Read To Succeed
The more you read the more you arm yourself with powerful knowledge to succeed in the world. ~ P. Andega
Critical readers are critical thinkers. Remember to summarize, clarify, compare and make connections in order to make your reading more meaningful.
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Reading Strategies
Inferencing
Compare and Contrast
Summarize
Main Idea
Predicting
Context Clues
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Everyone loves a good picture book.
Even older students may find it interesting to learn something new from beautifully illustrated books of fiction or non fiction.
Seek and find a list of even more Picture books for upper grades
Even older students may find it interesting to learn something new from beautifully illustrated books of fiction or non fiction.
Seek and find a list of even more Picture books for upper grades
Picture Books for Older Students
Diva Leontyne Price retells this famous opera about the beautiful princess of Ethiopia. "The Dillons magnificently capture the drama with powerful full-page illustrations that resemble stage sets. . . . Ideal for reading aloud during an Egyptian unit, in music classes, to children attending the opera, or for the pure aesthetic experience."--"Booklist" |
When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz
See below for Video Booktalk of When Marian Sang |
14 Cows
This is a lovely picture book about foreign aid involving the United States and a remote village in Kenya, but it’s not what you think.
Instead of an earnest tale about Americans helping an impoverished people far away, it openswith a Kenyan named Kimeli returning to his village from New York City in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Book Review by Nickolas D. Kristof |
Pena on Pena
This book is
a biography of the talented artist Amado Pena.    |
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White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman
Read this story and others online at www.storylineonline.net.
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Windsong by Carol Moore
Click on the picture to read more online stories like this one. These are also great for fulfilling your daily 20 mins. reading requirement for your reading log.
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Poetry Corner - The Willow and the Ginkgo
Click here to read a poem about the Willow and Ginkgo trees.
See how many similes you can find! A simile is a comparison using like or as.
Example: 'You are as busy as a beaver' or 'The cafe was as noisy as a three ring circus'.
Metaphor: This is also comparing two things, but it does not use the words, 'like' or 'as'
Example: 'Those girls are two peas in a pod' My pillow was a cloud as I fell asleep.
See how many similes you can find! A simile is a comparison using like or as.
Example: 'You are as busy as a beaver' or 'The cafe was as noisy as a three ring circus'.
Metaphor: This is also comparing two things, but it does not use the words, 'like' or 'as'
Example: 'Those girls are two peas in a pod' My pillow was a cloud as I fell asleep.
Wings by Christopher Myers
Meet author Chris Myers. He wrote the book Wings to remind us that our attitude determines our altitude, which means if you believe in yourself the sky is the limit!