationship you have with an older relative or friend. When a young boy goes to the city to stay with his Nana he is overwhelmed and frightened by all the sights and sounds.
What are CJ and Nana doing there? In response to his questions, his Nana describes what they do have in their lives to be grateful for. Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts. What are good things about routines? Do people have the responsibility to help others get the things that they need? Having an opening to talk about diversity in kid's books with the fifth graders also allowed me to gently, hesitantly, bring up gender diversity. About The Author Matt de la Peña. School Library Journal. There are things you want and can live without, for example, a video game. Language Arts, Reading, Themes: Help students of all ages look for themes. With the younger students, I didn't talk about the diversity of the characters, but we did talk about volunteering time and what a soup kitchen is.
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