Educators' Guides for Jack and the Box
HARDCOVER ISBN 13: 978-0-9799238-3-8
LEXILE LEVEL: GN 100
GUIDED READING LEVEL: G
LEXILE LEVEL: GN 100
GUIDED READING LEVEL: G
Lesson Plan:
Before Reading | Preview the book with students, drawing attention to the graphic
format. You may even want to make explicit Jack and the Box’s
lack of non-dialogue text by contrasting it with another book
(graphic or not) in a side-by-side manner. Explain to students that they themselves will be able to act as the storyteller or narrator. Model the process by using the splash page and saying, “If I were telling this story, I could say, ‘One day when they were all at home, Jack’s parents surprised him with a present…’ |
During Reading | Allow students time to read each page silently, clarifying content as
needed. Then invite them to narrate what might usually be found in
opening panel captions (or remain outside quotation marks in a prose
story). Throughout, encourage students to listen closely to what their peer narrators say. Would they change anything in the description of the event or the transition between events? If so, give them the opportunity to provide an alternate narration. |
After Reading | Conclude by having students summarize the story and by answering
any final questions they might have. Then distribute the activity
sheet for assessment and reinforcement. |
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