Flotsam
Publication Information
Author:  Weisner, David	Illustrator:  Weisner, David
Title:  Flotsam	Date:  2006
Publisher:  Clarion	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-618-19457-0	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    wordless
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
This wordless picture book tells the story of a young boy who finds a very old, waterproof camera that washed up on the beach as flotsam. When he develops the film that is still inside the camera, he and the reader find surprises.
Teaching Ideas:
There is such delight in encountering this book that students should be encouraged to develop their own personal responses using Bleich's Heuristic. Semantic mapping would generate sea and seaside vocabulary for a writing activity. Teachers can also divide the story into parts, then have pairs of learners write a text to accompany the photos. ESOL students can practice oral English by talking about the story page by page while the teacher takes dictation.
Teaching Strategies:
Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
Semantic Mapping    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/semantic_mapping.pdf
(Write and Share) 2    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/write_share2.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
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