Month: August 2017

  • Destiny’s Gift

    Destiny’s Gift Unit 1 Lesson 3 Written by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley Illustrated by Adjoa J. Burrowes Genre: Realistic Fiction Target Skill: Understanding Characters – tell why characters act as they do Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate – think about what you read and form an opinion about it Grammar Sentence Fragments and Run-ons: -A sentence is a group of words that…

  • The Trial of Cardigan Jones

    Unit 1 Lesson 2 Written and Illustrated by Tim Egan Genre: Humorous fiction Target Skill: Drawing Conclusions – use details to figure out ideas that the author doesn’t state Target Strategy: Infer/Predict – use clues to figure out more about the selection Grammar Types of Sentences: Every sentence begins with a capital letter. There are  four kinds of…