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Book Review of We Are Water Protectors BIBLIOGRAPHY Lindstrom, Carole. 2020. WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS. Ill. by Michaela Goade. New York, NY: Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 9781250780997 PLOT SUMMARY A young girl explains the importance of water through the eyes of an indigenous culture. She tells an ancient story of her people that forecasts the arrival in the future of a black snake that will do great harm to the water and the land. Originally, the story says that the black snake will not arrive for many years. Now though, the black snake has arrived in the form of an oil pipeline. She rallies her people to protect the land and its inhabitants against the “black snake.” CRITICAL ANALYSIS This book is targeted for elementary age students, but its message is meaningful for all ages. Carole Lindstrom’s writing is thoughtful and moving. It explains how humans are connected to the world around them- the land, the plants, the animals, and especially the water. ...
Book Review of Imagine! BIBLIOGRAPHY Colón, Raúl. 2018. IMAGINE! Ill. by Raúl Colón. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. ISBN 9781481462730 PLOT SUMMARY A young boy goes to the Museum of Modern Art. He is captivated and mesmerized by the artwork in the museum. One of the first works of art that he sees has a shadow figure that joins the boy. As the boy and the shadow figure continue their journey through the museum, they are joined by characters from other pieces of art. They leave the museum together and tour the city. Eventually they return to the museum where the artwork characters return to their paintings. The boy leaves the museum and is motivated to create his own artwork. CRITICAL ANALYSIS There is no dialogue in this book. It is entirely told from the point of view of the boy. Raúl Colón’s artwork carries the story as the boy visits the museum and is ultimately inspired to create his own art. The illustrations are...
Pedagogy Before Technology When I first began my public school teaching career, I was introduced to Bloom’s Taxonomy. It was a way for teachers to understand how to raise their level of instruction, and consequently their students’ learning. The taxonomy was divided into six different domain levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The goal of all teachers was to have their students working at the highest levels possible. While it was understood that certain aspects of education were naturally taught at the knowledge and comprehension levels, it was more desirable to have students working at the levels above those; and, hopefully, reaching the synthesis and evaluation levels as often as possible. In the 1990’s the taxonomy was updated to change the nouns associated with the levels to action verbs to move the ...
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