Assignment 6
- 2. v If you’re looking for a book on poetry you can understand, look no further! Love That Dog is written in a simple style that is easy to understand. This free verse poetry book can show anyone how easy it is to write your own poetry. Kids will love the story of Jack and how his teacher inspires him to write poetry even though he thought he never could. LOVE THAT DOG Hate That Cat This is another book written by Creech that is very similar to Love That Dog. They are both novels written in free verse. Replay Creech’s book Replay is different from Love That Dog in the way that it isn’t a poetry book it’s a drama. Although they are different because one is a poetry and the other is a drama in a way they are similar because they both can be used in ELA lesson to teach different genre of reading. The Boy on the Porch This book is different from the other two books written by Sharon Creech. This book isn’t a novel written in poetry or drama. It’s a novel written like any other novel books in chapters.
- 3. v Wonder Struck is two stories in one that will surprise you at the end. It is a must read novel that tells one story through pictures and the other through words. Find out how these two stories come together to give you an unexpected ending that you never saw coming. WONDER STRUCK The Invention of Hugo Cabret The author Brian Selznick writes “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” very similar to Wonder Struck in the way that he is telling a story through drawings just like he did in Wonder Struck. The Houdini Box Another one of Selznick’s books that is somewhat similar to Wonder Struck. He not only writes but also includes many drawings in his books. His books are told through illustrations. The Boy of a Thousand Faces Unlike the realistic novel Wonder Struck, The Boy of a Thousand Faces is a fiction story of a young boy who lives in a haunted house and runs with monsters. Selznick includes illustrations but not telling the story like in Wonder Struck.