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A Wrinkle in Time Genre Lesson: Science Fiction 6
A Wrinkle in Time Lesson 1: Determine the Meaning of Unknown Words 6
A Wrinkle in Time Lesson 2: The Similarities and Differences of Setting 6
A Wrinkle in Time Lesson 3: Interpreting a Symbol 6
A Wrinkle in Time Lesson 4: Analyzing a Plot Conflict 6
A Wrinkle in Time Lesson 5: Thinking About Theme 6
America Street Genre Lesson: Short Story 6
America Street Lesson 1: What’s the Point of View? 6
America Street Lesson 2: Interpreting Perspective 6
America Street Lesson 3: Multiple Perspectives 6
America Street Lesson 4: Using Plot Elements to Retell a Story 6
Author's Purpose Lesson 1: To Entertain 2
Author's Purpose Lesson 1: Identifying Author’s Purpose in a Newspaper 4
Author's Purpose Lesson 1: Identifying an Author’s Purpose 3
Author's Purpose Lesson 2: To Inform 2
Author's Purpose Lesson 2: Categorizing Texts According to Author’s Purpose 4
Author's Purpose Lesson 2: Identifying an Author’s Purpose - Part 2 3
Author's Purpose Lesson 3: Distinguishing the Author’s Purpose 3
Author's Purpose Lesson 3: To Persuade 2
Author's Purpose Lesson 3: Changing an Author’s Purpose 4
Bridge to Terabithia Genre Lesson: Realistic Fiction 5
Bridge to Terabithia Lesson 1: Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction 5
Bridge to Terabithia Lesson 2: Identifying Plot Conflicts 5
Bridge to Terabithia Lesson 3: Analyzing Relationships 5
Bridge to Terabithia Textual Analysis Lesson: Boys vs. Girls: It’s Not Just in Your Head 5
Bridge to Terabithia Lesson 4: Theme Matters 5
Bridge to Terabithia Lesson 5: Character and Relationship Changes 5
Cause and Effect Lesson 1: Effects 2
Cause and Effect Lesson 1: Cause and Effect Signal Words 3
Cause and Effect Lesson 1: Effects 1
Cause and Effect Lesson 1: Signal Words in Expository Text 4
Cause and Effect Lesson 2: Causes 1
Cause and Effect Lesson 2: Causes 2
Cause and Effect Lesson 2: Implicit Effects 3
Cause and Effect Lesson 2: Cause and Effect Relationships in Historical Fiction 4
Cause and Effect Lesson 3: Cause and Effect Relationships 1
Cause and Effect Lesson 3: Cause and Effect Relationships 2
Cause and Effect Lesson 3: Implicit Cause and Effect Relationships 3
Cause and Effect Lesson 3: Cause and Effect Relationships in Myths 4
Character Lesson 1: Personality Traits 2
Character Lesson 1: Identifying Descriptive Language 3
Character Lesson 1: Protagonist 4
Character Lesson 1: Physical Attributes K
Character Lesson 1: Actions 1
Character Lesson 2: Feelings 1
Character Lesson 2: Predicting Actions 2
Character Lesson 2: Using Evidence to Describe a Character 3
Character Lesson 2: Antagonist 4
Character Lesson 2: Actions K
Character Lesson 3: Looks, Actions, and Feelings 1
Character Lesson 3: Describing Characters with Rich Language 2
Character Lesson 3: Changes in a Character 3
Character Lesson 3: Relationship Between the Protagonist and Antagonist 4
Character Lesson 3: Main and Secondary Characters K
Chasing Vermeer Genre Lesson: What is a Mystery? 6
Chasing Vermeer Textual Analysis Lesson: Who was Vermeer? 6
Chasing Vermeer Lesson 1: Mysterious Plot Problems 6
Chasing Vermeer Lesson 2: Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery 6
Chasing Vermeer Lesson 3: Character's Motive 6
Chasing Vermeer Lesson 4: Predicting a Mystery’s Solution 6
Chasing Vermeer Lesson 5: Red Herrings 6
Classify and Categorize Lesson 1: Sorting into Two Groups 1
Classify and Categorize Lesson 1: Sorting in More than One Way 2
Classify and Categorize Lesson 1: Answering a Research Question 3
Classify and Categorize Lesson 1: Adding to Sorted Groups K
Classify and Categorize Lesson 1: Creating an Outline from Research 4
Classify and Categorize Lesson 2: Sorting into Three Groups 1
Classify and Categorize Lesson 2: Sorting Characters in More than One Way 2
Classify and Categorize Lesson 2: Organizing Information into an Outline 3
Classify and Categorize Lesson 2: Using Text Features to Find Information 4
Classify and Categorize Lesson 2: Sorting into Predetermined Groups K
Classify and Categorize Lesson 3: Sorting Based on Character Traits 1
Classify and Categorize Lesson 3: Sorting Information into Predetermined Categories 2
Classify and Categorize Lesson 3: Organizing Research 3
Classify and Categorize Lesson 3: Writing a Research Report 4
Classify and Categorize Lesson 3: Creating Groups and Sorting K
