From our whole group slice of life mini-lessons and from our independent reading immersion and close study of chosen slice of life texts we've created this noticings chart of this genre.
Class Slice of Life Noticings Chart
Cathy Rode's Noticings
- Had a part of the story not crafted by the author such as: plot, detailed character features
- was realistic
- not very long in length for the most part
- had repetition; figurative language;
- Varies in tone, mood
- humorous stories about everyday life
- reminded me of the "hummmmm" moments
Bonnie Cumbo's Noticings:
- written in first person point of view
- Often written based on a memory
- writing about something realistic in someone's life
- you can usually connect with the writer on some level
- figurative language used often
- the writing brings out the writer's and reader's emotions
- often written in a "timeline" format taking you through the events of a day or a lifetime
- story is very practical and down to earth
- great details used, ex. specific names, or activities
- often written about family or a pet
- gives you a glimpse of someone's life
- fun to read
Crystal Weathers Noticings
- personnal narratives
- short fiction wriitngs
- can replace your name and the story could be yours
- based on social issues
- realistic soundng dialogue
Amber McDonald's Noticings Chart
For Slice of Life I did a noticings chart on the book Roller Coaster. I already turned it in, but here are some things I noticed...
*Told in 1st Person
*Everyday experience
*Has a surprise ending
*Sometimes contains humor
*In this book she stretch out words to add feeling "a-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l" and used a lot of ellipsis
Sarah Stephanoff's Noticings Chart
My Father the Dog by Elizabeth Bluemle
- Great lead! - "My father pretends to be human but I know he is really a dog. Consider the evidence:"
- every day noticing - little girl notices that her dad and dog are very similar
- illustrations - show dad and dog doing same things "My father can lie around for hours." (shows dog and dad sleeping)
- humor!!! - "He has been known to use a tree for a quick pit stop."
- good ending, wraps it up but keeps parallel "My father is loyal and thinks we're the best family in the world...which is good, 'cause mom says we can keep him."
- first person point-of-view
Kelly Compton's Noticings Chart
Noticings Chart for The Stars will Still Shine by Cynthia Rylant
Rylant uses the simple wonders and beauties of the world such as the stars in the sky, the sounds we hear (church bells ringing), things we see (kittens sleeping, stars, cows having calves, flowers blooming), things we taste (peaches, pies, adn ice cream), things we feel (cozy warm homes, rain) and touch (loved ones). She uses the 5 senses to to describe all the wonders of the world and how we can find confort in it, in simple child-like terms. This would be a great book to use at the beginning of the year to let the students see how this book goes through the changes of the seasons and how we also do as people . They could write about the beauties they see around them.
Joan Green's Noticings Chart
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