International Children’s Digital Library
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Review the online Jamaican book you read with your partner and engage in a blog discussion
Blog Partner Discussion #1:
http://jamaicablogpartners.blogspot.com/
Please discuss:
1. Your personal response to the book
2. Evaluate it in terms of its genre
3. Evaluate its literary quality
4. Discuss for whom the book is intended and the ways in which it might be used in the classroom
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Hi Connie... testing, testing 12... testing
ReplyDeleteAndrea
ReplyDeleteThe Doctor Bird reading series entitled Sweet Sweet Mango Tree is a compilation of Jamaican short stories. The stories are all fictional however the story from which the book takes its name is a story of magic. The story speaks to greed and ingatitude.
Hi Connie:
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed. The story does speak of greed and ingratititude. I think it is an intersting story that we as teachers can use to teach our students about the need to be honest at all times as well.
Yes Andrea I agree with you. The other stories also have a variety of themes and all the settings are typically Jamaican. The characters are typically Jamican as well. It was good to read the old Jamaican Folk tale with Bre' Anancy. Did you enjoy it? I did.
ReplyDeleteYes Connie:
ReplyDeleteI liked the book very much because it didn't just have one story but instead had four! you have mentioned that one story had to deal with magic and the other was a folk tale. But did you realize that 'Jenny Never Did Anything Right' was a Jamaican fairy tale and that 'The Letter' was a modern realistic fiction? Neat isn't it?
Andrea that is so true. I really enjoyed the fairy tale. This book can be used with children age 8-10 and they would really enjoy it. I would use this book in my class and employ a number of dramatic activities. A readers theater would provide some fun and interest as well as writing and drawing in role activities. Our next book should be just as good.
ReplyDeleteOf course Connie,
ReplyDeleteChildren 8-10 yeras of age would really appreciate drama. In my own instruction, I would also employ drama as teaching/learning tool. In addition though, I would employ oral story telling strategies and then have my students respond to these readings in their journals. After this they could share their products via the author's chair. I find that children that age love to 'show-off' their productions... and we teachers love to hear and read them too!