Alpert by LaNesha Tabb

Alpert is a basic stick figure who is happy living his best life in a plain white background that he refers to as a snowstorm. Then one day a magic line shows up, and his setting changes. This continues throughout the story as Alpert learns that detailed settings can add to a descriptive story.

Possible Strategies for Instruction

Comprehension

• Recognize Literary Elements—Setting
• Analyze How Visual Elements Integrate and Contribute to the Meaning of Text
• Make and Adjust Predictions; Use Text to Confirm

Accuracy

• Recognize High Frequency Words on Sight

Fluency

• Use Punctuation to Enhance Phrasing and Prosody

Expand Vocabulary

• Tune in to Interesting Words
• Apply Understanding of Figurative Language