Fairies in the Classroom
Welcome Teachers!I am lucky enough to have 6 friends who are teachers who have read Enjella Uprooted and discussed its uses as a tool in the classroom.An earlier version of the manuscript was already used for a writing lesson!Following are some lesson notes written by Deb Chouinard, Third Grade Teacher in the Westfield, Mass school district. I hope you find these, and the glossary at the end of the book helpful tools for fanning your students' love of learning and increasing their vocabulary.Let me know what you think! Leave me your comments and I will come to visit your classroom!jane TEACHER'S NOTES for ENJELLA UPROOTEDby Deb Chouinard CharactersEnjellaAlicia/blue haired fairyGhastly GevindaQueen JocelynAbigailBennettFlandles 2nd class citizens/boysFleeples mean/fairy people ThemesFriendshipSelf-discoveryBullyingGood vs. evil PlansTo find something good in GevindaOverhaul the fairy organizationHelp children with fairy magic Character traitsDetermined pg. 32Observant pg.33Smart pg. 35Creative/InventiveOrganize/Efficient pgs. 44-47LoyalFeelingsProud pg. 52Timid pg 52Helpful/kind pgs. 44-49Excitement pg.88Dread pg.88 How do we get to know the characterWhat she thinks (many examples)What she says (many examples)What others sayCapable pg. 54What she doesThoughtful pg. 55 Figurative languagePersonification pg. 28 (wind seemed to be in a good mood/ gently tickling)Alliteration –Ghastly Gevinda, ghastly green, supportive sienna(pg 107)Similies pg. 28 (puffly clouds raced across the sky like little sailboats)Pg. 43 (flew 3 flaps behind like an unwanted tailgater)(angry green sparkles shot off…like phosperescance in ocean waves at night)(sputtering like an engine backfiring)Pg. 46 (as she sank like a lead balloon)Foreshadowing pg.116 (a shadow of a worry darkened her happy visions)Idiom pg. 125 ( A picture is worth a thousand words)Double entendre: . . . you're just a fairy tale too pg. 42 Hints of elbow fairy pg. 126 (tucked elbow under blankets) Love Alicia’s character w/ hair colorsTrue blueStaunch yellowWelcoming pineapple yellow/sunbeam yellowHair traffic green for goShivery silver
