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The Nottingham Knight Writer 1St Grade Dr. Seuss Book Reviews 2016-2017 Kid, you’ll move mountains! The Nottingham Knight Writer 1st Grade Dr. Seuss Book Reviews 2016-2017 March 2017 Dear Readers, The Nottingham Writing Exemplary Project marries rigorous curriculum work with student engagement. This year is more critical than ever because Arlington County rolled out a new writing curriculum, The Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop. The ​ ​ Exemplary Project provides professional development to Nottingham’s talented staff. However, student work is the Exemplary Project’s lifeblood. Thoughtful exercises motivate student writing, such as the Writing Quests, The Knight Writer, specific ​ ​ contests, conferencing with students, and other initiatives. The Exemplary Project and the First Grade team collaborated to create this book in honor of Dr. Seuss. His birthday on March 2nd inspired National Read Across America Day, and now you have something new to read! First graders thought of their favorite Dr. Seuss book (not an easy task!) and used the skills they’ve been learning in their Opinion Writing Unit to support their book choice. We hope you like their pieces! As you read, please remember this is student work. Imperfections are part of the process and our goal is to celebrate the growth and development of young writers. The ability to communicate thoughts and ideas through writing is an essential skill. Kindergarteners also communicate through illustrations that add detail to their stories. Please join us in applauding our Knights’ efforts, and encouraging them to reach their full potential. Many thanks for the PTA for their generous support of The Knight Writer! Write on! Mary Beth Pelosky, Principal Kelly Bergeron, Exemplary Project Coordinator Ms. Costa’s Pastas Ms. Costa’s Pastas Sam: I think The Cat in the Hat is a great book because the sun did not shine. Once that ​ ​ ​ happened to me and my brother, and my mom was out too. And in the book their mom was out for the day. Olivia: I think Green Eggs and Ham is an awesome book because it’s a rhyming book. It ​ ​ ​ says you should try things before you say you don’t like them. It’s good for beginning readers. It has my friend’s name, Sam! Ms. Costa’s Pastas Alyce: I like the book Hop on Pop. It rhymes. On page eight and nine it says, “All tall. We ​ ​ ​ all are tall. All small. We all are small.” This is my favorite book. Sully: I think Go Dog Go is an awesome book! This is because it makes me feel like I am in ​ ​ ​ the car. And it can teach you to be polite. And it is a fun book. Ms. Costa’s Pastas Audrey: I think The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is a good book. It teaches people that business is not ​ ​ ​ everything. The animals are really fun! The sentence, “From the rippulous pond came the comfortable sound of humming-Fish humming while splashing around.” It’s a fun sentence! One time I was with my sister at the pool and we made up fun songs! I didn’t think it was nice that they quickly chopped down the trees. It is a funny book for anyone really. It has some sentences that rhyme which is really fun! The Lorax is a small creature that speaks for the trees. I hope you read this book soon. Fiona: I think Hop on Pop is terrific. I think that page seven is really funny because a mouse ​ ​ ​ is carrying a house. I think Hop on Pop is a great book because Hop on Pop has rhyming ​ ​ ​ ​ words. I think Hop on Pop is a successful book. One page says, “Wet get, two dogs get wet. ​ ​ Help yelp. They yelp for help.” That is why I like Hop on Pop! ​ Ms. Costa’s Pastas Layne: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back is funny because the Cat in the Hat is...crazy!!! ​ ​ There’s a Cat A and Cat B and Cat C. The Cat in the Hat and his cats make a big mess! And there’s all of this pink ink! How would you feel if the Cat in the Hat came back? Spencer: I think that Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? is a great book! On one page ​ ​ ​ they say you’re luckier than some people. I thought it was funny because one page had some one’s pants getting sucked up by “perilous pants-eating plants.” We are lucky because our pants don’t get sucked up. Ms. Costa’s Pastas Mashal: The Sneetches is an