Pat Mora is the June author for the 2021 Author Study Challenge. When I think of Pat Mora books I think of joyful celebrations. I wanted to include at least one author this year who writes Spanish and bilingual stories and she immediately came to mind. Pat Mora has a huge body of work that […]

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This 40-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on “Dear Fellow Writer” introductory essay from My Own True Name by Pat Mora (from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact & opinion, analogies, main idea, summarization, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! *PLEASE NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, this product does not contain the reading selection(s). Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED): Students are expected to: CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. CCRA.R.5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. CCRA.R.6 Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. CCRA.R.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: --it allows you to become a facilitator! --happier teachers! --happier students! --happier administrators! 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\"Baa-baa,\" sang the lamb. \"Shoo, go play,\" said Francis, but the little lamb just grinned and trotted happily behind the man who preached to people and dogs and flowers and fish and frogs. With lilting verse and playful imagery, award-winning author Pat Mora celebrates the tender relationship between the beloved saint and the animals he loved. Woodcut artist David Frampton captures the exuberant songs of Francis and the animals in charming, colorful woodcuts that underscore the harmony between humans and the natural world. Inspired by Saint Francis's own reverence and love for animals, this book will encourage readers young and old to join in with the clucks of the chickens, the whirring of the cicadas, and the songs of the nightingale.

Dimensions (Overall): 10.1 Inches (H) x 10.2 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)Weight: .9 PoundsSuggested Age: 4-8 YearsNumber of Pages: 40Genre: Juvenile FictionSub-Genre: People & PlacesPublisher: HarperCollins EspanolTheme: Hispanic & Latino, United StatesFormat: HardcoverAuthor: Pat MoraLanguage: EnglishStreet Date: March 10, 2009TCIN: 92233594UPC: 9780061288777Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-4955Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

What demands does society place on teens? Pat Mora's poem, Same Song, explores the tension that teens face to focus on their outward appearance. Its relevance continues today in the face of social media and increasing pressure. *Bonus - Close read with a short answer question makes for a perfect sub plan! Keep this in your back pocket for when you're out. If you’re looking to sample poetry close reading, CLICK HERE to sign up and download my free poetry sub plans. This poetry analysis activity is based upon Pat Mora's poem, Same Song. It guides students through a close reading of the text, a paired short answer response, and the option to create a visual writing response to the poem. Download Includes: Full-text Close reading instructions and place to write answers Short answer response prompt and template Mirror clipart for an extension Project Detailed teacher directions - including a close reading answer key. Looking for more poetry ideas? Check out the Middle School Poetry Analysis Bundle, which includes this product!  You might also be interested in using my poetry analysis strategies that pair with any poem! If you're looking for other literacy ideas, let's connect! - Find more literacy ideas at www.mrspricewrites.com. - Follow on mrspricewrites on Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook.   I appreciate all TPT followers - follow me here!

