Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Written by: Susan E. Goodman Illustrated by: Michael J. Doolittle Genre: Informational Text Target Skill: Main Idea and Details – tell important ideas and details about a topic Target Strategy: Infer/Predict – use clues to figure out more about the selection Essential Question: Where are main ideas often found in non-fiction text? Big Idea: Our world is an amazing place. Grammar…

  Written and Illustrated by Michael Dooling Genre: Biography Target Skill: Main Idea and Details –  tell important ideas and details about a topic Target Strategy: Summarize – tell the important parts of the text in your own words Essential Question: Why are details important in a biography? Big Idea: We communicate in many ways. Grammar Pronouns: a word that…

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…

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…

                                                            Sunshine State Book List 2017 – 2018 Allie, First at Last by Angela Cervantes ISBN: 9780545812238 Publication Date: 2016-03-29 Allie Velasco wants to be a…

A New Team of Heroes Reading Skill: Distinguishing Point of View Reading Target: I can distinguish my own point of view from that of the narrator. Genre: Fantasy ~ A fantasy is a story that could not happen in real life Target Skill: Sequence of Events The sequence of events are the order in which things…

Becoming ANYTHING He Wants to Be Erik Weihenmayer-Blind Climber Target Skill: Fact and Opionion Target Strategy: Visualize Essential Question: How do facts help shape our opinions of people Big Idea: To reach a goal takes hard work                 Audio Story Online Story Vocabulary Quizlet

The Foot Race Across America (narrative nonfiction) Target Skill: Main Idea and Details Target Strategy: Analyze / Evaluate Essential Question: How can you figure out the main ideas in a text? Big Idea: To reach a goal takes hard work.         Math – Step Up to 4th Grade