The Great Gallardo's Books
Adventure (fiction),
1,909 words,
Level U (Grade 4)
Serial
In The Great Gallardo’s Books, Miguel has to write an essay for homework explaining why reading is an adventure. Miguel doesn’t like reading much and is uninspired by the topic until he finds a mysterious trunk in the loft of his mother’s shop. The trunk is full of books that show Miguel how reading can be a real adventure.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
awe, biography, breeches, confetti, contraptions, crater, high-tech, intimate, laboratory, lasso, perilous, plastered, resort, sagebrush, science fiction, skeleton key, transport, western
awe, biography, breeches, confetti, contraptions, crater, high-tech, intimate, laboratory, lasso, perilous, plastered, resort, sagebrush, science fiction, skeleton key, transport, western
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to better understand text
Comprehension
Identify the author’s purpose
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use exclamation marks
Word Work
Identify and use similes
Visualize to better understand text
Comprehension
Identify the author’s purpose
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use exclamation marks
Word Work
Identify and use similes
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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