Reading A-Z resources organized into weekly content-based units and differentiated instruction options.
Fantasy (fiction), Trade Book, Lexile 810
Jesse Aarons has a difficult time at home and in school in the rural Virginian town where he lives. This changes when he becomes friends with his new neighbor, Leslie Burke. Then tragedy strikes, and Jess must learn a difficult life lesson. In this coming-of-age story, Jess makes and loses his best friend, and learns about the power of imagination, the joy of friendship, and the tragedy of death.
Check your school or local library for this book.
Bridge to Terabithia By Katherine Paterson
Trade Book Lesson
Reading Strategy Summarize events, chapters, and sections in a long story
Comprehension Analyze characters in the text
Grammar and Mechanics Identify and construct compound and complex sentences
Word Work Define words using context and a dictionary
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
