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Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary: Story about the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase told from
the point of view of Lewis' dog, Seaman.
Focus Skills: characters and setting
Summary: Story about the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase told from
the point of view of Lewis' dog, Seaman.
Focus Skills: characters and setting
Genre: Trickster's Tale
Summary: A modern fractured fairy tale on The Frog Prince.
Focus Skills: character traits, plot, and setting
Summary: A modern fractured fairy tale on The Frog Prince.
Focus Skills: character traits, plot, and setting
Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary: Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and inspired by her life on the
prairie.
Focus Skills: Plot, setting, foreshadowing
Summary: Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and inspired by her life on the
prairie.
Focus Skills: Plot, setting, foreshadowing
Genre: Fiction
Summary: Story about a kid with some amazing basketball skills
Focus Skill: cause and effect
Summary: Story about a kid with some amazing basketball skills
Focus Skill: cause and effect
Genre: Expository Text
Summary: Gives information about Yosemite National Park
Focus Skill: Main Idea
Summary: Gives information about Yosemite National Park
Focus Skill: Main Idea
Genre: Expository Text
Summary: Text about the different ways horses have helped peopled
throughout history.
Focus Skill: Cause and effect
Summary: Text about the different ways horses have helped peopled
throughout history.
Focus Skill: Cause and effect
Genre: Biography
Summary: This story focuses on how Native American Jim Thorpe's
childhood and education set the stage for his athletic achievements.
Focus Skills of the Week: Fact/Opinion and Text Structure
Summary: This story focuses on how Native American Jim Thorpe's
childhood and education set the stage for his athletic achievements.
Focus Skills of the Week: Fact/Opinion and Text Structure
Genre: Expository Text
Summary: Information about the 29 Code Talkers during World War II.
Focus Skill: Text Structure
Summary: Information about the 29 Code Talkers during World War II.
Focus Skill: Text Structure
Genre: Biography
Summary: Biography about Martin Luther King Jr. told from his sister's point-of-view.
Focus Skill: Cause/effect and point-of-view
Summary: Biography about Martin Luther King Jr. told from his sister's point-of-view.
Focus Skill: Cause/effect and point-of-view
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Genre: Tall Tale
Summary: Adventures of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox
Focus Skill: inferences
Genre: Tall Tale
Summary: Adventures of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox
Focus Skill: inferences
*I could not find the story pdf, but there is a link to listen to it.
Genre: Expository Text.
Summary: Follows storm chaser, Warren Faidley, to experience Hurricane Andrew.
Focus Skill: Graphic Sources
Genre: Expository Text.
Summary: Follows storm chaser, Warren Faidley, to experience Hurricane Andrew.
Focus Skill: Graphic Sources
Genre: Expository text
Summary: Humorous text with facts about various Presidents.
Focus Skill: Main Idea
Summary: Humorous text with facts about various Presidents.
Focus Skill: Main Idea
Genre: Expository Text
Summary: Learn about the mysterious Pink River dolphins of the Amazon.
Focus Skill: Compare and Contrast
Summary: Learn about the mysterious Pink River dolphins of the Amazon.
Focus Skill: Compare and Contrast
Genre: Expository Text
Summary: Learn about one the few places in the world where whales allow humans to touch them.
Focus Skill: Fact/Opinion and informational writing from a video
Whale Video-Episode 1
Summary: Learn about one the few places in the world where whales allow humans to touch them.
Focus Skill: Fact/Opinion and informational writing from a video
Whale Video-Episode 1
Genre: Expository Text
Summary: Information about Michael Collins and his jobs on Apollo 11.
Focus Skill: Graphic Sources
The Forgotten Astronaut Article-USA Today
The Story Of NASA’s “Forgotten Astronaut”-Video
NASA for Students K-4
NASA Eating Space Videos
Summary: Information about Michael Collins and his jobs on Apollo 11.
Focus Skill: Graphic Sources
The Forgotten Astronaut Article-USA Today
The Story Of NASA’s “Forgotten Astronaut”-Video
NASA for Students K-4
NASA Eating Space Videos