curricular materials - Austin Scottish Rite Theater

Note to the Teacher
Use the following pages to guide your class through an
examination the work of author/illustrator Yuyi Morales.
The response pages can be used as a class (teacher
fills in page with student responses) or individually by
the student. Students are asked to collect the
vocabulary that stands out to them, an image that
they like, and a quote. The students also should come
up with a statement of theme or author’s purpose.
Skills addressed: vocabulary, visual literacy, and
theme or author’s purpose
Ideas for Yuyi-inspired projects:
• An alphabet or counting book that focuses on
students’ cultural backgrounds
• A story that features Grandma Beetle and Señor
Calavera in a new situation
• A research project on the origin of one of Niño’s
fellow luchadores, the life of Cesar Chavez,
Georgia O’Keefe, or the Mexican holiday Día de los
Muertos.
• A poem about Frida Kahlo (or another artist) in
which the student finishes the phrases presented in
the book. For example, for “I see…,” the student
might write, “I see my reflection in the mirror as I
paint my self-portrait.
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Our Author/Illustrator Study of
Name:______________________
©Caroline Sweet 2015
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
Look at the page with publication information.
What can you say about the book’s art or genre?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
by Yuyi Morales
Look at the end pages of the book? What do you see?
What is your favorite image on the end pages?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand
Niño Wrestles the World
by Yuyi Morales
Look at the end pages. What would your lucha
card say about you?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand
Little Night
by Yuyi Morales
Find the note at the back of the book. What
inspired Yuyi to write this book?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand
Viva Frida
by Yuyi Morales
Look at the page with publication information.
What can you say about the book’s art or genre?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand
Floating on Mama’s Song
by Laura Lacámara
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Read the information about the author on the
book jacket. What did you find out about Laura?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Laura and Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Laura wants her readers to know or understand
My Abuelita
by Tony Johnston
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Read the publication page. How did Yuyi create
the art?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Tony and Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Tony wants her readers to know or understand
Ladder to the Moon
by Maya Soetoro-Ng
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Read the publication page. How did Yuyi create
the art?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Maya and Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Maya wants her readers to know or understand
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
by Marisa Montes
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Use the internet or your library catalog to find out more
about Marisa Montes. What other books did she write?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Marisa and Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Marisa wants her readers to know or understand
Georgia in Hawaii
by Amy Novesky
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Read the publication page. How did Yuyi create
the art?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Amy and Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Amy wants her readers to know or understand
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Read the publication page. How did Yuyi create
the art?
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Let’s collect the things we love from Kathleen and Yuyi’s book.
Words I love
An image I love
A quote I love
What I think Kathleen wants her readers to know or understand