Bucking the Sarge |
Publication Information
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Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul |
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Title: Bucking the Sarge |
Date: 2004 |
Publisher: Random House |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-385-32307-7 |
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
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Young Adult:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction
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Summary: |
Teenage Luther, who is exploited by his slumlord mother, keeps his equilbrium through many humorous misadventures before finding his own way. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Readers might want to select their favorite passages and read them aloud or write about their choice. Because the main characters are so well-drawn, students can write a character sketch of their favorite. Excellent dialogue and humor encourages using Readers' Theater. Predictive strategies such as DR-TA would be useful. Discussion Webs would be useful in sorting through the many humorous dilemmas. Or readers might write to Luther in a dialogue journal that offers advice on his situation. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Discussion Webs
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
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DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
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Reader's Theater
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
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