Destiny's Gift
Destiny's Gift
by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Genre: Realistic Fiction- has characters and events that are like those in real life
Reading Skills: Understanding Characters and Story's Message
Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate
Essential Question: Why is volunteering good for a community and its people?
Student Objectives:
-Describe characters and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
-Engage effectively in collaborative discussion.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
afford: to be able to pay
afford: to be able to pay
customers: people who buy something at a store
customers: people who buy something at a store
contacted: got in touch with someone
contacted: got in touch with someone
raise: to collect
raise: to collect
earn: to get something by working
earn: to get something by working
figure: to work out by thinking
figure: to work out by thinking
block: the section of a street between two other streets
block: the section of a street between two other streets
spreading: stretching something out
spreading: stretching something out
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