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Published by Clarion Books in 1991
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in 1992 |
The book Tuesday by David Wiesner provides a very unique perspective due to the use of illustrations and not literature. The only literature in this book is the use of times in various scenes throughout the book. The book allows for narrative and creative writing since the pictures leave the story to tell itself. Readers interpretations can vary drastically and have many points of view. Teachers can use pieces of the text to give to their students in order for them to tell their own story. This book may be meant for higher levels of reading like the fourth or fifth grade levels. These levels would be able to creatively write an adequate story that relates to the illustrations. Younger age groups can also utilize this book for a writing or reading experience. However, the formatf may need to be changed to fit different age groups. Teachers may want to use group activities and brainstorming for this piece of literature.
Scene before story - frogs on lilly pads gradually waking up
Scene 1- Split pictures of sun going down and night progressing
Scene 2- Frogs flying on lilly pads and turtle hiding
Scene 3- Windows of pictures including over template of frogs flying all throughout the sky
Scene 4- Closeup of frogs flying over houses
Scene 5- This scene shows a time and a man eating a late night snack while finding frogs flying outside his window
Scene 6- This scene shows frogs flying through linens and hanging on clothlines imitating somewhat human qualities
Scene 7- This scene also shows frogs with humanlike qualities and them flying through windows and into a particular house
Scene 8- As the illustrations progress Wiesner makes the frogs with more and more humanlike qualities. This scene they watch and turn channels on t.v.
Scene 9- This scene shows another time and a frog running into another animal (dog) and also being chased by this dog
Scene 10- This scene shows the frogs chasing the dog but their are lots of frogs and not just the one in the former scene, the dog is also afraid
Scene 11- The light begins to overcome the night in this scene frogs begin to fall of off their lillypads as the sun hits them
Scene 12- The frogs become more froglike when the sun comes up. The only exception is the frog with a humanlike expression
Scene 13- This introduces humans once again, the man that seen the frogs that night is also in the background of this scene
Scene 14- This scene shows a time the next day. It is about 8pm the next day and in the picture it shows a pig and its shadow portrayed on a barn in the background
Scene 15- Pigs cover the sky in this scene
David Wiesner, is best known for his international best seller "Tuesday", winner of the Caldecott Medal as top picture book of 1992. In addition, his book "Freefall", was named a Caldecott Honor book in 1999. This award winning author /illustrator was born and raised in Bridgewater, New Jersey. As a young man he attended the School of Design at Rhode Island where he received a BFA in Illustration. He has always been excited by science fiction which has been a big influence on his work. After college, Wiesner designed the cover for the March 1989 cover of Cricket magazine. The art director, Trina Schart Hyman encouraged him to pursue children's books. Wiesner's paintings have been displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and many other museums across the United States. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Kim Kahng.:
These ideas are general and would have to be refined to suit the grade level and the particular students:
Art -- Draw pictures to finish the story or create a new story with the end the common theme of the flying pigs. Clay modeling and depictions of the characters in the story can also be done in an art setting.
Writing --There are endless possibilities with this story in the area of writing. This is an excellent chance for students to use imagination and write captions for the stories pictures. The teacher can also use different pictures as prompts for students to use in a literature journal that can be used as a daily opener to literature class.
Compared to other books -- Discuss impact of image versus word. Compare and contrast different works of literature with all pictures and all text.
Discussion --The many strange events can be used as topics for discussion. There are many different learning strategies such as Think Pair Shares and cooperative group discussions that can be incorporated into this area.
Creative Dramatics -- Students can design puppets and act out individual scenes as seen in the story. They can use scenes from the story or act out possible side effects the sights of flying frogs could have on the community.
Social Studies --
Compare and contrast the sequence of events as seen in
the story and discuss how chronological order can be compared to real historical
events. The fact that it sometimes rains frogs could be taught as
well.( Frogs sometimes fall from the sky after tornadoes )
Science -- Biological studies dealing with the animals of the story can be explored.
Math --Counting and use of time and estimation are all topics that can be explored in the math classroom. This story has endless possibilities as long as the classroom teacher is as creative as the illustrator.
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http://www.frog.simplenet.com/froggy.Once you get to the froggy homepage, go to froggy pictures and click on the website for Smithsonian Institution Frog Pictures. Look at the various pictures. Pick your favorite frog from the pictures and read about it and click on the small picture to view a larger picture. After reading and viewing your favorite frog, draw a picture of the frog you chose and give its scientific name. Go to back to the froggy homepage and visit the froggy sounds page. Listen to the seven sounds. Which one do you think your frog makes? Return to the froggy homepage and visit the froggy tales page. Read the Native American myth, "Why Frogs Croak". Answer the following questions:
Who was chosen by the committee to survey the animals?Write your own myth about frogs.
How long did Grizzly want the days to be?
What did the animals decide?
What is the frog saying when it croaks?
Go back to the froggy homepage and visit the other froggy stuff page. Go to make an origami jumping frog page. Using white computer paper make an origami frog. Decorate and design your frog however you want.
