The Missing Piece by
Shel Silverstein
Can you give me a summary of this book?
Who is the main character?
What is the problem that the main character faces?
What do you think the problem is caused by?
In the end, what happens to the main character?
How did the main character solve its problem?
Using the character trait words given on page 187 of the
textbook, can you describe the main character?
Use that same list to describe the “perfect piece”?
The BEST word to describe the main character is:
An example from the book The
Missing Piece that shows this trait is:
I like that all of your questions are surrounded around the idea of characterization. I think sometimes we too easily can ask many questions from all over the place, rather than focusing on one single idea to really develop with the kids. I also thought it was great how you were having the student go back to the book and look!
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