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July 14-16, 2008, Teaching English with Technology Workshop

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Tomie DePaola
Lesson plans for Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, more

Charlie Needs a Cloak
Questions to help students understand the economic concept of human resources.

Draw a Story: Stepping from Pictures to Writing
Students draw a series of pictures that tell a simple, sequential story. They 'read' their story to others, transcribe their oral story into writing, and create an accordian book with drawings on the front side and writing on the back. This lesson is designed for K-2 students and uses DePaola's Pancakes for Breakfast or other, similar mentor text.

The Legend of the Bluebonnet
Summary, vocabulary and character analysis activities.

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
An extensive list of post-reading activities.

Mocassins are Made for Dancing
Students read either of Tomie DePaola's versions of two Native American legends: The Legend of the Bluebonnet or The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush. After learning basic dance movements, they create a dance for the legend they read. They also write about the dance for this legend.

The Popcorn Book by Tomie dePaola
Four-day guided reading plan.

Strega Nona
Summary and discussion questions.

Tomie dePaola
Pages for students to color, illustrations by Tomie dePaola.

Tony's Bread
Questions to help students understand the economic concept of specialization.

Video Interview with Tomie dePaola
Several short video clips. Follow the links on the left to biographical information, bibliography, and transcripts of the video clips..



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