L12 TEpp Mice In Space

Mice In SpaceBeing a meaning makerEncourage the children to supporttheir answers with evidence from thebook as they discuss these questions:Why did the mice run into the rocket?How did the mice end up in space?What kind of character is Max Mouse?Is the Moon really made of cheese?Being a code breakerExplore the following languagefeatures:• The rime ‘ace’: space, face, ace,trace, mace, lace, pace.• The rime ‘ice’: mice, nice, lice,twice, dice, rice, vice.Being a text userPoint out the different features of thecomic and ask the children to explainwhat they mean or how to read them.Focus on:• Use of speech balloons.• Order of reading each cell.• Use of bold or larger text foremphasis.• Use of captions.Being a text criticThe author has named the two miceMax and Matilda.Why do you think he did this?The author has the boy mouse causingall of the trouble. Is this fair?Are boys more likely to cause trouble?Why do you think that?12