Reading Textbook Stories

The Secret Garden

Listen to Book (YouTube)

The Miracle of Spring

Listen to Book (YouTube)

IXL Practice

• T.1 Distinguish facts from opinions 7GS

• T.2 Identify an author's statement of opinion RAE

• T.3 Choose reasons to support an opinion AQK

IXL Practice

• H.3 Draw inferences from a text ETU

• H.1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters LZ7

• H.2 Compare and contrast characters LTR

IXL Practice

• F.1 Identify similes and metaphors 2GG

• F.2 Similes and metaphors with pictures 9TK

• F.3 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors WXC

• F.4 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source BJH

• F.5 Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone KMU

• FF.1 Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 8ML 

Videos

• Literary Devices: Similes (1:19) YouTube (Mind Blooming)

• Literary Devices: Metaphors (1:18) YouTube (Mind Blooming)

IXL Practice

• A.1 Use key details to determine the main idea DTM

• A.2 Determine the main idea of a passage 23G

• A.3 Combine main ideas from two texts 94B

Videos

• How to Find the Main Idea and Supporting Details (2:02) YouTube

• Main Idea (2:41) YouTube (Mind Blooming)

IXL Practice

• L.1 Label the rhyme scheme PG7

• L.2 Identify elements of poetry WDA

Videos

• Poetry (4:51) YouTube (BrainPOP) / Poetry (4:51) BrainPOP

• The Elements of a Poem (5:05) YouTUbe (Khan Academy)

IXL Practice

• G.1 Identify the narrative point of view XPD

• G.2 Compare and contrast points of view GV8

• G.3 Compare information from two texts FN5

Videos

• A Story's Point of View (3:42) YouTube (Khan Academy)

IXL Practice

• E.1 Sort sensory details BN8

• E.2 Identify sensory details EQ2

IXL Practice

• I.1 Identify story elements 8XM

Videos

• Story Elements: Characters, Setting, & Events (2:13) YouTube (Mind Blooming)

• Story Elements: Problem & Solution (2:08) YouTube (Mind Blooming)

• The Elements of a Story (5:13) YouTube (Khan Academy)

Practice identifying the story elements in these videos:

• The Present (4:18) YouTube

• Lost & Found (7:38) YouTube

IXL Practice

• J.1 Select and use text features CVZ

IXL Practice

• D.1 Determine the order of events in informational texts CQA

• D.2 Compare and contrast in informational texts M6Z

• D.3 Match causes and effects in informational texts QTM

• D.4 Match problems with their solutions XJG

• D.5 Identify text structures ZC2

IXL Practice

• B.1 Determine the themes of short stories KWD

Videos

• Theme (3:31) YouTube (Mind Blooming)

IXL Practice

• K.2 Read graphic organizers 75M