Month: November 2016

Written by: Beverly Cleary Illustrated by: Tracy Dockray Genre: Humorous fiction Target Skill: Understanding Characters Target Strategy: Infer / Predict  Essential Question: What clues in a story help you understand its characters? Big Idea: Facing a challenge helps us grow. Read Alouds Tia Luisa’s Fruit Salad Guided Reading Books  Kitchen Science Fifi’s Bath Trouble with…

Written by: Robert H. Bushyhead Illustrated by: Kristina Rodanas Genre: Legend Target Skill: Compare and Contrast – tell how details and ideas are alike or different Target Strategy: Analyze / Evaluate – think about what you read, and form an opinion about it Essential Question:  How might people change after facing a challenge? Big Idea: Facing a…