Pistes d'exploration
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How does Mouse respond each time he or she encounters something unfamiliar? Create a list of interjections that could be used to describe his or her fears. Refer to this list when writing in your journal or creating a story.
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Distinguish between interjections and onomatopoeias. List the onomatopoeias in the story. What type of punctuation do they have in common? Why are these words important? How do they contribute to the mysteriousness of the story?
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Look closely at the shadows created in the illustrations. Can you predict what object or animal Mouse is about to encounter? How does Mouse feel after he recognizes the objects?
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What other objects or animals could Mouse encounter on Halloween night? Create an additional page layout using the same format as the book.
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As the book is read aloud, join in for the recurrent passages.
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Predict what will happen next, each time you get to “What could it be?” Use the shadows as clues.
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See @@000000@~@ for an LES on creating a guided personalized version of a story.
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Make themed word cards by pasting labels onto matching vocabulary pictures. With a partner, sort out words related to fall, and words more specifically related to Halloween.
Mots-clés
Picture book, emotions, fear, Halloween, mice, onomatopoeias, recurrent language, stories in rhyme