Copyright: 2014
Publisher: Scholastic Press,
Publishing City: New York, New York
Reading Level:
-- Grade Level Equivalent: 4.2
-- Lexile: 680L
--Interest Level 3-7
Magic.
Supernatural.
Moving.
Words
Single Parent.
Genre: Fantasy
Delivery Suggestions: Read a-loud, small group
Moving around is all Felicity knows. When they arrive in Midnight Gulch she hopes that her luck is about to change. Felicity sees words everywhere. Words shine above strangers, tangled about everywhere and everyone. But this is the first time Felicity has ever seen the word home. Felicity can sense that Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place. Will she be lucky enough to finally call this place home?
Helpful Links and Teaching Strategies:
Electronic Resources:
- http://natalielloyd.blogspot.com/p/fiction.html This is the authors personal blog and students can learn more about the book and the author.
- http://www.wordle.net/ Students will create their own wordle’s based off what they think are the most important words that Felicity has collected.
Before, During, and After Reading Strategies:
- Before Reading: Think-Alouds. Before reading students will look at the book and predict what the book will be about.
- During Reading: Word Grids- Students will use word grids to help them understand the meanings of different words used in the book.
- After Reading: Professor Know –It-All. Choose students to particapte in a Professor Know-It-All to see if the student can come up with all of the important information in the book.
- Use this book to teach:
- Love of words and reading
- Imagery
- Fiction
Scrawled - write something in a hurried, careless way
Stampede – a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle or other animals
Scraggly - ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance
Needler – a person who annoys or antagonizes another
Fizzle – end or fail in a weak or disappointing way
Billowing – filled with air and swell outward
Writing Activity: Felicity loves to collect words about people. Choose three words that best describe you. What would these words look like to Felicity.