Emerald Empire Reading Council October 9, 2009 Thurston Middle

Emerald Empire Reading Council
October 9, 2009
Thurston Middle School
The Chapstick Book
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A Thread Runs Through It Book
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Paper Bag Book
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Opposites Book
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Treasure Book
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Pop-Up Possibilities
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Bed Book
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Person Book
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Step Book
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Poof Book
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Books on Bookmaking
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Dr. Betty Jean Shoemaker
Shoemaker Educational Consulting
[email protected]
541 206-3844
You need:
A variety of sticks -- chopstick, wooden skewer, or popsicle stick.
Rubber bands of various lengths
A hole punch
Scrap paper
Your unbound book
1. Start by selecting a chopstick, wooden skewer, or popsicle stick that is the height of
you book. You may choose to cover the stick with colored paper/printed paper of some
kind to add color to the cover. I like to use Japanese print paper scraps that I have
left over from other projects. Set it aside.
2. Take your book (that is, the pages enclosed between both covers) and clip them
together with a binder clip. The binder clip holds the pages in place so that you can
then hole punch about 1 inch in from the top and bottom of the book on the left side. I
like to use the hole punch by Fiskars that makes a rectangle shape but any hole punch
will work.
3. Wrap a rubber band around the stick you have covered and lay it on top of the front
of the book. Use a crochet hook or make a small hook from a paper clip. Poke the hook
from the backside of the book through the top hole and capture the rubber band and
pull it through the hole onto the backside of the book. Bring the rubber band down the
back of the book. Poke the crocket hook through the bottom hole from the front side.
Capture the rubber band and pull it through the hole back up onto the front surface of
the book. Loop the rubber band around the bottom and the stick and you have a simple
binding!!
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The Way It Is
There's a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn't change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing,
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can't get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time's unfolding.
You don't ever let go of the thread.
William Stafford
This little book is designed to be used when students write personal narrative stories or
imaginative narratives stories in which the writer shares a personal or fictional experience with
a storyline that incorporates a time sequence or some other thread that runs through the story.
Materials Needed:
ONE EMPTY SPOOL FOR EACH STUDENT
Invite families to bring in empty spools—either spools used for thread or spools used for
wrapping ribbon, purchase empty spools at a craft store, or make spools. They can be made in
two ways:
Foam Circles
• At a building supply store, purchase ¾” plastic polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) pipe. It can be purchased in small pre-cut sections (1 ¾
inches long). At a craft store, purchase sheets of foam sculpture
pipe
and cut into small circles about 1¼ inches in diameter. Use a single
hole punch to punch a hole in the center of each foam disk. Glue
one foam disk onto each end of the PVC pipe. This is the easiest
way and cheapest way to make spools.
• Or, at a craft or building supply store, purchase a wooden dowel 1” in width. It usually comes
in 36” long segments. Cut it into sections with each about 1½ inches long. Purchase flat
wooden disks as well. Glue these disks with wood glue onto the ends of the short dowel
sections. After the glue sets, drill a hole down the center for the needle to rest in. This is
more expensive but looks realistic. It is also more work.
• All of these spools can be spray painted in desired colors.
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LONG STRIPS OF PAPER
Cut strips of paper and tape them together or you can
purchase rolls of sentence strips. Cut the strips a
little smaller than the width of the spool you are
using. One cheap way to do this is to purchase cash
register tape at an office supply store and use it.
SCOTCH TAPE
HOMEMADE NEEDLE
Cut needles out of tag board. Make them for younger students.
Older students can do this for themselves. You, however, will have
to help them cut a slit in the top of the needle in which to slide the
end of the storyline paper. Use an exacto knife to make a small
wedge cut into the tag board or use a hole punch in the shape of a
rectangle.
1. After students have written a final draft of the story, have them copy it onto strips of
paper. See above.
2. Instruct students to leave about 10 inches of the sentence strip blank. Have them get a
ruler and measure that length and mark it. Assure them that they are not to write anything
in that first 10-inch section.
3. After copying the story entirely onto the sentence strips, have students leave a two-inch
end that is blank.
4. Instruct students to tape the end of the story onto the spool.
5. On the 10-inch blank section at the beginning of the story, have students taper this
section into a point that can be threaded through the needle. See above.
6. Wind the sentence strip onto the spool. Insert the needle onto the tapered end of
the strip and stick it into the slit at the top of the spool so that it holds the sentence
strip in place around the spool.
