Miguel in the Secret Garden
Fantasy (fiction),
2,190 words,
Level W (Grade 4)
Serial
Miguel in the Secret Garden tells the story of a young boy, Miguel, and his desire to experience adventure in another one of The Great Gallardo's books. Bored and frustrated by the work expected of him in his family's garden, he escapes to the attic, where he magically becomes a character in the book The Secret Garden. Illustrations support the text.
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Story Words
celebratory, desperate, indecipherable, instinct, insulated, mahogany, muster, spewed, swivel, three-dimensional, updraft
celebratory, desperate, indecipherable, instinct, insulated, mahogany, muster, spewed, swivel, three-dimensional, updraft
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use adverbs
Word Work
Identify and create compound words
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use adverbs
Word Work
Identify and create compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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