![]() ![]() ![]() Shannon’s story is a good poke in the eye of conformity–imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky–and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale. It takes a little old lady with a handful of lima beans to set Camilla to rights. An environmental therapist suggests she breathe deeply, and become one with your room.” Camilla melts into the wall. Her schoolmates call out designs and Camilla’s skin reacts: polka dots, the American flag–“poor Camilla was changing faster than you could change channels on a T.V.” Specialists are called in, as experts, healers, herbalists, and gurus. She wakes up one morning covered head to toe with party-colored stripes–not the state of affairs aspired to by a conventionalist, but it’s only the beginning of her troubles. ![]() Camilla Cream is very wor-ried about what other people think about her, but at the very moment she most wants to fit in, she becomes completely covered in colorful stripes Worse yet, she seems to change. 3 In the beginning of the book, Camilla conforms to peer pressure, which is shown through her chameleon-like trait of blending into her surroundings. Why Because the other kids in her school don't like them. The students love writing about their lima bean experience and illustrating their feelings about lima beans. A Bad Case of Stripes teaches a lesson about the importance of being one's true self through a lima bean metaphor. Review: “Camilla Cream wants to fit in, so she conforms, denying herself the things she craves–lima beans, for example–if the other kids frown upon them. A Bad Case of Stripes Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Standard Retrieved from Common Core State Standard Initiatives on December 1st, 2018: The book could also be used as a great hook, being that 6th graders can relate to trying to fit in as was Camilla in the book. So, for this standard I chose to use the book “A Bad Case of Stripes” for students to practice determining the central idea of the book using supporting details and then using our knowledge to determine the main idea of a more difficult text. Determining the theme or central idea of text with supporting details can sometimes be difficult for students, especially when they don’t comprehend the material that they are reading. The book “A Bad Case of Stripes” would be a perfect way to teach this standard. One of the worst Ive ever seen' Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. In fact, she’s so worried that she’s about to break out in…a bad case of stripes! Retrieved from on December 1st, 2018: ĭetermine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. Grade Level: 2nd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Synopsis: 'What we have here is a bad case of stripes. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. Why? Because the other kids in her school don’t like them. One of the worst I’ve ever seen!” Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Summary: “What we have here is a bad case of stripes. ![]()
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