Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze
Hermana detective y Estrella de Plata
Ma sœur détective et Flamme d'Argent
Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze
Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze
Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze
Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze
Adventure (fiction), 2,117 words, Level V (Grade 4), Fiction Series, Lexile 670L
Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze recounts another one of Miguel's adventures as he dives into another Great Gallardo book. In this adventure, he travels into the past, becoming Mr. Watson and solving a mystery with Sherlock Holmes. In a surprise twist, he gets unexpected help from someone he knows. Illustrations support the text.
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Story Words
carriage, colleague, depression, detour, disguised, Gypsies, memoirs, moor, obsessed, overactive, tracks, tweed, vaguely, villa
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
Comprehension
Draw Conclusions : Draw conclusions using context clues
Grammar and Mechanics
Compound Sentences : Identify compound sentences in the text
Word Work
Synonyms and Antonyms : Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms; identify antonyms and synonyms using a thesaurus
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Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