Compare and Contrast Lesson 1: Comparing and Contrasting 1
Compare and Contrast Lesson 1: Identifying What is the Same K
Compare and Contrast Lesson 1: Identifying Compare and Contrast Key Words 2
Compare and Contrast Lesson 1: Compare and Contrast Passages 4
Compare and Contrast Lesson 1: Using Compare and Contrast Key Words 3
Compare and Contrast Lesson 2: Identifying What is Different K
Compare and Contrast Lesson 2: Writing Compare and Contrast Essays 4
Compare and Contrast Lesson 2: Using Compare and Contrast Key Words 2
Compare and Contrast Lesson 2: Comparing and Contrasting Yourself to a Character 1
Compare and Contrast Lesson 2: Compare and Contrast Settings 3
Compare and Contrast Lesson 3: Similarities and Differences in a Text K
Compare and Contrast Lesson 3: Compare and Contrast Editorials 4
Compare and Contrast Lesson 3: Compare and Contrast Characters 3
Compare and Contrast Lesson 3: Compare and Contrast Fairy Tales 2
Compare and Contrast Lesson 3: Comparing and Contrasting Two Characters from a Book 1
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Genre Lesson: Realistic Fiction 5
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Textual Analysis: Comedy Q & A 5
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Lesson 1: Analyzing Relationships 5
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Lesson 2: Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction 5
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Lesson 3: Identifying Plot Conflicts 5
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Lesson 4: Theme Matters 5
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Lesson 5: Character and Relationship Changes 5
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 1: Identifying Missing Words 1
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 1: Explicit Information versus Drawing Conclusions 2
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 1: Explicit Information versus Drawing Conclusions 3
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 1: Explicit Information versus Drawing Conclusions 4
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 1: Actions K
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 2: Understanding a Story 1
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 2: Text–to–Self Connections 2
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 2: Verbal Cues K
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 2: Drawing Conclusions from Historical Fiction 3
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 3: Text Clues and Background Knowledge 1
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 3: Text–to–Text Connections 2
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 3: Short Story K
Drawing Conclusions Lesson 4: Text–to–World Connections 2
Explicit Information Lesson 1: Identifying Information in Nonfiction 1
Explicit Information Lesson 1: Conducting Research 3
Explicit Information Lesson 1: Identifying Information K
Explicit Information Lesson 1: Using Text Features 2
Explicit Information Lesson 2: Explicit Information in Fiction 2
Explicit Information Lesson 2: Explicit Information in Fiction 3
Explicit Information Lesson 2: Identifying Information in Fiction 1
Fact and Opinion Lesson 1: Identifying Opinions with Signal Words 1
Fact and Opinion Lesson 1: Distinguish Fact from Opinion in Passage 2
Fact and Opinion Lesson 1: Facts and Opinions in a Variety of Genres 3
Fact and Opinion Lesson 1: Locating Facts and Opinions in a Newspaper 4
Fact and Opinion Lesson 1: Opinion K
Fact and Opinion Lesson 2: Identifying Facts 1
Fact and Opinion Lesson 2: Distinguishing Facts from Opinions 3
Fact and Opinion Lesson 2: Fact K
Fact and Opinion Lesson 2: Editorials- Facts that Support Opinions 4
Fact and Opinion Lesson 2: Distinguish Fact from Opinion in Book 2
Fact and Opinion Lesson 3: Form an Opinion Based on Facts 1
Fact and Opinion Lesson 3: Proving Facts and Forming Opinions 3
Fact and Opinion Lesson 3: Identifying Facts and Forming Opinions K
Figurative Language Lesson 1: Hyperboles 1
Figurative Language Lesson 1: Figurative Language 2
Figurative Language Lesson 1: Onomatopoeia K
Figurative Language Lesson 1: Similes 3
Figurative Language Lesson 1: Explaining the Plot and Predicting Using Idioms 4
Figurative Language Lesson 2: Personification 2
Figurative Language Lesson 2: Metaphors 3
Figurative Language Lesson 2: Interpretation of Similes and Metaphors 4
