Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
by Frances Park and Ginger Park
illustrated by Yangsook Choi
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Question of the Week:
Why is it hard to adapt to a new culture?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Sequencing. Sequencing is when
we sequence the events in a story, we tell the order in which the events happen. Your child should be able to use words like in the beginning, middle and end to sequence the story.
Comprehension Strategy is Monitor and Clarify. Monitor and Clarify is when reading, stop after a paragraph or two and ask, "What did I learn?", "What doesn't make sense?", then reread for understsanding if necessary. Your child should be able question what they read to find meaning and clarity.
Vocabulary is Word Structure
Phonics is Vowel sound in "ball"
Writing Conventions/Grammar is Adverbs
Writing is Personal Narrative
Vocabulary:
airport: area used regularly by aircraft for landing and taking off
cellar - an underground room or rooms, usually under a building; basement
curious: strange; odd, unusual
delicious: very pleasing or satisfying to the taste or smell
described: told in words how someone looks, feels, or acts; to record the most important things about a place, a thing, or an event
farewell: parting
homesick: sad because you are far away from home
memories: persons, things, or events that you can remember
raindrops: water that falls in drops from the clouds
by Frances Park and Ginger Park
illustrated by Yangsook Choi
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Question of the Week:
Why is it hard to adapt to a new culture?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Sequencing. Sequencing is when
we sequence the events in a story, we tell the order in which the events happen. Your child should be able to use words like in the beginning, middle and end to sequence the story.
Comprehension Strategy is Monitor and Clarify. Monitor and Clarify is when reading, stop after a paragraph or two and ask, "What did I learn?", "What doesn't make sense?", then reread for understsanding if necessary. Your child should be able question what they read to find meaning and clarity.
Vocabulary is Word Structure
Phonics is Vowel sound in "ball"
Writing Conventions/Grammar is Adverbs
Writing is Personal Narrative
Vocabulary:
airport: area used regularly by aircraft for landing and taking off
cellar - an underground room or rooms, usually under a building; basement
curious: strange; odd, unusual
delicious: very pleasing or satisfying to the taste or smell
described: told in words how someone looks, feels, or acts; to record the most important things about a place, a thing, or an event
farewell: parting
homesick: sad because you are far away from home
memories: persons, things, or events that you can remember
raindrops: water that falls in drops from the clouds