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March1-5 Good-Bye Curtis

Genre- Realistic Fiction Good-bye Curtis Summary – Curtis is a letter carrier who has had the same route for forty-two years, and today is his last day on the job. Everyone along his route throws him a party.

Vocabulary

1. addresses – the street names, street numbers, cities and states where businesses or homes can be found.

2. clerk – salesperson in a store

3. grown- to increase in size or age

4. honor – show of respect and love

5. pour – to move somewhere quickly and in large numbers

route- a series of places or customers visited regularly by a person who delivers or sells something.

Focus Skill – Compare and contrast

-When you tell how things are alike, you compare them

-When you tell how things are different, you contrast those things

March 8-12 Max Found Two Sticks

Genre – Realistic Fiction  Max Found Two Sticks  summary – Two sticks fall from a tree as Max sits in the front steps. Since he doesn’t feel like talking, he responds to people by using the sticks to tap out the rhythms of things he sees and hears.

 comprehension focus  - double meaning words

Vocabulary –

appeared – came into view

conductor – someone who is in charge of a train

created – made or designed something

imitated – copied something or someone

rhythm -  a regular beat in music, poetry, or dance

started – surprised someone and made the person jump.


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