Judy Blume's The Pain and the Great One is a picture book told alternately from the point of view of a younger brother and an older sister. Both interpret the same events differently and both believe their parents love the other one best.
Michelle On Jan 8, 2008, at 8:36 AM, ljackson wrote: > Our fourth grade students have a required study of short story from > alternative perspectives as part of their writing curriculum. I am > trying > to compile a list of books, picture books and short stories that > illustrate > this writing style/technique. While this list is of interest to > teachers of > older kids as well, obviously we need to be mindful of content. If > you have > a suggestion but feel the text appropriate for older readers only, or > perhaps in excerpt, would you let me know. We are also gathering > texts > which contain examples of 2nd person. Here is the list so far, > sorrowfully > short. Any suggestions? > > Stories or Books Containing Examples of Second Person Voice: > > The Tale of Despereaux (Novel, Katie Dicamillo) > Jeremy Goldblatt is Not So Moses (Short Story in anthology: Thirteen > Stories that Capture the Agony and the Ecstasy of Being Thirteen, > James Howe > > Stories or Books Told Through Alternating Points of View: > > Voices In the Park (Picture Book, Anthony Browne) > Jeremy Goldblatt is Not So Moses (Short Story in Anthology, Thirteen: > Thirteen Stories that Capture the Agony and the Ecstasy of Being > Thirteen, > James Howe) > Flipped (Novel, Van Draanen) > I Am the Dog I Am the Cat (Donald Hale) > > Lori > > -- > Lori Jackson > District Literacy Coach & Mentor > Todd County School District > Box 87 > Mission SD 57555 > > http:www.tcsdk12.org > ph. 605.856.2211 > > > Literacies for All Summer Institute > July 17-20. 2008 > Tucson, Arizona > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