Figurative Language Lesson 3: Idioms 2
Figurative Language Lesson 3: Puns 4
Figurative Language Lesson 3: Poetry 3
Fourteen Cows for America Read-Aloud Lesson: 14 Cows for America 4
Fourteen Cows for America Paired Text Lesson: 14 Cows for America & "Always Remember" 4
Genre Lesson 1: Classifying Texts as Fiction or Nonfiction 1
Genre Lesson 1: Comparing and Contrasting Fiction and Nonfiction 2
Genre Lesson 1: Realistic Fiction 3
Genre Lesson 1: Historical Fiction 4
Genre Lesson 1: Real and Make-Believe K
Genre Lesson 2: Purposes of Reading Fiction and Nonfiction 1
Genre Lesson 2: Characteristics of Nonfiction 2
Genre Lesson 2: Fantasy 3
Genre Lesson 2: Biography 4
Genre Lesson 2: Fiction K
Genre Lesson 3: Identifying Information in Nonfiction 1
Genre Lesson 3: Encyclopedias 2
Genre Lesson 3: Science Fiction 3
Genre Lesson 3: Strategies for Identifying Genres 4
Genre Lesson 3: Nonfiction K
Genre Lesson 4: Distinguishing Fiction and Nonfiction K
Genre Studies: Biography Lesson 1: Real People K
Genre Studies: Biography Lesson 1: Historical Period 1
Genre Studies: Biography Lesson 2: Important Person K
Genre Studies: Biography Lesson 2: Chronological Order 1
Genre Studies: Biography Lesson 3: Tells a Story K
Genre Studies: Biography Lesson 3: Significant Contribution 1
Genre Studies: Fairy Tales Lesson 1: Beginning and End K
Genre Studies: Fairy Tales Lesson 1: Plot Problems 1
Genre Studies: Fairy Tales Lesson 2: Good and Evil Characters K
Genre Studies: Fairy Tales Lesson 2: The Rule of Three 1
Genre Studies: Fairy Tales Lesson 3: Fantasy Details K
Genre Studies: Fairy Tales Lesson 3: Character Values 1
Genre Studies: Informational Texts Lesson 1: New Information K
Genre Studies: Informational Texts Lesson 1: Headings 1
Genre Studies: Informational Texts Lesson 2: Pictures and Photographs K
Genre Studies: Informational Texts Lesson 2: Table of Contents and Index 1
Genre Studies: Informational Texts Lesson 3: Labeled Diagrams K
Genre Studies: Informational Texts Lesson 3: Labeled Diagrams 1
Genre Studies: Legends Lesson 1: Oral Stories 1
Genre Studies: Legends Lesson 2: Cultural Background 1
Genre Studies: Legends Lesson 3: Magical and Mystical Details 1
Genre Studies: Myths Lesson 1: Nature 1
Genre Studies: Myths Lesson 2: Explanatory 1
Genre Studies: Myths Lesson 3: Gods and Goddesses 1
Genre Studies: Nursery Rhymes Lesson 1: Rhyming Words K
Genre Studies: Nursery Rhymes Lesson 2: Characters K
Genre Studies: Nursery Rhymes Lesson 3: Tells a Story K
Genre Studies: Poetry Lesson 1: The Structure of Poems 1
Genre Studies: Poetry Lesson 2: Rhyme 1
Genre Studies: Poetry Lesson 3: Rhythm 1
Genre Studies: Procedural Texts Lesson 1: Step-by-Step Directions K
Genre Studies: Procedural Texts Lesson 2: Steps are in Sequence K
Genre Studies: Procedural Texts Lesson 3: Sequence Clue Words K
Genre Studies: Tall Tales Lesson 1: Heroes K
Genre Studies: Tall Tales Lesson 2: Humorous Solutions K
Genre Studies: Tall Tales Lesson 3: Exaggeration K
Home of the Brave Genre Lesson: Narrative Poetry 6
Home of the Brave Lesson 1: Poetic Word Choice 6
Home of the Brave Lesson 2: Experience and Perspective 6
Home of the Brave Lesson 3: Voice 6
Home of the Brave Lesson 4: Identifying Symbols 6
Keeping the Night Watch and Chess Rumble Genre Lesson: Narrative Poetry 6
Keeping the Night Watch and Chess Rumble Lesson 1: Poetic Word Choice 6
Keeping the Night Watch and Chess Rumble Lesson 2: Experience and Perspective 6
Keeping the Night Watch and Chess Rumble Lesson 3: Voice 6
Keeping the Night Watch and Chess Rumble Lesson 4: Identifying Symbols 6
Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems Genre Lesson: Poetry 5
Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems Lesson 1: What’s the Main Idea? 5
Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems Lesson 2: The Tone of a Poem 5
Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems Lesson 3: A Poem’s Theme 5
Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems Lesson 4: Author’s Purpose 5
Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems Lesson 5: Figurative Language 5
Lon Po Po Read-Aloud Lesson: Lon Po Po 3
Lon Po Po Paired Text Lesson: Lon Po Po & "A Tricky Monkey" 3
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart Genre Lesson: Biography/Autobiography 5
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart Lesson 1: Author’s Opinion 5
