Solution
Part..A.
The..Day../ou..Begin
By:..Jacqueline..Woodson,..2018.
.B1..and..B1a
In..this..book,..the..main..character,..Angelina,..is..a..young..girl..who..feels..alone..and..extremely..different..fro
m..her..peers..and..struggles..to..fit..in...The..book's..illustration..speaks..about..the..struggle..of..being..different...During
..the..book's..duration,..Angelina..explores..her..own..challenges..of..being..unique..while..feeling..excluded..and..inferio
r.
During..the..book,..it..shows..the..journey..she..is..going..through..and..is..not..alone..in..her..feelings..of..loneliness..and..b
eing..different...Her..challenges..are..an..example..of..the..diversity..of..students..and..show..how..they..can..understand..
their..own..uniqueness..and..embrace..it...While..the..characters..in..the..book..start..off..feeling..lonely,..when..their..cla
ssmates..start..telling..their..summer..experiences,..each..student..starts..to..feel..less..alone..despite..their..differences..in
..appearance..because..they..share..similar..interests...When..taking..inclusion..and..diversity..into..account,..this..quote..f
rom..the..book..is..a..prime..example:..“There..will..be..times..when..you..walk..into..a..room,..and..there..is..no..one..quite..
like..you...Maybe..it..is..your..skin,..your..clothes,..or..the..curl..of..your..hair”..(Woodson,..2018)...The..amazing. . illustra
tion..from..the..illustrator..shows..the..bright..colors..and..vivid..illustrations..that..portray..the..character's..feelings..t
hroughout..the..book...Within..the..illustration..comes..an..inclusive..story..encouraging..children..to..dig..deeper..into..
the..beauty..of..their..lives..and..learn..to..embrace..their..differences..and..those..of..others.
B2..and..B2a
The..literary..themes..that..are..explored..in..this..book..are..belonging..and..identity...The..acceptance..of..the
mselves..and..others..is..a..great..lesson..for..all..children..to..follow..and..understand...This..book..strongly..encourages..the
..development..of..characteristics..such..as..sensitivity,..compassion,..and..appreciation...The..characters..of..this..boo
k..are..depicted..to..have..feelings..of..difference..and..feel..uncomfortable..with..themselves..around..their..friends.
For..example,..Rigoberto..is..a..young..male..student..in..the..class..who..is..uneasy..about..his..name...Angelina..spent..he
r..summer..in..the..city,..dreaming..of..all..the..amazing..places..she..and..her..sister..read..about..in..books...While..her..cl
assmates..spent..their..summers..having..adventures...This..caused..deep..embarrassment..when..Angelina..was..to..sh
are...At..the..same..time,..her..classmates..traveled..out..of..state..and..experienced..amazing..adventures...During..lunc
h,..a..female..classmate..was..struck..with..confusion..when..her..classmates..wrinkled..their..noses..at..her..lunch,..but..
one..male..student..was..sitting..sadly..because..he..was..passed..up..to..be..on..a..team...The..prominence..of..this..quote..co
nnects..the..concepts..of..identification..and..belonging,..“And..all..at..once..in..the..room..where..no..one..else..is..quite..li
ke..you,..the..world..opens..itself..out..a..little..wider..to..make..some..space..for..you”..(Woodson,..2018)...Angelina..ackn
owledged..the..uniqueness..that..allows..everyone..to..form..their..own..self,..which..made..her..begin..to..believe..she..wa
s..included..and..accepted..by..her..classmates...The..storyline..concludes..that..children..must..explore..their..own..selv
es..to..connect..with..the..theme..of..belonging..and..identity.
, At..the..start..of..the..storyline,..Angelina..feels..outcasted..by..her..differences...Still,..along..the..way,..with..the..progre
ssion..of..the..story,..she..begins..to..recognize..that..everyone..is..distinct..in..their..own..way,..and..those..distinctions..
make..us..unique.
B3..and..B3a
Children..begin..to..understand..the..movements..of..objects..and..humans..around..them..once..they..are..born
,..increasing..their..understanding..of..things..as..they..age...This..makes..picture..books..a..favorable..option..since..viewin
g..pictures..allows..children..to..connect..the..pictures..and..the..words,..which..helps..them..learn..to..read...The..develo
pment..of..children,..when..they..are..able..to..use..pictures..for..reference,..allows..them..to..increase..their..ffuency..and..v
ocabulary..and..strengthen..their..core..reading..abilities...“The..images..tell..the..story..just..as..much..as..the..words..do,..
which..is..perfect..for..helping..struggling..readers..develop..comprehension.../oung..readers..can..also..build..early..co
mprehension..skills..when..reading..picture..books...The..illustrations..pull..together..a..narrative..alongside..the..text,..w
hich..is..great..for..asking..questions..about.”..(Phillips,..R.)..There..are..many..advantages..to..books..with..illustration
s,..especially..with..high-
quality..artwork,..since..those..pictures..will..help..the..storyline..ffow..and..allow..the..children..to..bring..a..sense..of..re
al..life..into..their..minds..as..the..story..reads..on...The..visualization..of..words..the..children..may..not..know..can..be..as
sisted..by..the..pictures..in..the..book.
In..this..book,..the..drawings..are..very..vibrant..and..of..high..quality,..which..portrays..each..character's..char
acteristics..and..expresses..their..emotions...Throughout..the..book,..the..illustrations..gradually..show..how,..at..first,..t
he..children..had..the..feeling..that..they..did..not..belong,..showing..them..whispering..but..no..connection...During..the..p
rogression,..we..view..the..main..character..playing..and..laughing..with..classmates;..this..gives..the..acceptance..of..their
..identity..and..depicts..the..feeling..of..belonging...At..the..end..of..the..book,..there..are..children..lying..together,..smiling
..on..leaves.
B4,..B4a..and..B4b
This..book,..The..Day../ou..Begin,..is..a..realistic..fiction..picture..book..for..children...Realistic..fiction..books..h
ave..real-
life..issues..that..young..children..can..struggle..with...These..characteristics..mean..people..can..behave..as..they..can..in
..real..life...The..book..is..based..on..real..situations,..and..the..characters..are..fictional,..but..their..personalities..are..very..