Snapdragon
Kat Leyh
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Snapdragon
by Kat Leyh
2020
First Second
Grade 5+
Lexile Level GN210L
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Summary:
Snap is a young girl who finds friends in the most unlikely places. One day when she is coming home, Snap runs into someone named Jacks. Jacks articulates roadkill and Snap is instantly fascinated and wants to learn more. Jacks has ties to Snap's family that she does not know about. Snapdragon also has a power that has not been harnessed yet. Through the course of the book we watch as Jacks and Snap's friendship blossoms and she learns the trade of bone articulation.
Key Words: Magic, family, friendship, LGBT, re connection, Trans
Suggested Delivery: small group, independent
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Vocabulary:
Skeleton articulation: A fossil skeleton found all in one piece with the bones still arranged in the proper order.
Antique: a collectible object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its considerable age.
Progressive: favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
Apprentice: a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
Roadkill: animals killed on the road by vehicles.
ELA Teaching Suggestions:
Common Core Standard
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Before Reading:
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Building Schema:
Before Reading:
What does it mean to be a good friend? TPS some ideas of how it is shown that someone is being a good friend. Make a class list of the qualities or character traits of people who are good friends.
While Reading:
Revist the question "what does it mean to be a good friend?" Is Snap a good friend to Jacks? Is Snap a good friend to Lu?
Explain some of the character traits you see in snap that make her a good friend.
After Reading:
Create a Voki with dialogue that Snap either said, or something she WOULD say. Write down your blurbs on a separate sheet of lined paper like a script. You may also create a Voki for Jacks. The designs must reflect the character.
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Supporting the Text:
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