excellent book because it teaches you a lesson to never argue ​ ​ ​ who is the best. When the Sneetches get mixed up it is funny. I think all Dr. Seuss books are excellent because he makes up silly characters. Daniel:The Sneetches is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books because it is super funny. And it ​ ​ has other stories in it. One lesson I learned is that you shouldn’t judge how people look. And the walking pants are very funny. The walking pants become..friends with the little boy! Ms. Costa’s Pastas Ella: I think Green Eggs and Ham is a terrific book because Sam-I-Am is trying to make the ​ ​ ​ person eat green eggs and ham. A lesson is that if you don’t try it you won’t know if you will like it. Sam-I-Am asks the person would you like it in all places. Finally, they are on a boat and it tips over the person tries it and likes it. Evie: I think the book GREAT DAY FOR UP by Dr. Seuss is an awesome book!!! It is ​ ​ ​ always going to rhyme. That is what one of the things I like about this book. The other two things are...Dr. Seuss has very good pictures!!! The third is...he adds new words! And the words are funny. And all of his books end with a happily ever after. And he makes the words three or four letters long. There are so many characters!!! There are so many books in the WORLD!! Ms. Costa’s Pastas Ryuma: My favorite Dr. Seuss book is Hop on Pop because it is funny. For example, one ​ ​ ​ page says, “Where is Brown? There is Brown. Mr Brown is out of town!” Mr. Brown flies from a seesaw. I also like the part that says, “Night Fight. We fight all night” because there’s no door to get out of the room. I think you should read this book because it’s pretty easy to read. Gabby: I Think That I Can Read with My Eyes Shut is a great book because...it is a very ​ ​ ​ funny book because one of the characters is Foo Foo the Snoo and it says, “Fish bones and wishbones” which is also funny. It is a very cool and funny and fun book. Ms. Costa’s Pastas Jackson: I like Wish for a Fish because I like sea creatures. But this one can dive and then ​ ​ ​ stay way down there for two hours or move at three thousand feet. It squirts out ink in some enemy’s face and then swims away to a much safer space. It is called The Great White for its white belly, great teeth and great big deep bite! Elias: Would you Rather Be a Bullfrog? is a super book! It has so many questions to answer. ​ ​ ​ Like would you be a...clarinet or a trombone or a drum? Ms. Costa’s Pastas Will: My favorite Dr. Seuss book is Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? because it is ​ ​ ​ funny. I sometimes read Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss books are kind of hard. Philimon: I think Fox in Socks is a stupendous book. It is a funny book. The part that is ​ ​ ​ funny is when chicks with bricks come. Fox was trying to get Knox’s tongue in trouble. There is a fox and foxes are my favorite animal. There are two made up characters and they are funny. Ms. Costa’s Pastas Giovanna: The lessons I learned from Cat in the Hat is that it always rhymes and Dr. Seuss ​ ​ ​ writes funny books that are fun to read. John: I think Green Eggs and Ham is a bad book. I don’t like how Sam I Am is always ​ ​ ​ trying to get the other guy to eat green eggs and ham. I also don’t like that he tries to tell him what to eat and who to eat with. I don’t suggest you read Green Eggs and Ham. ​ Duc: Did I Ever Tell you How Lucky you Are? is a silly book because on one of the pages it is ​ ​ ​ funny because a tree pulls a guy’s pants down. Ms. Costa’s Pastas Ms. Grey’s Penguins Ms. Gray’s Penguins Leah: Oh the Places You’ll Go is so so so so good because it has lots of good quotes. Here ​ ​ ​ are some of them. One page says, “Wherever you go you will be best of the best.” There is also a good lesson in the story. The lesson is you can do anything but it might take some work. And it is a silly story. One of the silly things is the...Waiting Place! The Waiting Place is where people wait. They wait for anything, they wait for the train, “They wait for the fish to bite or waiting for the wind to fly a kite.” Or they wait for their hair to grow. All sorts of silly things! But the Waiting Place is also a very useless place.
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