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart Lesson 2: Retelling a Life 5
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart Lesson 3: Events and Effects 5
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart Lesson 4: Text Features 5
Main Idea Lesson 1: What the Book is Mainly About K
Main Idea Lesson 1: The Best Main Idea 1
Main Idea Lesson 1: Using Headings to Determine the Main Idea (Nonfiction) 2
Main Idea Lesson 1: First and Last Sentences (Individual Paragraph) 3
Main Idea Lesson 1: Topic Sentence 4
Main Idea Lesson 2: Using Pictures to Support the Main Idea K
Main Idea Lesson 2: Using a Title to Determine the Main Idea (Nonfiction) 1
Main Idea Lesson 2: Using Chapter Titles to Determine the Main Idea (Fiction) 2
Main Idea Lesson 2: First and Last Sentences (Passage) 3
Main Idea Lesson 2: Distinguishing Main and Secondary Details 4
Main Idea Lesson 3: Using Details to Create a Title K
Main Idea Lesson 3: Using a Title to Determine the Main Idea (Fiction) 1
Main Idea Lesson 3: Creating a Chapter Title 2
Main Idea Lesson 3: Identifying a Title for a Passage Based on the Main Idea 3
Maniac Magee Genre Lesson: Realistic Fiction 5
Maniac Magee Lesson 1: Analyzing Relationships 5
Maniac Magee Textual Analysis Lesson: Segregation: Past or Present? 5
Maniac Magee Lesson 2: Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction 5
Maniac Magee Lesson 3: Identifying Plot Conflicts 5
Maniac Magee Lesson 4: Theme Matters 5
Maniac Magee Lesson 5: Character and Relationship Changes 5
Moses Goes to a Concert Read-Aloud Lesson: Moses Goes to a Concert K
Moses Goes to a Concert Paired Text Lesson: Moses Goes to a Concert & "Percussion Instruments" K
Only You Can Save Mankind Genre Lesson: Science Fiction 6
Only You Can Save Mankind Lesson 1: Determine the Meaning of Unknown Words 6
Only You Can Save Mankind Lesson 2: Interpreting a Symbol 6
Only You Can Save Mankind Lesson 3: The Similarities and Differences of Setting 6
Only You Can Save Mankind Lesson 4: Analyzing a Plot Conflict 6
Only You Can Save Mankind Lesson 5: Thinking About Theme 6
Plot Lesson 1: Retelling a Story K
Plot Lesson 1: Identifying Problems and Solutions in the Story 1
Plot Lesson 1: Identifying Story Elements (2nd grade) 2
Plot Lesson 1: Predicting a Solution to a Problem 3
Plot Lesson 1: Climax of a Story 4
Plot Lesson 2: Identifying the Problem in a Story K
Plot Lesson 2: Retelling Problems and Solutions in Chronological Order 1
Plot Lesson 2: Retelling a Story with Story Elements 2
Plot Lesson 2: Analyzing Character Conflict Caused by the Plot 3
Plot Lesson 2: Making Predictions about the Climax 4
Plot Lesson 3: Identifying the Solution in a Story K
Plot Lesson 3: How Characters Affect the Plot 2
Plot Lesson 3: Plots with More Than One Problem 3
Plot Lesson 3: Identifying Story Elements (1st grade) 1
Plot Lesson 3: Making Predictions about Resolution 4
Plot Lesson 4: Identifying the Problem and the Solution in a Story K
Plot Lesson 4: Rising and Falling Actions 3
Point of View Lesson 1: First Person Point of View 3
Point of View Lesson 1: Third Person Limited and Omniscient Points of View 4
Point of View Lesson 2: Changing the Point of View 4
Point of View Lesson 2: Third Person Point of View 3
Point of View Lesson 3: First or Third Person 3
Predicting Lesson 1: Text Clues and Prior Knowledge 2
Predicting Lesson 1: Predicting Based on Character Relationships 3
Predicting Lesson 1: Cliffhangers 4
Predicting Lesson 1: Repeated Text K
Predicting Lesson 1: Reasonable Predictions 1
Predicting Lesson 2: Supporting Predictions with Text Evidence 1
Predicting Lesson 2: Revising Predictions 2
Predicting Lesson 2: Historical Events 4
Predicting Lesson 2: Picture Clues and Repeated Text K
Predicting Lesson 3: Predicting Beyond the Text 2
Pronoun Reference Lesson 1: Pronouns and Nouns K, 1, 2
Pronoun Reference Lesson 2: Substituting Nouns K, 1, 2
Riding Freedom Genre Lesson: Historical Fiction 5
Riding Freedom Lesson 1: Effects of a Character's Past 5
Riding Freedom Lesson 2: Two Settings 5
Riding Freedom Lesson 3: Historical Effects 5
Riding Freedom Lesson 4: Real World Connections 5
Rosa Parks: My Story Genre Lesson: Autobiography 6
Rosa Parks: My Story Lesson 1: What are the Main Ideas? 6
Rosa Parks: My Story Lesson 2: Pictures Talk 6
Rosa Parks: My Story Lesson 3: What’s the Author’s Purpose? 6