This comprehensive picture book companion offers 25 engaging print-and-go reading activities tailored to enhance your students' reading experience with The Rainbow Tulip by Pat Mora. Perfect for diverse learning needs, these activities save you time and help students develop higher-level thinking skills. ⭐️ WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: ⭐️ ◾ Engaging & Fun: Keeps students captivated with a variety of activities. ◾ Saves Time: Ready-to-use, high-quality resources save you preparation time. ◾ Builds Skills: Promotes higher-level thinking and text evidence support. ◾ Encourages Expression: Helps students articulate their thoughts and perspectives effectively. Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, or distance learning, this resource makes teaching reading concepts enjoyable and effective. Enrich your students' reading journey with The Rainbow Tulip today! 📃 27 PAGES 📘 WHAT'S INCLUDED: ◾ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. ◾ Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words and pictures to represent the story elements. ◾ Sequencing: Students will retell and illustrate the important parts of the story. ◾ Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. ◾ Story Event Sort: Students describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each category, explaining how the event made them feel and how it relates to the category. ◾ Making Inferences: Students use clues and prior knowledge to make inferences while reading the story. ◾ Illustrating Inferences: Students read text from the story, make inferences, and draw pictures to illustrate what they visualize. ◾ Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. ◾ Character Inside & Out (Stella): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. ◾ Character Inside & Out (Mamá): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. ◾ Character Inside & Out (Papá): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. ◾ Character Feelings (Stella): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story and give examples of the events that cause these changes. ◾ Character Change (Stella): Students explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused this change. ◾ Character Summary: Students summarize the main character of the story. ◾ Character Perspective: Students compare Stella's perspective to Mamá's perspective by drawing pictures and adding words to thought bubbles. ◾ Character Acrostic Poem: Students write an acrostic poem to describe Stella. ◾ Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students draw a scene from the story and explain its importance to the plot. ◾ Setting Influences the Plot: Students draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. ◾ Theme: Students answer questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. ◾ Thinking About the Text: Students answer questions about the story and include examples from the text to support their answers. ◾ Wait... There's More!: Students write about what happens next in the story. ◾ Sticky Situations: Students describe and illustrate four situations where Mamá's struggle to communicate in English causes difficulties. 📥HOW TO DOWNLOAD: ◾ Click the download button. ◾ Navigate to "Your Account" > "Purchases". ◾ Locate your purchase and download the files. ◾ Check your email for download links. ◾ Contact us via Etsy messaging if you encounter any issues. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.

Excellent new choices for 3rd grade readers.

This blog post contains a FREE inference worksheet that can be used as a followup activity to reading the story The Rainbow Tulip.

Last week I shared with you my love of Steven Kellogg tall tales. Well, here's another little set that I just LOVE to use as read alouds. These are a little longer, but oh-so-good! But, I'm really here to share another "rare" favorite in this genre. Last week, I told you about Swamp Angel. This week, let me introduce you to Dona Flor. There are SO many tall tales from the South, but it's often tough to find tall tales from the West. Dona Flor is a giant woman with a great big heart and students learn a lot about the Mexican influence in the Southwest from this story. They are entertained throughout the story, surprised by the ending, and they even learn several Spanish words along the way. This is a great tall tale to add to any collection! :) I'll be back next week with a peek at the chapter book we just finished up. Link up and let me know what you've been reading! An InLinkz Link-up

Dimensions (Overall): 8.46 Inches (H) x 9.78 Inches (W) x .17 Inches (D)Weight: .48 PoundsSuggested Age: 4-7 YearsNumber of Pages: 48Genre: Juvenile FictionSub-Genre: ConceptsPublisher: Clarion BooksTheme: Counting & NumbersFormat: PaperbackAuthor: Pat MoraLanguage: EnglishStreet Date: March 28, 2000TCIN: 76975161UPC: 9780618054688Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-8748Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

