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Readers will rely on a host of strategies to help them make sense of the increasingReaders will think about how texts are built at the smallest level-the sentence level-to how part of a text is built to how the entire text is built. They will also monitor their own comprehension, and when they notice their comprehension is breaking-down, they rely on a toolkit of strategies to help get themselves unstruck. ly complex vocabulary used by authors of nonfiction texts. They will also learn that readers can use word morphology to tackle tricky vocabulary. 

Los escritores trabajarán en sus capítulos haciendo uso de. las estrategias para dar detalles específicos de manera clara y ordenada. Harán dos subtemas en cada capítulo para expandir la escritura con precisión.

Lectura de textos informativos relacionados al tema. Tomar apuntes importantes que consideren necesitan incluir en su libro.

- Continuing their learning in the wellness unit; summarizing the big ideas in the Declaration of Independence; ranking the grievances that colonists described in the Declaration of Independence; rewriting arguments in the Declaration of Independence; comparing independence movements throughout the Western Hemisphere compared to that of the U.S.

• As a family, practice various strategies for maintaining emotional wellbeing; discuss student learning during the wellness/puberty unit.

• Dialogue with household members about what it means to be independent and what they've learned about the Declaration of Independence unit. 

Identify emotions—strong or mild, pleasant or unpleasant—that come automatically after a situation.

Identify things in my environment that influence my emotions, thoughts, and actions.

Practice emotional regulation strategies to become calm when I have strong emotions.

Think about a situation you have experienced with a strong emotion. How did you use the Stop, Think, and Cool Off! strategy or how could you have used a relaxation method in that situation?