Week Of:
| Reading Selection
| Genre
| In this selection, look for:
| Focus Skill |
| 1/30 | "The Kids' Invention Book" | Expository Nonfiction (Expository nonfiction presents and explains information or ideas.) | -Facts and details about a subject or topic
-Photographs and captions
| Main Idea and Details* |
| 2/6 | "The Case of Pablo's Nose"
[Building Background/Good Detectives]
| Mystery (A mystery is a story that focuses on questions such as these: Who did it?, Where is it?, or What happened? The action centers on finding the answer to the question.) | -Realistic characters and events
-A problem that must be solved
-A solution to the problem | Sequence* |
| 2/13 | "In the Days of King Adobe" | Folktale**(Folktales are stories that were first told orally. They reflect the customs and beliefs of a culture.) | ***-A plot that teaches a lesson
-A main character who reflects the values of a culture
| Main Idea and Details* |
| 2/27 | "Red Writing Hood"
[Building Background/Performing in a Theater]
| Play (A play is a story that can be performed for an audience.)
| -Characters' actions and feelings shown through dialogue
-Stage directions
| Sequence* |
| 3/5 | "One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale" | Folktale** | ***
| Compare and Contrast*
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