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Quad Text Set Examples Grades 3-5:
History
Target Text: The Presidency by Taylor-Butler
Visual Text: School House Rocks The Executive Branch
Informational Text: The President, Vice President and Cabinet: a look at the executive branch by Landau
Young Adult Connection: Grace for President by DiPucchio
Science
Target Text: Relationships Between Organisms
Visual Text: Crash Course in Predators
Informational Text: What Would You Do With a Tail Like This by Jenkins and Page
Young Adult Connection: Who Would Win Series by Pallota and Bolster
Science
Target Text: From Seed to Plant by Gibbons
Visual Text: From Seed to Flower
Informational Text: The Tiny Seed by Carle
Young Adult Connection: Counting Pumpkin Seeds by McNamara
Language Arts
Target Text: For the Unknown Enemy by William Stafford
Visual Text: Graphs/InfoGraphic of Military Deaths in WWII by Country and Website for Exploring the National Monuments
Informational Text: U.S. Veterans Day parades and ceremonies honor those who served (from Newsela.com)
YA Connection Text: The Bracelet
Resources for Teaching Comprehension to Students Grades K-5
Useful Websites:
https://sites.google.com/a/udel.edu/revised-bookworms-lessons
http://www.adlit.org/strategy_library/
http://comprehensivereadingsolutions.org
Good Internet Reads:
Dr. Wright’s Vocabulary Read Aloud
Should We Teach 100 Sight Words to Kindergarteners by Marcia Invernizzi
Five Literacy Practices to Abandon by Nell Duke
Why To NOT Share Reading Levels With Students
Recommended Books:
Inside Information by Nell Duke
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