Spelling Words: hens, eggs, ducks, bikes, boxes, wishes, dresses, names, bells, stamps, dishes, grapes, too, two, tail, tale, stitches, fences

Benchmarks for Module 6 Week 1: 

• R.2.1 - text features

• EE.3.1 - making inferences

Questions to ask to check for comprehension:

• How do the headings in this text help you get information about the topic _____________?

• Explain what a table is in your own words.

• Based on text features, what do you think the book will be about?

• How would the book have been different if the author had not included text features?

• What can you infer about the text from the illustration on page ______?

Spelling Words: cot, face, goal, gym, nice, page, plug, crash, gone, brag, city, trace, stamps, dishes, bells, dresses, circus, once

Benchmarks for Module 6 Week 2: 

• R.3.1 - figurative language (idioms, similes, metaphors, alliteration)

• R.2.1 - text features (headings, graphs, diagrams, captions)

• R.1 - elements of poetry (rhythm, repetition, stanzas)

Questions to ask to check for comprehension:

• How do the headings in this text help you get information about the topic _____________?

• Explain what a table is in your own words.

• Based on text features, what do you think the book will be about?

• How would the book have differed if the author had not included text features?

• How can you use the words and sentences around an unknown word to figure out what the simile, idiom, or alliteration __________ means?

• How do the words or phrases help you picture what is happening?

• Write a sentence related to the text using a simile, idiom or alliteration.

Spelling Words: car, dark, card, star, park, yard, party, hard, smart, start, part, spark, city, crash, goal, gym, sparkle, partner

Benchmarks for Module 6 Week 3: 

• R.3.1 - figurative language (idioms, similes, metaphors, alliteration)

• R.2.1 - text features (headings, graphs, diagrams, captions)

• R.1 - elements of poetry (rhythm, repetition, stanzas)

Questions to ask to check for comprehension:

• How do the headings in this text help you get information about the topic _____________?

• Explain what a table is in your own words.

• Based on text features, what do you think the book will be about?

• How would the book have differed if the author had not included text features?

• How can you use the words and sentences around an unknown word to figure out what the simile, idiom, or alliteration __________ means?

• How do the words or phrases help you picture what is happening?

• Write a sentence related to the text using a simile, idiom or alliteration.