Cool Moonlight, A |
Publication Information
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Author: Johnson, Angela |
Illustrator: |
Title: Cool Moonlight, A |
Date: 2003 |
Publisher: Dial |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8037-2846-8 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
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Summary: |
Lila, who has an allergy to sunlight, lives with her disability helped by her family and friends, real and imaginary. The author uses lyrical language deftly to tell the story with great sensitivity and lightness. |
Teaching Ideas: |
The story makes a good introduction the topic of disabilities and how people and families cope with them. Students can discuss and write about people they know who have coped with similar situations. Learners may want to explore the role of imaginary friends. Because Angela Johnson uses poetic language throughout the story, students may want to consider how she describes the night, how she presents Alyssa and Elizabeth, and how she creates suspense about the contents of the "sun bag" before revealing the ojects. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Agree? Disagree? Why?
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
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Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
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Reader's Theater
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
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(Write and Share) 2
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/write_share2.pdf
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