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The Journey: Stories of Migration
The Journey: Stories of Migration
by Cynthia Rylant
Genre - Informational Text
Paired Text - The Ant and the Grasshopper
Genre - Fable
Essential Question:
Why do animals migrate to other places?
Reading Goals
Target Skills - compare and contrast, author's word choice
Target Strategy - visualize
Fluency - phrasing
Phonics
spelling changes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing
Skill Links
Language Goals
Spelling - short vowels
Spelling - short vowels
cities cried puppies hurried
cities cried puppies hurried
stories flies parties tried
stories flies parties tried
pennies fried carried babies
pennies fried carried babies
spied ponies pretty very
spied ponies pretty very
countries libraries
countries libraries
Vocabulary
Strategy - word roots
migrate -to move to another place
migrate -to move to another place
survival - the act of staying alive
survival - the act of staying alive
plenty - more than enough
plenty - more than enough
frightening- scary
frightening- scary
thunderous - very loud
thunderous - very loud
accidents - unexpected injuries
accidents - unexpected injuries
solid - firm and hard
solid - firm and hard
chilly - cold
chilly - cold
landscape- scenery
landscape- scenery
dramatic - exciting
dramatic - exciting
Skill Links
Grammar
making comparisons
Skill Links
http://www.quia.com/cb/38873.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html
Writing
Focus Trait - Word Choice
Writing Type - Narrative (descriptive paragraph)
Skill Links
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