A Full Moon is Rising

A Full Moon is Rising

Written by: Marilyn Singer

Pictures by: Julia Cairns

Published by Lee & Low Books in 2011.

Diverse, Discriptive, Insightful, Magnificent, Thought-Provoking

Summary:
This book is a group of poems put together. Each poem is about the full moon and how it is viewed by different people and cultures around the world.

Reading Level:
Lexile Measure: 625
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5
Interest Level: 1-4

Electronic Resources:
Marilyn Singer
This link leads to Singer's website. It categorizes her books by poetry, picture, fiction, non-fiction, and novels. You can search all her books under these categories. It gives a blurb next to the picture of each book. It also has a biography about Marilyn. This is useful for students who are looking to learn more about Singer and read more of her books.

Moon Phases
This link leads to a diagram of the phases of the moon along with an explanation of the diagram. It gives information about what causes a full moon. This is useful to students who are looking to learn more about the moon, the topic of the book.

Teaching Strategies:
Teachers can use this story to teach science and about the full moon and why everyone in the world sees the same moon, but at different times of the day.
Teachers can use this story to teach social studies and about how different cultures view the same thing, the full moon, differently.

Suggested Delivery:
I would use this book as a read aloud because there may be many questions about the story especially about the new concepts and tier 3 vocabulary. This would lead to a continual discussion throughout the story.

Key Vocabulary:
Debut, Lunar Pull, Sukkah, Fragrant, Astronomer, Silhouetted, Satellite

Reading Strategies:

Before Reading:
Have students fill out the K and W sections of a KWL chart about what they know and want to know about full moons and cultures around the world.

During Reading:
Have students look at the pictures in order to help their understanding of the poems and the difficult vocabulary.

After Reading:
Have students fill out the L section of the KWL chart about what they learned about full moons and cultural reactions to the full moon.

Writing Activity:
Have students write their own poem about the full moon and their reactions to it.