Pippi Projects!

For our Pippi Gand Finale, you will choose to complete a Character Analysis or Book Reflection of the book Pippi Longstocking. Whichever you choose, I expect it to represent your best work:

Neatest Writing
Colorful Illustrations and Images
Complete
Thoughtful
No errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation.

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This is a final project and it will take time. 
Luckily, you have until January 5 to complete it.

Choose One:

(click on the images to enlarge them)

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If you choose to do the Book Reflection for your project, you will write a creative HAIKU about the novel Pippi Longstocking. 

What's a Haiku?

Click here for a video about SYLLABLES!

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This assignment is worth 50 points in the gradebook. The scoring guide is the same for both projects:

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All illustrations should pop off the page. Sometimes it helps a project look "finished" when you use a fine tip black marker to outline the illustrations. Then, color in the whole image... background too!

Here is a sample of a student's illustration that is "neat and colorful"...

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Send me an image or PDF of your final project. It must be close-up and clear, so I can read the information and admire the pictures! You can scan it or take a very clear picture of it.

Then, UPLOAD it to FILE SHARING on your OLS.

Click here for File Sharing instructions.

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Extra credit points if you also send me a picture of you holding your final project!

I am super-duper excited to see your projects!

Make Pippi proud!

Pippi Project

For our Pippi Gand Finale, you will choose to complete a Character Analysis or Book Reflection of the book Pippi Longstocking. Whichever you choose, I expect it to represent your best work:

Neatest Writing or Typing
Colorful Illustrations and Images
Complete
Thoughtful
No errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation.

(click on the image above for the printable projects)

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This is a final project and it will take time. 
Luckily, you have until April 1 to complete it.

Choose One:

(click on the images to enlarge them)

-OR-

If you choose to do the Book Reflection for your project, you will write a creative HAIKU about the novel Pippi Longstocking. 

What's a Haiku?

Click here for a video about SYLLABLES!

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This assignment is worth 100 points in the gradebook. The scoring guide is the same for both projects:

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All illustrations should pop off the page. Sometimes it helps a project look "finished" when you use a fine tip black marker to outline the illustrations. Then, color in the whole image... background too!

Here is a sample of a student's illustration that is "neat and colorful"...

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When you are finished, send me a clear image of your final project. It must be clear, so I can read the information and admire the pictures!

You can scan it or take a picture of it. Then, kmail it, email it, or text it to Mrs. Sol! My contact information can be found here. 

Extra credit points if you also send me a picture of you holding your final project!

I am super-duper excited to see your projects!

Make Pippi proud!

Pippi Connections - Chapter 2

One connection I made to Chapter 2 is when Pippi is being a Thing-Finder, because I like finding things too. On page 27, Pippi says a Thing-Finder is “someone who hunts for things, naturally.” She also says, “the whole world is full of things, and somebody has to look for them.” Like Pippi, I like hunting for things because it’s fun and you never know what you might find. - Andrew


I related to Pippi when she got into a fight with the bullies and said "you are cowards." At my school in Wisconsin there was always one boy in particular who would bully everyone, including me. He tried to act like he was tough but I knew he wasn't. I thought he was a coward because was he was scared to get told on so he would threaten kids. He would threaten them by saying he would punch them or beat them up. - Vivian


A connection I made in chapter two is how Annika and Tommy enjoy going to Pippi's house. This is similar to going to a friend's house, which I also enjoy. The texts states on page 24, " 'I knew, even while I was sleeping, that something exciting was going to happen today, but I didn't remember what it was'..." This explains Tommy is excited about going to Pippi's house. - Ember

Excellent connections, students! I love the way you used a quote directly from the text to support your response. Keep it up! 

We've Got Connections... Pippi Connections

Well, Chapter One of Pippi Longstocking started with a bang! We're enjoying this silly book already!

Neighbors?

Pets?

Friendship?
Pancakes?

Parents?

Monkeys wearing little hats?

Bedtime?

We can definitely relate to the characters and events in Pippi Longstocking! While reading we made a ton of connections. Check out our TEXT CONNECTIONS brainstorm from class today (click to enlarge)...

...and that's only Chapter One!

When we read we make connections to the setting, events, and characters.

 

Here are a few student connections to Chapter One: Pippi Moves into Villa Villekula. 

One of the connections I made is when Pippi wanted to make pancakes for Tommy and Annika. In the story it says, "She took three eggs and threw them up in the air. One fell down on her head and broke so that the yolk ran into her eyes, but the others  she caught skillfully in a bowl, where they smashed to pieces." This reminded me of the first time I tried to make eggs, it was really hard. This event also reminds me how much I like pancakes. - Melissa

A connection that I made with a character is Pippi's optimism.  I also like to think everything is going to work out in the end just like Pippi did with how she believes her dad would come back one day and was living on an island. I think she has a crazy idea about the island having cannibals and that doesn't seem very promising for her dad, but I think she is optimistic anyway.  

- Donovan

A connection that I made between Pippi and I is that we both would rather have caramel candy over cod liver oil. As it states on page 1, "No one to tell her to take cod liver oil, when she would much prefer caramel candy." We also both have longed for a horse. In the first paragraph of page 14 it says, "She had always longed for a horse, and now she has one, living on her front porch." Finally, we also both live in a very old house. In the first sentence of the whole book, it states, "In the garden, there was a very old house, and in that house lived Pippi Longstocking." - Lauren

One of the connections I made with the first chapter of Pippi Longstocking is about going to bed. On the first page it says "that was of course very nice because there was no one to tell her to go to bed just when she was having the most fun." The connection that I make with that is that my parents always tell me to go to bed right when I am having the most fun.  - Erik

Nice job kids!

I can't wait to hear what connections you make with Chapter Two!

Pippi Longstocking!

In January, we will begin a novel study of Pippi Longstocking. When we are done, I will mark one of your "Choose a Novel" literature units complete on the OLS.

It's fine if you have already read the book (so have I!). We will read and discuss it together as a class. I created this novel study in order to cover most of the Literature Common Core Standards, including:

• Inferencing
• Theme
• Character Traits
• Idioms
• Comprehension
• Craft & Structure
• And much, much more!

You will need a copy of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren before our next SLASH class on January 4. There are many versions with many covers. It doesn't matter which one you get, just make sure it's titled "Pippi Longstocking" (there are other books with other titles in the series).

I will k-mail a printable study guide at the beginning of January. For now, just track down a copy of the book. It will be easy to find, so check your local library or book store!

Thanks!