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Realistic (fiction), 3,027 words, Level X (Grade 5), Lexile 820L
Charlotte's mother is secretly involved in the Women's Suffrage Movement, even though Charlotte's father objects to it. When Charlotte is inspired by her mother and another suffragist, Mrs. Pierce, to have a protest at her school, Charlotte puts her mother's suffrage work in jeopardy, yet she sparks the spirit and forges the ties that will allow her to vote someday herself.
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge while reading
Comprehension Identify fact and opinion
Grammar and Mechanics Understand and use punctuation in dialogue
Word Work Understand and use context clues
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
