Sunday, May 11, 2014

Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes - Live Telling

Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes - Live Telling


Bibliographic Information
Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes - Live Telling. By Eric Litwin. Perf. Eric Litwin. Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes - Live Telling.  Little Shop of Stories. 18 May 2009.

Plot Description
In this telling of Pete the Cat, I love My White shoes, author Eric Litwin is accompanied by producer Michael Levine on guitar and the book’s artist James Dean.
Super cool Pete the Cat is walking down the street with his brand new white shoes. As he’s walking down the street Pete steps in all kinds of things that change the color of his shoes. Does Pete worry? Goodness no! He just walks along singing his song. Why? Because it’s all good!

Quantitative Reading Level
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 1.6
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 106.2
ATOS Level: 4.0

Qualitative Reading Level
Meaning: Low. Text contains a single level/layer of simple meaning. 

Structure: Low. The narrative structure is mostly simple and is more explicit than implicit and is largely conventional. Narration does not shift in point of view. The order of events is chronological.

Language: Low: Text contains little or no use of figurative language or irony. The language is contemporary, familiar, conversational language that is explicit, literal and easy-to-understand.

Knowledge Demands: Low. Requires only everyday, practical knowledge.  No references to other texts. 

Content Area
English, Music

Subject Area Tag
English, Music, Media Item  

Content Area Standard
New York State Content Area Standard (Grades K-5)
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. 
7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
11. Respond to literature by employing knowledge of literary language, textual features, and forms to read and comprehend, reflect upon, and interpret literary texts from a variety of genres and a wide spectrum of American and world cultures.
New York State Learning Standards for the Arts
Standard 1: Creating, performing, and participating in the arts
Standard 2: Knowing and using arts materials and resources
Standard 3: Responding to and analyzing works of art
Standard 4: Understanding the cultural dimensions and contributions of the arts

Curriculum Suggestions
  • Show the video in music class and have students play along with instruments
  • Unit on colors, what other things could Pete step in and what would happen to his shoes?

Links to Supporting Digital Content
Artist’s website

Author’s website

Optional:

I chose this because my kids LOVE this video (and of course all of the Pete the Cat books). Apparently we were “singing the song all wrong!” 

*photo obtained from Goodreads

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