My Rows and Piles of Coins
by Tolowa M. Mollel
illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure
Question of the Week:
What do we need to know about saving and spending?
Target Skills Comprehension Skill
Author's Purpose The author's purpose is the reason an author has for writing. Your child should be able to explain the difference between informative, persuasive and entertaining writing.
Comprehension Strategy is Story Structure. Story Structure is the arrangement of the story from beginning to end. Your child should use the events from the beginning, middle and end to help them retell or summarize the story.
Vocabulary Strategy - Prefixes and Suffixes Phonics - Vowel Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy Writing conventions- Compound Sentences
Vocabulary:
arranged - put in order
bundles - things tied together
dangerously - in a dangerous way
errands - short trips to do things
excitedly - showing strong feeling
steady - stable, not easily moved
unwrapped - took off the wrapping
wobbled - shook or swayed while moving
Spelling/Phonics - Vowel Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
1. proud
by Tolowa M. Mollel
illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Author's Purpose
Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure
Question of the Week:
What do we need to know about saving and spending?
Target Skills Comprehension Skill
Author's Purpose The author's purpose is the reason an author has for writing. Your child should be able to explain the difference between informative, persuasive and entertaining writing.
Comprehension Strategy is Story Structure. Story Structure is the arrangement of the story from beginning to end. Your child should use the events from the beginning, middle and end to help them retell or summarize the story.
Vocabulary Strategy - Prefixes and Suffixes Phonics - Vowel Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy Writing conventions- Compound Sentences
Vocabulary:
arranged - put in order
bundles - things tied together
dangerously - in a dangerous way
errands - short trips to do things
excitedly - showing strong feeling
steady - stable, not easily moved
unwrapped - took off the wrapping
wobbled - shook or swayed while moving
Spelling/Phonics - Vowel Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
1. proud