Alice from Dallas

By: Marilyn Sadler

Illustrated by: Ard Hoyt
Published by: Abrams Books for Young
Readers

Kristine Stifflemire
Read 3311 M/W 330-445

TEKS Grade:1st

(4) Reading/Beginning Reading/Strategies. Students comprehend a variety of texts drawing on useful strategies
as needed. Students are expected to:
(B) ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts; and
(C) establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and
adjustments when that understanding breaks down (e.g., identifying clues, using background knowledge,
generating questions, re-reading a portion aloud).
(7) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw
conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
connect the meaning of a well-known story or fable to personal experiences;
(9) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw
conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their
understanding. Students are expected to:
(A) describe the plot (problem and solution) and retell a story's beginning, middle, and end with attention to the
sequence of events; and
(B) describe characters in a story and the reasons for their actions and feelings.
(10) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and
draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and respond by
providing evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to determine whether a
story is true or a fantasy and explain why.
(A) restate the main idea, heard or read;
(B) identify important facts or details in text, heard or read;
(C) retell the order of events in a text by referring to the words and/or illustrations;

Alice
from
Dallas
One young cowgirl that lives in Dallas gets jealous when a new
cowgirl moves into her class. They end up having a showdown
at the playground to see who is the best cowgirl, but when
someone gets hurt it changes the way they feel about each
other.

Knowledge

Who is the main character?

Where is she from?

What are names of the other characters?

Describe Alice.
Describe Lexis.
Why was Alice worried when Lexis walked into class?
What did Alice do that Lexis wasnt great at?
Why did Alice and Lexis have a show down?
Where did Alice and Lexis have the showdown?
When did Alice and Lexis have the show down?
What did Alice do about Lexis hurting her self?
What did Alice and Lexis agree on at the end of the book?
List the events that happened in order.

Comprehension
How would you say cowgirls dressed?
How would you compare Alice and Lexis?
What could Lexis do that Alice couldnt do?
How would you say Alice felt when Lexis walked in the
classroom the first time?
How would you explain how Lexis felt after the showdown?
How would you explain how Alice felt after the showdown?
Whats the main idea in the story?
Summarize the book in your own words.

Application

What examples can you find that show how cowgirls dress?
How did Alice apologize to Lexis?
How would you apologize to one of your friends?
How did Alice and Lexis end up being friends?
Would you be jealous if someone like you moved into your
classroom?
What other ways could have Alice and Lexis solved their
showdown?
Can you relate to how Alice felt about Lexis?
Can you relate to how Alice how felt bad about Lexis hurting
her self?

Analysis
Can you list the book events in order from what
happened first to what happened last?
What does Alice and Lexis have in common?
How has Alice changed from the beginning of the
book to the end of the book?
Talk with your table about what part of the story
was the most exciting for you. Write down if any of
you have anything in common you like about the
book.

Synthesis
What would you have done from the beginning if
you were Alice?
What would happen if one of your friends hurt
them selves?
Would you feel bad?
What part of the story would you change?
Rewrite the main points in the story how you
would have them happen

Evaluation

Do you agree how Alice and Lexis had a

showdown at the playground?
Do think Alice and Lexis becoming friends was a
good idea?
How would you compare Alice and Lexis?
Did Alice and Lexis solve there problems in the
right way?
Can this story happen in real life? Explain your
answer.
If you were in Alices situation, how would you
have handled being jealous? Discuss it with your