Month: December 2017

    Lesson Topic: Mammals Genre: Narrative Nonfiction Written by Nicola Davies Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies Essential Question: What makes bats interesting and useful? Comprehension  Target Skill: Sequence of Events The order in which things happen. Sequence Word Activity Practice Sequencing Sequencing Puzzles Target Skill: Domain-Specific Vocabulary Vocabulary related to a specific topic Target Strategy: Question…

Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest INFORMATIONAL TEXT by Michael Sandler    Target Vocabulary: approached, section, avalanches, increases, equipment, tanks, slopes, altitude, succeed, halt   Vocabulary Strategy: Anaologies   Phonics Skills: Suffixes -less, -ness, -able   Comprehnsion Skills: Text and graphic features — tell how words and photos work together     Comprehension Strategy: Infer/predict —…