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lmasondcroz 's review for:
One Word from Sophia
by Jim Averbeck
Averbeck, J. (2015). One word from Sophia. New York, NY: Atheneum Books.
Rationale: I selected One Word From Sophia for my diverse literature text set because it is a positive example of biracial, multi-generational family. Sophia’s parents both have professional jobs (judge and businessman) and encourage her to justify what she wants (a pet giraffe) with graphs, presentations, and well-reasoned arguments. While race is only a factor in the illustrations, the representation of a happy and successful biracial family would be inspiring to diverse readers. This makes a good addition to my text set because it shows the perspective of a multiracial family.
Text Connection: I made a text-to-self connection to One Word From Sophia because my own immediate family is biracial (my husband is Latino) and I would love to share a book like this about a diverse family with my daughter. Even though we don’t share a race with the characters of One Word From Sophia, we share their family model. I also thought of a text-to-world connection to the 1000 Black Girl Books campaign that is being run by a girl who was tired of reading books about boys and dogs. This is an example of main character who is half-black and would be a perfect contribution to that campaign.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions:
Knowledge → Who is part of Sophia’s family?
Understanding → How does Sophia try to convince her family to give her a pet giraffe?
Application → What do you think Sophia should have said to persuade her family?
Analysis → How does Sophia change her argument when she talks to each member of her family? Why do you think she makes those changes?
Evaluation → Do you think there was a better way for Sophia to convince her family to get a giraffe?
Create → How would you convince your family to give you a wild animal for a pet?
Rationale: I selected One Word From Sophia for my diverse literature text set because it is a positive example of biracial, multi-generational family. Sophia’s parents both have professional jobs (judge and businessman) and encourage her to justify what she wants (a pet giraffe) with graphs, presentations, and well-reasoned arguments. While race is only a factor in the illustrations, the representation of a happy and successful biracial family would be inspiring to diverse readers. This makes a good addition to my text set because it shows the perspective of a multiracial family.
Text Connection: I made a text-to-self connection to One Word From Sophia because my own immediate family is biracial (my husband is Latino) and I would love to share a book like this about a diverse family with my daughter. Even though we don’t share a race with the characters of One Word From Sophia, we share their family model. I also thought of a text-to-world connection to the 1000 Black Girl Books campaign that is being run by a girl who was tired of reading books about boys and dogs. This is an example of main character who is half-black and would be a perfect contribution to that campaign.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions:
Knowledge → Who is part of Sophia’s family?
Understanding → How does Sophia try to convince her family to give her a pet giraffe?
Application → What do you think Sophia should have said to persuade her family?
Analysis → How does Sophia change her argument when she talks to each member of her family? Why do you think she makes those changes?
Evaluation → Do you think there was a better way for Sophia to convince her family to get a giraffe?
Create → How would you convince your family to give you a wild animal for a pet?