Literature Circle Unit by Morgan Cecil
This novel is written on a third grade level.
Judy Moody
was in a mood.
Not a good mood. A bad mood.
Written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
The theme for this literature circle unit is realistic fiction.
This is the first book in the Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald. Judy Moody is a third grader who changes moods like new mother changes diapers! The stories about Judy Moody deal with family life, feelings, and friendship. In this first book, Judy Moody is put in a bad mood by her first day of third grade. She just knows everyone will come back from summer vacation with word T-shirts, like "Disney World" or "Jamestown: Home of Pocahontas." All Judy has is a plain old no-words T-shirt. She'll have to go to a new classroom, with a new desk, and she won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it like she did last year. And knowing her luck, she'll end up sitting next to Frank, the boy who eats paste. However, bad moods, or any of her moods, don't last very long. Mr. Todd assigns the class a "Me" collage, which sets Judy on an exciting and humorous self-discovery over the next few action-packed weeks in third grade!