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This little book is a fun one for students to make because it
provides lots of little “cubbies” in which to hide things. Before
making it, take time to read other books to your students that have
envelopes and other openings in which to put “stuff.” The Jolly
Postman books are great examples.
flap side
This form is a great one to use when writing expository text (like
the Magic School Bus books) and or when describing an event (like a
field trip) where students may want to draw pictures/incorporate
photos or other artifacts they have collected into the text.
1. Give each student four or five brown paper bags. These can be purchased at the grocery
store in bulk.
2. Have students place each bag with the flap side facing up and fold it in half so that when
you open it up, the flap is in the middle.
3. Pile one folded sack on top of another one so that the open
end (the end into which you can insert something) is facing
to the right. Using glue sticks, glue the two sacks together.
Repeat this process until all five sacks have been stacked
one upon the other and are glued to each other.1 Remember
that the flap side of each sack is folded to the inside.
4. The top side of the top sack now becomes the cover of the book. When you open to the first
page, it might look something like the illustration below.
Write
text here.
Hide
something
under the
flap.
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Write text on this
side of the page.
Place an artifact,
photo, or drawing inside the
sack here for the reader to
discover.
One variation of this would be to have students not glue each sack to another, but to simply pile them on top of each
other and then hole punch three holes along the left side. Attach small binder rings into each hole to secure the
pages together. This is not as stable as the process listed above in the text.
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5. Students can write text directly on the page or they might also want to write or word
process their story on white paper and then glue sections of the story onto each sack page.
Students may ask a question on the top of the flap and then hide the answer underneath the
flap.
6. Students can then create “artifacts” to go inside the open end of each sack page. Have
students create a small flap to go from front to back keep contents of the open end from
falling out. This flap can be glued on the back cover of the book and attached to the front
cover with Velcro or a button.
A variation might include gluing the sacks together so that the flap—when each page of the
book is opened—falls on the left page and then on the right page. And another reminder would
be that the flap can be glued down so that the text can run across the page without
interference.
And of course, an adaptation for younger students would allow this book to be made by the class
as a whole.
Consider making this book after:
• a visitor comes to class;
• the class takes a field trip;
• the class completes a long term theme-based project such as growing seeds or a study of
the Lewis and Clark expedition; or
• as a yearbook celebrating the events of the school year or as a gift for family members.
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1. Students write an “opposites” story on the form provided below. An “opposites” story is one
in which two writers work together to create the text. They pick a topic with two points of
view and develop the text by making point and counterpoint on the subject. Some examples
could include:
• Write about the relationship of brothers and sisters.
• Write about the advantages of being short or being tall.
• Write about the a favorite flavor of ice cream.
• Write about the pluses of two different forms of energy.
2. Students then construct the basic book form. To do this, give each team and colored file
folder that has had the tab section trimmed off. (Save the tab for use later.) Have
students then make accordion folds on the file folder (folded back and forth like a fan) by
folding the front side of the folder back onto the middle fold and then folding the back side
of the folder onto the middle fold as well. See below.
3. Have students fold the file folder on the already existing scored line (b below) that allows
the folder to expand to its fullest. Using a ruler, have students create a fold about the
same distance away from the original centerfold on the other side (c below). Then go the
ends of the file folder and repeat the process making a fold on lines a and d. It doesn’t
matter which way each fold is made at first. The goal will be to get the fold to go in either
direction.
a
b
c
d
4. Once the fan folds have been made, cut
into the folds as shown on the dotted lines
in the illustration below. Do not cut all of
the way through. Stop about ¾ inch from
the edge where you have already made a
fold. The first cut will be about ¾ inch
from the top and each following cut should
occur at two-inch intervals with the bottom
cut being about ¾ inch from the bottom of
the folder.
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This will give you six cuts on each fold. (Note: you can fold the fan flat and cut these cuts on a
paper cutter; however, most students will need to cut them one panel at a time. You may have
classroom volunteers help prepare this basic form for younger students.)
Top ¾” panel: Pop away.
Panel 1: Pop toward you.
Panel 2; Pop away from you.
Panel 3: Pop toward you.
Panel 4: Pop away from you.
Panel 5: Pop toward you.
Bottom ¾” panel: Pop away.
Top ¾”: Toward you.
Panel 6: Away from you.
Panel 7: Toward you.
Panel 8: Away from you.
Panel 9: Toward you.
