You may also decide to introduce some new picture books and short stories. Upper Elementary Snapshots: 10 Ways to Inspire a Love of Reading Similar themes - Compare and contrast Oliver Button is a Sissy and Amazing Grace. OLIVER BUTTON IS A SISSY, by Tomie dePaola, is a very special book. The book is also available in Spanish titled Oliver Button es una nena / Oliver Button es un nena. Tip: Leaving tracks of our thinking is the most important strategy of close reading. This will be my series of lessons for each week until PARCC testing. Steward, offers them fifty thousand dollars to push a button but if they do push the button someone they do not know will die (Matheson 17). Activities in English and Spanish! Mark up the text by underlining examples of bullying. I am in Louisiana, and we have been learning something new every week. Then in the margins say more Chrysanthemum. Oliver Button Is a Sissy Oliver Button was called a sissy. While teaching this Literary Essay unit, we encourage you to return to literature with which the children are already familiar in Reading Workshop. Oliver Button Is A Sissy: A Story Exploring Gender Roles. Aimed at young children (but meaningful at any age), OLIVER BUTTON IS A SISSY tells the story of a little boy, Oliver, who doesn't what to do "normal" boy things. Enemy Pie. The Two of Them by Aliki Attached is a Power Point presentation I found on the Internet that is a great summary of the entire book and has some great materials that can be used with students. Oliver Button Is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola 9. Text to text connections. Activities in English and Spanish! Oliver Button is a Sissy. A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola. Teaching point: Today I can name a claim statement and orally cite supporting evidence using the author’s words so I can learn to read closely and construct a literary argument. He even liked to play with paper dolls. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats 12. The boys at school teased him and wrote on the side of the school building 'Oliver Button is a Sissy'. The Marble Champ. Mr. "Oliver Button Is a Sissy," a children's picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, is the story of a boy who stands up to bullies not by fighting, but by staying true to himself.The book is particularly recommended for ages 4-8, but it has also been used successfully with upper elementary and middle school kids in conjunction with discussions about bullying. Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran 11. I am in Louisiana, and we have been learning something new every week. Instead he liked to play in the woods and jump rope. Fly Away Home. One theme of this story is bullying. Our second graders have been introduced to the world of literary essay. The Relative Came by Cynthia Rylant 10. Mark up the text by underlining examples of bullying. Tonight for home work, I want you to reread Oliver Button is a Sissy. And Oliver button liked to play dress-up. Instead he liked to walk in the woods and play jump rope. Before I have students do this in pairs or small groups of three, I do like to model the process together. Baby Literary Essays: Picture Book Inspiration!