Rosa Parks: My Story Lesson 4: Fact and Opinion 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy Genre Lesson: What is a Mystery? 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy Textual Analysis Lesson: The Making of a Mummy 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy Lesson 1: Mysterious Plot Problems 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy Lesson 2: Character’s Motive 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy Lesson 3: Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy Lesson 4: Predicting a Mystery’s Solution 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy Lesson 5: Red Herrings 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Genre Lesson: What is a Mystery? 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Lesson 1: Mysterious Plot Problems 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Lesson 2: Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Lesson 3: Character’s Motive 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Textual Analysis Lesson: Forensic Science Files: Handwriting Analysis 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Lesson 4: Predicting a Mystery’s Solution 6
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Lesson 5: Red Herrings 6
Sequence Lesson 1: Sequence Clue Words (Part 1) 1
Sequence Lesson 1: Retell a Story in Sequential Order 2
Sequence Lesson 1: Sequence of a Story within a Story 4
Sequence Lesson 1: Beginning and End K
Sequence Lesson 1: Analyzing Sequence using Graphic Organizers 3
Sequence Lesson 2: Summarize Important Events 2
Sequence Lesson 2: Analyzing Sequence with Exception Questions 3
Sequence Lesson 2: Chronological Order of Events in a Story with a Flashback 4
Sequence Lesson 2: Order of Events K
Sequence Lesson 2: Sequence Clue Words (Part 2) 1
Sequence Lesson 3: Retell a Story with Sequence Clue Words 1
Sequence Lesson 3: Sequence Clue Words K
Sequence Lesson 3: Flashback Sequence 2
Sequence Lesson 3: Exception Questions in Stories with a Flashback 4
Setting Lesson 1: Identifying Setting Using Evidence from the Text 1
Setting Lesson 1: Setting Impact on the Plot 4
Setting Lesson 1: Where K
Setting Lesson 1: Changing Setting in a Story 2
Setting Lesson 1: Visualizing a Setting 3
Setting Lesson 2: Identifying When Using Evidence from the Text 1
Setting Lesson 2: Implicit Setting 2
Setting Lesson 2: Setting’s Effect on a Character's Actions 3
Setting Lesson 2: Using Setting to Make Predictions about Characters 4
Setting Lesson 2: When (Seasons, Day, or Night) K
Setting Lesson 3: Where and When K
Stellaluna Read-Aloud Lesson: Stellaluna 1
Stellaluna Paired Text Lesson: Stellaluna & "All About Bats" 1
The Empty Pot Read-Aloud Lesson: The Empty Pot 2
The Empty Pot Paired Text Lesson: The Empty Pot and "Government in China" 2
The Frog Scientist Read-Aloud Lesson: The Frog Scientist, Chapter 1 5
The Frog Scientist Paired Text Lesson: The Frog Scientist & "Frogs at Risk" 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Genre Lesson: Realistic Fiction 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Textual Analysis Lesson: Fostering Love and Care 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Lesson 1: Identifying Plot Conflicts 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Lesson 2: Analyzing Relationships 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Lesson 3: Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Lesson 4: Character and Relationship Changes 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Lesson 5: Theme Matters 5
The House on Mango Street Genre Lesson: Short Story 6
The House on Mango Street Lesson 1: What’s the Point of View? 6
The House on Mango Street Lesson 2: Interpreting Perspective 6
The House on Mango Street Lesson 3: Multiple Perspectives 6
The House on Mango Street Lesson 4: Using Plot Elements to Retell a Story 6
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Genre Lesson: Fantasy 5
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lesson 1: The Language of Setting 5
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lesson 2: The Effects of Character Decisions 5
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lesson 3: Analyzing Plot Conflict 5
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lesson 4: Deciding Theme 5
The Lost Garden Genre Lesson: Autobiography 6
The Lost Garden Lesson 1: What are the Main Ideas? 6
The Lost Garden Lesson 2: Pictures, Photographs, and Captions 6