Panel 10: Away from you.
Bottom ¾”: Toward you.
5. Now is the time to stand up the book form. Your goal here is to get the two-inch panels to
pop out forward then backward as you stand the book up. You will have two folds on the top
and bottom of the folder that are shorter than the rest. Students should be instructed to
leave these folds blank.
6. You are now ready to attach the story sections to this form. Flatten the form out again and
place it flat on the table. Have students cut apart each section of the story they created.
Glue section “1” to panel one. Glue section “A” to panel two. Continue placing text following
the same pattern; that is, section “2” on panel three, section “B” on panel four, etc.
Depending upon the number of sections the team created in their story, they may need to
flip the book around to continue adding panels until their story is complete. If students have
created a particularly long text, you may have them glue sections “1” and “A” to panel one
with section “1” on the left side of the fold and “A” being glued on the right side of the fold.
Continue placing text following the same pattern; that is, section “2” and then “B” on panel
two, section “3” and then “C” on panel four, and so forth.
7. Stand up the book for viewing. When you pop out folds with the first two-inch cut popping
out toward you and the next two-inch cut popping away from you, you will discover that
bottom panels do not all touch the surface on which the book will stand. Find the tab strip—
the one you cut off in step 2. Attach it to the base to add stability much in the same way as
you would stabilize a paper doll. Have teams read their books aloud to the class. And
remember that if one is feeling slighted, he can simply reverse the order in which the 2 inch
panels protrude forward!
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Student 1: Write 1 point in each numbered box below.
Student 2: Write a response to that point of view across the page in the lettered box.
1.
A.
2.
B.
3.
C.
4.
D.
5.
E.
6.
F.
7.
G.
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8.
H.
9.
I.
10.
J.
11.
K.
12.
L.
13.
M.
14.
N.
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Supplies Needed:
• One 11” by 17” piece of white paper for each student with one strip of colored card stock 17” by 3.6”
• One 11” by 17” or 8 ½” by 11” piece of white paper for each student with one strip of colored card
stock 11” by 2.8”
• Glue sticks and scissors
• A few hole punches
• A 10” string of yarn for each student (can match or contrast the cover stock colors)
1. Give each student one piece of paper. You can make this book in different sizes. For
younger children, I would suggest starting with an 11” by 17” piece of white paper. Older
students can work with the smaller 8 ½” by 11” piece.
2. Lay the paper on a desk the landscape way and fold it into a tube and flatten it so that you
end up with three folds. The folds do not need to be perfect—just close.
3. Once students have these three folds, have them refold the paper the other way so when
you open up the sheet of paper it has 9 small rectangles. Then have students take scissors
and cut out the four corner squares so that the paper now looks like this.
4. Once the four corners are removed, have students fold all tabs in to the center and number
the tabs in the corners (after they are folded in) so that the reader will be able to see the
order in which to open up each tab.
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5. As the title suggests, this book is designed to be a “treasure” book in that the reader will
open the flaps one at a time. Each flap will reveal another clue about the treasure in the
center panel. All kinds of themes can be developed including a “Who Am I” book where the
writer provides a number of clues about the subject of study (persons, animals, etc.) and
reveal the subject at the end. Another idea would be to have students make up various
scenarios for the resolution of a situation and reveal the selected resolution in the last panel
(the center panel). Another possibility is to have students take a position on a topic and
then use the tabs to articulate the arguments in favor of their position with a summary
statement (the writer’s position plus arguments) in the center panel.
6. After writing the book, fold all tabs in and turn the book over so that the backside of the
center panel is exposed. Cover that one panel with glue, turn it over and attach it to the
cover stock strip. See illustration below. On the inside of the left flap attach a piece of
clear tape to reinforce its strength. Then punch a hole in the flap where it has been
reinforced with the tape.
3. Fold in this flap
last.
You may want to trim a little
off the end so that when the
flap is folded in it sits toward
the middle of the cover
instead of on the edge.
1. Glue the book
here onto the
card stock strip
with the tabs
facing up.
2. Fold in
this flap
first.
7. Run a string, ribbon, or yarn through the hole, around the book and tie with a bow. Or, you
want to make a little classier close, you can have students sew a bead or button onto the
bottom flap and then a little loop on the top flap.
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This fold is called the gutter crease.
A solid line is a
line that is cut. A
dotted line is a
line to be folded.
The making of strong, accurately placed creases is
essential for the construction of a successful pop-up.
