U4W2+Carlos+and+the+Skunk

=Carlos and the Skunk= skill - author's purpose strategy - evaluate word skill - within sentence word strategy - context clues

http://activities.macmillanmh.com/reading/treasures/stories/story_lessonlist/51040145.html

This week's comprehension focus is author's purpose. Sandy had the great idea to have the kids write about one topic for three different purposes - one paragraph to entertain, another paragraph to inform, and a final one to persuade. I chose to have my students write about grade 5. It works well.

I have my students do a comic strip in which an animal needs to defend itself.

The lvl readers are all about animal defenses. Using the ipad StoryMaker app, students can create a book that give highlights of the ways animals protect themselves. They can do their narration as if they ARE the animal rather than just spitting out facts.