Freckle Juice By Judy Blume Story Elements We

Freckle Juice By Judy Blume

Story Elements We learnt about active reading when we read We talked about the main idea when we read We found out about point of view when we read We discussed setting when we read

Now we are going to learn about… Character clues in a story called…

Before we begin, let’s think about freckles…

About freckles �Freckles are not harmful or the sign of a health problem. They're just pigment cells (cells that contain colour) that are in the skin. Freckles are light brown, flat, and very small �Some people have freckles that disappear in the winter and return in the summer. Other people's freckles don't change much with or without the sun and can be seen year-round. Freckles also tend to fade as people get older.

Do you want freckles? Some students want to experience everything.

How would you create freckles? Would you use a special potion?

How would you remove ‘fake’ freckles?

Vocabulary study reflection (noun) “He studied his reflection in a car window. ” Narcissus in Greek mythology was a hunter who was famous for his beauty. He was the son of a river god named Cephissus and a nymph named Liriope. He was very proud, in what he did to those who loved him. Nemesis saw this and attracted Narcissus to a pool where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus died. Narcissus is the origin of the term in psychology, narcissism, which is a fixation with oneself. Study your When might you study your reflection? reflection

decorate (verb) What might you decorate?

Giggle (verb) What makes you giggle?

chattering (verb) Hands up anyone who likes chattering.

remove (a verb) Andrew removed his freckles with soap. Have you ever had anything removed?

Active reading As we read the story together, think about these questions What does Andrew say? What does Andrew do? How would you describe Andrew? Think of reasons to back up your answers

Grammar in use Now read the story with your partner and. . Underline all the verbs Circle all the common nouns Highlight all the adjectives

Verbs – raced, opened, looked, could, find, was getting, would, have, put, headed, stopped, studied, took, decorated, look like, waited, hurried, sat down, took out, tried, read, heard, didn’t, look up, snapped, tell, stood up, look at, done, knew, turned, stuck out, made, sit down, get on, turned around, say, called, use, scratched, handed, knew, walked, unwrapped, rub, rinse, wrapped, turn on

Adjectives – brown, magic, blue, two, second, good, silly, couple, secret, small, three, wet, first Common nouns – breakfast, bedroom, desk drawer, lunch box, blocks, car window, freckles, children, joke, frog face, class, package, directions, lemons, classroom, desk

Ms Kelly gave Andrew a package. He wanted to run to the Boys Room. But he walked. He followed the directions. Andrew used the formula four times. He unwrapped the package. The freckles came off.