![]() An adaptation is a retelling of a story, using various literary elements to make it similar, yet different from the original. I then tell my students how the picture book we’re about to read is considered an adaptation of the original The Night Before Christmas poem. It is similar to a narrative story, yet it is written in poetic form. ![]() We discuss how a narrative poem tells a story, with characters, a setting, and a plot with a problem and a solution. We discuss how the Christmas poem and the Thanksgiving picture book we are about to read are considered narrative poems. Next, I teach students the concept that a picture book, especially a rhyming one, sometimes is really one long poem spread out over many pages with illustrations. I normally say, “It’s almost time for Thanksgiving, but today we’re going to talk about Christmas first!” It definitely catches their attention at the beginning of the lesson. ![]() ![]() When teaching this picture book, I like to first start off by reading, The Night Before Christmas, in case any students are not familiar with this poem. Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving: Pre-Reading ![]()
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