Elementary Library

Unit 6 K-5

Wordless Picture Books What makes an illustration effective?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

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Students will use visual thinking strategies to understand wordless narratives. Students will explain the role and purpose of an illustrator. Students will create narratives using visual strategies.

I can read and tell stories with illustrations.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Illustrator - the person who creates the artwork in books

Story Panels Sentence Frames Coloring Materials

Panel - a square or shape on a page that represents one moment in time

Display of Wordless Picture Books. Some examples include: ●​ The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker ●​ Quest by Aaron Becker ●​ The Light Inside by Dan Misdea ●​ Field Trip to Volcano Island by John Hare ●​ Field Trip to the Moon by John Hare ●​ Field Trip to the Ocean Deep by John Hare ●​ A Day for Sandcastles by JonArno Lawson ●​ Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson ●​ The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee ●​ I Walk With Vanessa by Kerascoet

Frame - the space and lines around panels

Sequence - the order or events in a story

LIBRARY MEDIA STANDARDS Standard 2.1: Demonstrate knowledge of the physical features (e.g., cover, spine, title page, cursor, scroll bar) of reading materials, both electronic and print. „ Standard 2.2: Read, view, and listen for information presented in a variety of formats (e.g., textual, visual, media). „

●​ I Forgive Alex by Kerascoet ●​ Finding Fire by Logan S. Kline ●​ Sign Off by Stephen Savage ●​ Fly! By Mark Teague ●​ I Got It by David Wiesner ●​ Mr. Wuffles by David Wiesner ●​ Art & Max by David Wiesner ●​ Flotsam by David Wiesner ●​ Tuesday by David Wiesner

Standard 2.3: Identify the elements of story. „

Standard 2.4: Identify the roles, tools, and purposes of authors, illustrators, and other contributors to a text.

●​ Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell ●​ The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett ●​ Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle ●​ Fossil by Bill Thomson ●​ Chalk by Bill Thomson ●​ The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney ●​ Train Stop by Barbara Lehman ●​ The Red Book by Barbara Lehman ●​ Wave by Suzy Lee ●​ The Arrival by Shaun Tan ●​ The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

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