Book Detail

Orville: A Dog Story

Publication Information
Author:  Kimmel, Haven Illustrator:  Parker, Robert Andrew
Title:  Orville: A Dog Story Date:  2003
Publisher:  Clarion Books City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-618-15955-X ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction

HSE Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
Chained alone in a barn by the couple he thought might give him a good home, a very ugly stray dog is miserable until a new neighbor moves in and he falls in love.

Teaching Ideas:
Students could write about animals or pets they have known that had a peculiar characteristic. This would be a good descriptive writing activity.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
bullet Helping Students in the Writing Process
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
bullet Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
bullet Word Sorts
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > kindness
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loneliness
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > love
bullet Science > biology > zoology > mammals > dogs


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