Mini-Lessons

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• Idiomatic Expressions

  Description:

        Students will identify and interpret idiomatic expressions.

• Build Reading Fluency

  Description:

        Students will read aloud interview questions and answers to build fluency.

• Make Connections

• Book Talks

  Description:

        Students will prepare book talks to recommend favorite titles to their classmates.

• Headline Writing

  Description:

        Students will learn about the importance of the headline in a news story.

• Headline Writing

• Building Vocabulary

  Description:

        Students will use context clues to learn new vocabulary.

• Point of View

  Description:

        Students will consider different points of view.

• Taking Notes

• Reading for Information

  Description:

        Students will read a news story for specific information.

• Analyzing the News

  Description:

        Students will analyze the results of the New Hampshire primaries.

• Build a Time Line

  Description:

        Students will build a time line of Edmund Hillary's life and accomplishments.

• Make Inferences

  Description:

        Students will use information in a news story to make inferences.

• Asking Questions

  Description:

        Students will ask questions - and search for answers - as they read.

• Build Reading Fluency

  Description:

        Students will read aloud interview questions and answers to build fluency.

• Lively Language

  Description:

        Students will explore a writing technique.

• Figurative Language

  Description:

        Students will identify and interpret similes in a news story.

• Make Connections

  Description:

        Students will make text-to-self connections.

• Cause and Effect

  Description:

        Students will identify cause and effect.

• Categorizing Information

  Description:

        Students will categorize answers from an interview.