Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, by Jeff Kinney

 

Author and Illustrator: Jeff Kinney

Grade Level: 3-7 grades

Lexile Measure: 1060L

ISBN:  978-1419725456

Genre: Comic, Graphic Novel

Summary:

There are so far 12 books of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and this one is the last one that just came out this month, on November 7. In this book, Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town for a vacation. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family. But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous critters all threaten to ruin the family's vacation. Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster?

Activity: Students will engage in a writing activity. After reading the book, the students will be asked to recall some aspects of their own vacations. If they can’t remember any, or haven’t gone on one, they can make it up, just like Jeff Kinney. Then they can transfer their experiences on the paper, using pictures or cartoon drawings, to help make more sense of the story.

Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.A
Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Goal: Students will write about experiences from their own vacations or make one up.

Objective:  Students will use their own experiences or imaginations to write a vacation story, using complete sentences and pictures.

Outcome: Students will learn how to write a story that are followed by pictures.

Selling Tool:  Give a taste of the book, by Read Aloud. Read only the first five pages.

Works cited:

Kinney, Jeff. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12: The Getaway. Amulet Books: New York. 2017. Print

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