One recent text was Mystery in the Desert: The Nazca Lines. We used this text to talk about how one thinks about the genre and style of the text when reading and thinking. Since this was an expository nonfiction text, we read it looking for information in different categories related to the main topic. We discussed the text after reading.
We read another nonfiction text, The Mystery of the Vasa. This one was written in more of a narrative style. We used it to practice reading fluently, paying attention to how you stress certain words and how your voice goes up and down.
Our word work has focused on different letter/sound patterns and prefixes. Thanks for playing those games for homework!
