Book: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul
Author and Illustrator: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
Publication date: 2014
Supports Diverse Protagonist
Graphic Novel
Written in the last 4 years
Engage middle school readers
Lexile Score: 1000L
Target Audience: 3rd - 7th Grade
Age Range: 8-12 years old
Brief Summary
Summer vacation has just started and Greg's mother announces that the family is going on a trip. They have too much stuff because of all of the people in their family so Greg's dad suggests that they use his boat to store the extras. They end up staying at run down motel, eating frozen pizza and having trouble getting a good night's sleep because of the Beardo family making too much noise. Throughout this trip, the Beardo family seems to be everywhere Greg's family is like the beach where they think the Beardos stole their belongings out of their car. Everything in their boat flies out so now they are essentially left with nothing. They try to get everything back but have no luck. The next day they lock themselves out of their car and have to get a ride home from two brothers who don't speak English. It is a long trip that they will never forget especially when Greg realizes he had what they needed all along.
Evaluation: 29/32
Illustration - 4
Storyline - 4
Appropriateness - 4
Problems/Resolutions - 4
Stereotyping - 3
Relatability - 4
Readability/Cohesiveness - 3
Critical Thinking - 3
This book would be something I would recommend for students who want a good laugh and the Wimpy Kid series is one that a lot of students enjoy. Most of the students can relate to some type of situation like the ones in the book and that is why I think most students would enjoy reading this book.
Literary Elements
1. Onomatopoeia - An example of some onomatopoeias form this book are "sploosh" and "sloosh."
2. Exaggeration - The author creates exaggeration in the writing by putting certain words in all capital letters and that shows the reader that it is being emphasized and exaggerated.
3. Point of View- This book is good example of a point of view piece of writing because you are reading it and experiencing events through Greg's point of view. If I were to teach a lesson on point of view writing, I could use this book and others to use as examples and allow students to see what they need to create a good piece of writing. Point of view writing will be a simple task for them because they have to write down exactly how they would tell a story to someone and it would already be in their point of view.
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