There are three main ways to form a crease: a) by
hand which is hard to do and should be only used to
creasing thin papers; b) by scoring with a tool to cut
party through the sheet of thick papers; and c) by
indenting (compressing the sheet). When working with
young students it is advisable to avoid scoring and
instead use a blunt pointed tool (i.e. a blunt tapestry
needle) and a ruler to indent the paper where the fold
should go.
For a single slit:
1. Fold a sheet of paper in half.
2. Draw a triangle shape on the paper as
illustrated to the left.
3. Cut along the solid line.
4. Carefully fold along the dotted line from the
end of the cut slit to the gutter crease.
Press firmly.
5. Unfold the triangle and refold it to the back
of the sheet on the same crease line.
6. Unfold the triangle once again, then unfold
the gutter crease.
7. Pull up the triangle up while folding the
paper shut again.
Here are some other possible cuts.
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Making a “Bed Book” provides students with an opportunity to write an imaginative story—one
that is full of fanciful, scary, outrageous, or imaginary language and creatures. To create the
story, have students start with the following prompt.
“Can any of you remember a dream that you have had? In your dream, have things happened
that were funny, weird, scary, or not real? Well I want you to make up a story about something
that happened to you when you were in bed. Although you may draw from some real things in you
life, this is a story that you imagine might have happened. You get to make it up!
Use a 4 Square to create your story. In the center of the 4 Square, record the topic of your
story starting with “Last night, when I went to bed…”
2. Record the first event here. Write
at least three details about this event.
3. Record the second event here.
Write at least three details about this
event.
1. Start with: “Last night, when I went to bed….” In this
first paragraph, be sure you include: Who is with you?
Where are you in this imagined world? When is this
story happening? What is the challenge or problem?
Why is this happening?
4. Record the third event here. Write
at least three details about this event.
5. Record here the end of your story; that
is, how you met the challenge, or how you
solved the problem. Leave the reader
knowing how things worked out and also help
them want to read more about this event.
After you create your story and have others edit it for you, you are ready to make your “Bed
Book” on which you will record your story.
To make a bed book gather these materials:
• The base or the lid of a cardboard box approximately 5” by 7”. A small box in which note
cards or stationery was contained will work fine.
• Two sheets of 8 ½” by 11” white paper (using a little heavier paper such as 24 lb weight works
well)
• Colored pencils, pens etc.
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First, you need to copy your story onto the sheets and blankets of your bed. Take one sheet of
white paper and cut it the long way into two or three strips that are a little smaller than the
width of your bed. For example, if your bed is 4 inches wide, then cut the strips to be about 3
1/2” wide. This is important because these strips will be taped together and folded like a fan
and then placed into the box of the bed.
Tape the strips together into one long strip and then fold this strip back and forth like a fan so
that it just fits into the box bed. Once you get it folded to fit the size of the box, copy your
story onto the strip. You may want to start with a picture of the other character in your bed on
the first page. See the first and second panels below.
Second, you need to
I slowly opened my eyes. You will
make a bedspread for
not believe what I saw. There, on
your bed. You can use
the other pillow, was a green and
either the top lid of a
orange snake reading from a pink
box or the bottom.
book!
You don’t need both.
My mind was racing. What should
Pick up your box and
I do? If I screamed, he might
turn it over so that the
attack me? If I moved, he might
solid bottom is on top.
attack me? I decided that the
Last night when I went to bed the
Take one sheet of
only thing I could do was not move
strangest thing happened. I
but
just
look
him
directly
in
the
white paper and lay it
snuggled down into the covers with
eye.
my kitty cat, Cleo, at my feet. I
on top of the box so
rolled over and the next thing I
that some paper hangs
After what seemed like an
knew, I could feel someone
down on each side and
eternity, he noticed me looking at
breathing in my face.
on one end like a
him.
bedspread would hang down over a bed. Run your finger along each edge of the box so that you
crease the paper. Then trim the paper so that it hang down over the sides but does not drag on
the ground.
You can take your bedspread off of the bed, flatten it
out and decorate it to fit the theme of your story.
For the story above, you might make a snakeskin
bedspread.
Now turn your bed over so that the hole in the box is facing up. If you want, you can add legs to
your bed by attaching small pieces of wood or foam to each corner. Decorate the legs of the
bed if you want. And make pillows too. Write a title for your story and your name on your
bedspread and let someone else read and enjoy your Bed Book!
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