![]() ![]() It also makes a good model text for writing dialogue. Read Aloud/Model Text : This is a fun read aloud for kids in the primary grades. But, if you are anything other than a cat, and especially a mouse, you should not be reading it! What happens when the cats test the readers to see if they meet the criteria to read the book? This is at no additional cost to you.Ĭats have secrets they keep in a book. All Amazon links are affiliate links and may result in my receiving a small commission. ©2014 by Dawn Little for Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books. Using Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons as a mentor text for author’s craft, encourage students to write haiku that develops through sensory images, instead of the traditional, rigid 5-7-5 syllable structure. Look at several of the haiku and talk about Muth’s use of sensory details instead of the typical 5-7-5 syllable structure. Mentor Text: Author’s Craft/Word Choice: Read aloud Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons and discuss how haiku has evolved over time. Instead, Muth uses sensory images to capture a moment of emotion in words. In the author’s note, Muth explains that haiku has evolved over time and now poets no longer adhere to the rigid structure of 5-7-5 syllables. ![]() Muth challenges readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haiku about the four seasons. ![]()
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