Tony's Dad

Tony’s Dad is a realistic fiction about a boy named Tony whose dad got hurt and needed to use a wheelchair. Initially, Tony was upset that his dad could no longer pay football with him and hated the wheelchair. Tony’s dad showed his son he was still capable when he introduced a new game, stick ball, that him and his son ended up playing together in wheelchairs, one which Tony made himself. Dialogue is bolded and in colour.

To begin, the characters and the setting are introduced. Illustrations support interpretation and enhance enjoyment. Callouts prompt prediction and allow students to make inferences.

Some sentences begin with dependent clauses. Simple connectives such as and connect two ideas. Adjectives appear throughout. To conclude, Tony’s Dads’ wheelchair is labeled and readers are asked to label the wheelchair Tony has made.  In addition, a word bank with text and imagery is provided.

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