Month: February 2018
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The Journey: Stories of Migration
Reading: The Journey: Stories of Migration INFORMATIONAL TEXT by Cynthia Rylant Written Language: Using Proper Nouns Names for Days, Months, and Holidays: There are many kinds of proper nouns. Always begin a proper noun with a capital letter. Begin names of days, months, and holidays with a…
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The Albertosaurus Mystery
The Albertosaurus Mystery Informational Text Summary: Philip Currie was tired and thirsty. It was one of the hottest days of the summer. He and his team were looking for the bones of a large meat eating dinosaur called Albertosaurus. Almost 90 years earlier, a famous fossil hunter named Barnum Brown had found the remains of…
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Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Written by Jonah Winter Illustrated by Raul Colon Genre: Biography Target Skill: Cause and Effect – tell how one event makes another happen and why Target Strategy: Visualize – as you read, use selection details to picture what is happening Grammar Plural Nouns with -s and -es: -A noun that names only one person, place, or thing is…
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Dog~of~the~Sea Waves
Written and illustrated by: James Rumsford Genre: realistic fiction Target Skill: Author’s Purpose Target Strategy: Question Essential Question: Why might a writer tell a story about a faraway place? Big Idea: There are many reasons to take a journey. Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes – Safari Guided Reading Books The Great Bay Friends with Wings