The Houdine Box Genre: Historical Fiction

Comprehension Skill: Compare & Contrast

Comprehension Strategy: PredictCC4RL1-Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferencesCC4RL9-Compare and Contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different culturesVocabulary Strategy: Context Clues

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CC4L4.a- Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phraseGrammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns

CC4L1 -Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

Genre: Expository Nonfiction

Comprehension Skill: Compare & Contrast

Comprehension Strategy: VisualizeCC4RI1-Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the textCC4RI6-Compare and Contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in the focus and the information provided

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Vocabulary Strategy: Context CluesCC4L4.a- Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase

Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns CC4L1 -Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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The King in the Kitchen

Genre: Play

Comprehension Skill: Character & Setting

Comprehension Strategy: Monitor & Fix UpCC4RL3- Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions)

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Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary &Glossary

CC4L4.c- Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases

Grammar: Pronouns and Antecedents CC4L1 -Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English

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grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Seeker of Knowledge Genre: Biography

Comprehension Skill: Graphic Sources

Comprehension Strategy: Ask QuestionsCC4RI7-Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in

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charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appearsVocabulary Strategy: Word Structure

CC4L4.b- Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph)

Grammar: Possessive Pronouns

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CC4L1 -Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Comprehension Skill: Plot Comprehension Strategy: Prior

KnowledgeCC4RL1- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says

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explicitly and when drawing inferences from the textCC4RL1- Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words or actions)

Vocabulary Strategy: Context CluesCC4L4.a- Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase

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Grammar: Contractions & NegativesCC4L1-Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking