Jape has been Dubbed the "Story Man"

People are inviting him everywhere for Story Hour!

*Jape's books available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com & Borders.com*

 

*Exciting NEW Early Reader Program!  

PTO Sponsors:

 

Jape Scape Productions

Present

The Making of an Author  

{Grades Pre-K-3}


Jape created the character: "Jape the Grape Ape from Outer Space"

      

This Curriculum-based workshop features Gloucester author, Jape Payette.

Jape  performs a dramatic reading dressed as Jape The Grape Ape

from his series,

"Jape the Grape Ape From Outer Space",

answers questions on the process of writing and publishing

and facilitates student participatory activities,

which foster the creative early reader process.

The Making of an Author is Tailored to:    

  • Fit your school’s schedule
  • Comply with curriculum topics & standards
  • Meet individual classroom needs

________________Check out these New low  Prices!____________________

* One 30 minute session $99

*Two 30 minute sessions $125

*Three 30 minute sessions $150

*Four 30 minute sessions $175

*Five 30 minute sessions $200

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*To Book this workshop CONTACT:

japepayette@hotmail.com             978-879-9293

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*Have Jape come to your School, Home, Business or Place of Worship for a Dramatic Reading!

*Print & hand to your PTO Rep, Youth Minister or Administrator

*It's hard to say no to a kid's imagination! 

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Click play to hear Jape read from his book.

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Curriculum-based Follow Up to Jape’s Book Reading

After the dramatic reading with Jape, teachers can offer the following mini-lesson and writing prompt:

Goal: Students will use verbal, written and creative artistic expression to gain understanding of storytelling conventions.

Objectives:

  • Students will be exposed to the following terms: character, conflict and story
  • Students will link these terms to literary, TV and movie characters with which they are already familiar.
  • Students will articulate descriptive language to evaluate characters’ physical and personality traits.
  • Students will write and draw characters of their own invention.

Procedure:

  1. Teacher shows students a variety of illustrations or images of familiar characters from books, TV and movies.
  2. Students will identify characters’ names and traits.
  3. Teacher will define character: someone who does something in a story. He or she usually has a problem that he or she must solve.
  4. Students will brainstorm and briefly share the major events of a story they know.
  5. Students will draw a character they invent. Students will write physical traits such as: dog/ red/ tall/ fury and personality traits such as: nice/ happy/ helpful.
  6. Students will continue to decorate their illustrations with art supplies such as glitter, yarn, marker to create Popsicle stick puppets.
  7. Students will collaborate in groups (3-4) to integrate characters into a story they devise together according to these guiding questions:
    • How do the characters get along?
    • What problem do they have?
    • What can they do to solve this problem?
  8. Higher level learners can elaborate on their invented characters by writing a simple story.

Assessment:

Each group will present its story to the others. Teacher will evaluate each group using rubrics that qualify:

  • Oral expression
  • Creative Expression
  • Written Expression
  • Cooperative dynamic
  • Mastery of new concepts/ terms

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To order your copies:

email: japepayette@hotmail.com       or

Call:       978-879-9293         or       Visit:    Your Amazon.com


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Editorial Reviews
Book Description
"This book is hysterically funny; I love it. I love Jape's sense of humor. He loves children and makes them laugh, hence this book. I would highly recommend this book and the future stories he will be releasing in this series" (Michelle Dunn, author of Mosquito Marketing). "The children at Annisquam Kindergarten love Jape's books! They have a permanent place on our bookshelf. I have also given them to my grandchildren who really enjoy the books. We are waiting for book number three" (Marlene Hodgkins, director and teacher). "'Jape the Grape Ape' is exciting and full of adventure! The kids fasten their imaginary seatbelts and take off to another planet where they meet funny characters like Karate Monkeys and the Grape Apes who eat golden grapes which give them super powers for twenty-four hours! The kids love saying that! It's a blast especially when Jape is telling the story. His books fly out of the library. The kids eagerly await book three" (Cathy Talty, children's librarian: Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, MA).

Product Details
  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 36 pages
  • Publisher: AuthorHouse (August 28, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1434317986
  • ISBN-13: 978-1434317988
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)