The Lost Garden Lesson 3: What’s the Author’s Purpose? 6
The Lost Garden Lesson 4: Fact and Opinion 6
The Mangrove Tree Read-Aloud Lesson: The Mangrove Tree 4
The Mangrove Tree Paired Text Lesson: The Mangrove Tree & "Crisis in Africa" 4
The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball Genre Lesson: Biography/Autobiography 5
The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball Lesson 1: Author’s Opinion 5
The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball Lesson 2: Retelling a Life 5
The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball Lesson 3: Events and Effects 5
The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball Lesson 4: Text Features 5
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 Genre Lesson: Historical Fiction 5
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 Lesson 1: Effects of a Character's Past 5
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 Lesson 2: Two Settings 5
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 Lesson 3: Historical Effects 5
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 Lesson 4: Theme from Past to Present 5
The Westing Game Genre Lesson: What is a Mystery? 6
The Westing Game Lesson 1: Mysterious Plot Problems 6
The Westing Game Textual Analysis Lesson: Taking Stock of the Stock Market 6
The Westing Game Lesson 2: Character’s Motive 6
The Westing Game Lesson 3: Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery 6
The Westing Game Lesson 4: Predicting a Mystery’s Solution 6
The Westing Game Lesson 5: Red Herrings 6
The Wizard of Oz Genre Lesson: Fantasy 5
The Wizard of Oz Lesson 1: The Language of Setting 5
The Wizard of Oz Lesson 2: The Effects of Character Decisions 5
The Wizard of Oz Lesson 3: Analyzing Plot Conflict 5
The Wizard of Oz Lesson 4: Deciding Theme 5
Theme Lesson 1: Story Elements that Support the Theme 2
Theme Lesson 1: Identifying the Theme of a Fable 3
Theme Lesson 1: Identifying Universal Themes Across Cultures 4
Theme Lesson 2: Which Story Matches the Given Theme? 2
Theme Lesson 2: Events that Support a Theme 3
Theme Lesson 2: Identifying Themes in Biographies 4
Theme Lesson 3: Determining Theme Based on Events in the Story 3
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 1: Visual and Meaning Cues 1
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 1: Prefixes 2
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 1: Contrasting Statements 3
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 1: Using Picture Cues to Read Unknown Words K
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 1: Choosing the Right Strategy 4
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 2: Structure and Meaning Cues 1
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 2: Context Clues 2
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 2: Appositives 3
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 2: Using Initial Sounds and Picture Cues to Read Unknown Words K
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 3: Strategies for Determining the Meaning of a Word 1
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 3: Glossary 2
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 3: Dictionary 3
Vocabulary in Context Lesson 4: Dictionary 2
Voice Lesson 1: Words and Phrases that Support the Author’s Voice 3
Voice Lesson 1: Analyzing Author’s Voice 4
Voice Lesson 1: Author’s Voice in a Poem 2
Voice Lesson 2: Compare and Contrast Author’s Voice 4
Voice Lesson 2: Comparing Author’s Voice 3
Voice Lesson 2: Author’s Voice in a Passage 2
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art Genre Lesson: Poetry 5
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art Lesson 1: What’s the Main Idea? 5
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art Lesson 2: The Tone of a Poem 5
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art Lesson 3: A Poem’s Theme 5
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art Lesson 4: Author’s Purpose 5
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art Lesson 5: Figurative Language 5
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Read-Aloud Lesson: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin K
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Paired Text Lesson: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin & "Musical Instruments: The Symphony Orchestra" K

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