Rocks in His Head
Author: Carol Otis Hurst
Illustrator: James Stevenson
Genre: Biography
Question of the Week: Why is it valuable to have unique interests?
Paired Selection: Marvelous Marble Mania
Genre: Persuasive Text
Author: Robert Kausai
Comprehension Skill:
Fact and Opinion- A fact can be proved true or false. An opinion gives someones thoughts or feelings about something.
Your child should be able to state a fact and an opinion about different topics.
Inferring- When you infer, you combine your background knowledge with ideas in the text to come up with your own idea about what the author is saying.
Your child should be able gain understanding about themes in the story that are not explicityly stated.
Vocabulary Skill: Multiple Meaning Words / Context Clues
Writing: Biographies
English: Possessive Pronouns
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