Help students enjoy analyzing Pat Mora’s poem, “Words Free As Confetti” with this fun task card mini-unit set. This poem is on the 4th and 5th grade CCSS ELA Text Exemplar list. Students read the poem and respond to prompts on 12 task cards citing evidence from the text in their foldable booklet that prints using only 3 sheets of paper. This makes a great center activity or class lesson. For teachers, I’ve included a brief summary of the poem, teacher tips and notes, and suggested web links to the poems online plus video or audio links so students can hear the rhythm of the poetry. Also included are “I Can” statements for Common Core 4th & 5th grade ELA ready to print and hang up on your bulletin board. In addition to the task cards, each poem has a one-page “Meet the Author” page and Acrostic Poem worksheets. These make a great extension or center activity for differentiation. Your purchase includes the password to my poetry analysis web link collection for these poems. I’ve found online sources for you for each poem to build background knowledge, learn about the poet's life, watch videos, listen to audio links, read the poem online, and more. There's 40 pages of NO PREP materials ready to help you teach and ENJOY poetry.  Students will to cite evidence from the text in their response to these types of questions: • Finding new vocabulary • Determining word and passage meaning • Determining mood • Finding author’s point of view • Determining the setting • Analyzing the characters • Finding sensory words that create imagery • Author’s use of repetition • Making inferences about the poem • Text to self connections • Text to world connections • Citing evidence to provide descriptions • Determining overall message and meaning • Giving opinions • Finding descriptive language Materials Included (PDF format): • Meet the Author • Poem Summary & Teacher Notes • Poem Vocabulary • Website Links on www.mrsrenz.com to help you prepare to teach this poem • What is Poetry • How to Read a Poem • "I Can" Statement Wall Posters for 4th & 5th grade CCSS-ELA • Teacher Version of Task Card Questions & Answers • Task Cards (easy on the ink in color) – Print 4 per page • Task Card Answers – print 4 per page • Student Foldable Book with Printing Directions color & BW • Acrostic Poem worksheets While this set analyzes poems on the fourth grade Common Core Text Exemplar list, it would help students in other grades learn to analyze poems. The student version of the poem is not included (copyright), but I’ve included links to websites where you can find the poem and a template to place the student version of the poem. WAIT! BEFORE PURCHASING! This set is included in the BUNDLE of 9 Task Card sets priced at a huge discount! DISTANCE LEARNING NOTE: While this is not a Google Classroom product, you have permission to use this product as a digital product with your students PROVIDED YOU USE THE MATERIALS BEHIND A SECURED OR PASSWORD PROTECTED SITE and materials are NOT posted directly to the Internet for others to view. ========================================================= YOU MIGHT LIKE MY NEW POETRY HELPER CHART! Poetry Reference Charts for Grades 3-5. Includes poetry forms, examples, figurative language definitions and examples, famous poets list, how to read a poem, questions to ask as you're reading poetry, and more in this 4-sheet file folder lap book helps students be more independent. ======================================================== You Might Like these EDITABLE Personal Spelling Dictionaries! Primary Grades Spelling Dictionary Intermediate Grades Spelling Dictionary BUNDLE Grades 1 - 5 Spelling Dictionaries ========================================================= MORE POETRY RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE: • POETRY PROJECT & 6-WEEK POETRY UNIT BUNDLED MEGA SET • Poetry Figurative Language Interactive Notebook + Posters • 33 Poetry Vocabulary Word Wall Posters & PPT Slideshow • CCSS Grades 3-5 Poetry Reflection Form with CCSS chart • “I Am” Poem ========================================================= POETRY ANALYSIS TASK CARDS MINI-UNITS Grades 4-5 • Poetry Analysis Task Card BUNDLE {9 Task Card Sets} CCSS • “A Bird Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson • “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer • “Dust of Snow” by Robert Frost • “Fog” by Carl Sandburg • “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf” by Roald Dahl • “The Echoing Green” by William Blake • “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus • “They Were My People” by Grace Nichols ========================================================= POETRY ANALYSIS TASK CARDS MINI-UNITS Grades 2-3 • “Autumn” by Emily Dickinson • “Afternoon On a Hill” by Christina Rossetti • “Who Has Seen the Wind?” by Christina Rossetti • “Stopping by Woods On a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost ========================================================= • Figurative Language Cootie Catcher Set (4) Interactive Notebook + Poster Definitions Set

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This vintage children's book, Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora, is in good vintage condition with some signs of wear. Be sure to browse the rest of my shop while you are here. You never know what you will find! https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaceTrimmedLife?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora, Illustrated by Raul Colon, Vintage 1997 Children's Book

These charming children's books celebrate the landscape and people of the Southwest. Author Pat Mora brings the Hispanic voice to delight all children.

This Pura Belpré Award-winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children's Day/El día de los niños.Children's Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día de los libros has been observed on April 30th for over twelve years. Founder Pat Mora's jubilant celebration of this day features imaginative text and lively illustrations by award-winning illustrator Rafael López that will turn this bilingual fiesta into a hit for story time! Toon! Toon!The book includes a letter from the author and suggestions for celebrating Children's Day /El día de los niños.

If ever there was a book that wholly lived up to the promise of its title, Bookjoy, Wordjoy by Pat Mora and Raul Colón (Lee and Low, 2018) is certainly it. Every bit of this ebullient fourteen poem…

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Differentiated activities for GATE or high achieving students.