| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | Q |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
| Lexile | 771-830 |
The Gossip Monster
Realistic (fiction),
2,743 words,
Level V (Grade 4)
The Gossip Monster tells the story of a young girl who spreads rumors about a boy in her class and how she becomes remorseful as the rumors grow larger and more unrecognizable over time. Her teacher helps her understand the gravity of her actions and encourages her to set things straight. Illustrations support the text.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
assumptions, conclusion, consequences, deployed, expelled, glimpse, gossiping, humiliating, mutates, respect, rumor, sheepishly, slunk, sulking
assumptions, conclusion, consequences, deployed, expelled, glimpse, gossiping, humiliating, mutates, respect, rumor, sheepishly, slunk, sulking
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand subject and verb agreement
Word Work
Recognize suffix -ed and understand the formation of past-tense verbs
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
Comprehension
Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand subject and verb agreement
Word Work
Recognize suffix -ed and understand the formation of past-tense verbs
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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