Matchbox Diary, The
Publication Information
Author:  Fleischman, Paul	Illustrator:  Ibatoulline, Bagram
Title:  Matchbox Diary, The	Date:  2013
Publisher:  Candlewick Press	City:  Somerville,Mass.
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-7636-4601-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    memoirs/reminiscences, fiction, diaries and journals
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies
Summary:
An Italian immigrant grandfather uses objects he's preserved in matchboxes to tell his granddaughter the story of his life. He created this unique diary because he could not read or write.
Teaching Ideas:
This is perfect for readers theater because no rewriting is necessary. The idea of writing or creating an unorthodox memoir using boxes or other items can be incorporated in writing a personal memoir. Students can interview an older family member about his/her life. Students could talk about, then write about, objects that represent important events or people in their lives.
Teaching Strategies:
Book Conversations    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Types of Journals    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
Strategies to Support Collaboration    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/strategies_collab.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Celebration > traditions Ethnic Groups > Italian-American Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships Family > grandparents > grandparent-child relationships Hardships > adversity Literature and Language > writing Social Studies > sociology > social issues > immigration

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