Losing Grandpa Level S
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 2907

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Book Summary
Hannah's grandpa has lived with her and her mother since Hannah was two years old. One day while she is at school, Grandpa has a stroke. Hannah is able to visit him in the hospital and talks to him even though he is in a coma. With her mother's help, Hannah learns how to cope with her feelings while her grandfather is sick and when he eventually dies.

Suggested Lesson Focus

Comprehension/Literary Element Strategies
Relate personal experiences and emotions to text.

Word Skills
Identify and discuss words and phrases that portray a characterís emotions.

Grammar Skills
Punctuate text using commas correctly.

Phonics Skills
Identify and list words with vowel diphthongs.

Targeted Vocabulary Words
zany, ghoulish, traumatic