Unit 2

UNIT 2

Bat Loves The Night

What clues in a story help you figure out the 
sequence of events?
 

 

   This story is a narrative nonfiction.  We get to enjoy a story while learning facts about bats!

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What Do Illustrations Do?

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How do pictures help to tell a story?
Genre: Informational Text
Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms

Watch this video clip!

How do illustrations help to tell the story of the book eating boy?

 

 

The Harvest Birds

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How can readers figure out the message in a story?
Genre: Traditional Tale
Comprehension Skill: Conclusions

Inferring Video

 

 

The Kamishibai Man

 
Grammar: Subject  Predicate
Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Target Strategy: Dictionary Skills

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Young Thomas Edison

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Why are details important in a biography?
Genre: Biography

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details

Target Strategy: Summarizing

How did Thomas Edison grow up to be a legendary inventor? Our main selection explores Edison's life as a child. 

We learned about his interest in mixing chemicals--sometimes with explosive results--and his work as a paperboy in his community. 

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Main Idea Practice

Take a look at some of these great biography videos.

 

Thomas Edison Biography 

Helen Keller Biography

Helen Keller Her Amazing Story 

Wright Brothers Biography 

Ben Franklin Biography