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    Making Connections

    Making Connections

    Using Clues to Learn New Words
    Using Clues to Learn New Words
    Fiction Story Analysis
    Fiction Story Analysis
    How to Identify the Motifs and Themes of a Text
    How to Identify the Motifs and Themes of a Text

    Fiction’s Features
    Fiction’s Features
    Word Web: S.E.E.D.
    Word Web: S.E.E.D.
    Plot Diagram
    Plot Diagram
    Literary Devices That Determine Mood and Tone
    Literary Devices That Determine Mood and Tone
    What I Am Learning About
    What I Am Learning About
    Sum It Up
    Sum It Up
    Critical Questions and Reflections – Fiction
    Critical Questions and Reflections – Fiction
    Critical Questions to Think, Write, and Speak Deeply About – Fiction
    Critical Questions to Think, Write, and Speak Deeply About – Fiction
    Venn Diagram: Compare and Contrast
    Venn Diagram: Compare and Contrast
    Characters Change
    Characters Change
    Word and Phrase Examples
    Word and Phrase Examples
    Noticing and Reacting to New Information – Nonfiction
    Noticing and Reacting to New Information – Nonfiction
    K-W-L Chart
    K-W-L Chart
    Main Idea and Supporting Details
    Main Idea and Supporting Details
    Determining the Central Idea
    Determining the Central Idea
    Word Web
    Word Web
    Illustrating Our Understandings
    Illustrating Our Understandings
    Structures of Nonfiction
    Structures of Nonfiction
    Figuring out Nonfiction Vocabulary
    Figuring out Nonfiction Vocabulary
    Expanding Content Knowledge Using Other Media
    Expanding Content Knowledge Using Other Media
    Features Help Us Learn
    Features Help Us Learn
    Asking Questions While Reading Nonfiction
    Asking Questions While Reading Nonfiction
    Tracking Our Thinking
    Tracking Our Thinking
    Glossary of Key Vocabulary
    Glossary of Key Vocabulary