1.    A Package for Mrs. Jewls 

                     Genre - Humorous Fiction

                     Comprehension - Story Structure

                     Vocabulary Skill - Using Context

                     Genre of Paired Passage - Drama

2.    Blasting Off To Space Academy 

                     Genre -Informational Text

                     Comprehension - Text and Graphic Features

                     Vocabulary Skill - 2A-RS - Prefixes non-, un-, dis-, mis-

                     Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

3.   Off and Running

                    Genre - Realistic Fiction

                    Comprehension - Compare and Contrast

                    Vocabulary Skill - Multiple-Meaning Words

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Persuasive Text

4.   Double Dutch 

                    Genre - Narrative Nonfiction

                    Comprehension - Sequence of Events

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS - Suffixes -ion, -tion

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Poetry 

5.   Elisa's Diary  

                     Genre - Realistic Fiction

                     Comprehension - Theme

                     Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS - Suffi xes -ly, -ful

                     Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

6.   Interrupted Journey 

                    Genre - Informational

                    Comprehension - Cause and Effect

                    Vocabulary Skill - Antonyms (Using a Thesaurus)

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Myth

7.   Old Yeller 

                    Genre - Historical Fiction

                    Comprehension - Understanding Characters

                    Vocabulary Skill - Idioms (Adages & Common Sayings)

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Drama 

8.   Everglades Forever  

                    Genre - Narrative Nonfiction

                    Comprehension - Persuasion

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS - Vocabulary Greek & Latin Set I, Set 2, Set 3

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

9.   Storm Warriors

                    Genre - Historical Fiction

                    Comprehension - Drawing Conclusions, Making Generalizations

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS - Greek and Latin Roots (Greek =tele, photo; Latin = scrib, rupt )

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

10. Cougars   

                    Genre - Informational

                    Comprehension - Main Idea and Details

                    Vocabulary Skill - Analogies

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Poetry

11.Dangerous Crossing

                  Genre - Historical Fiction

                  Comprehension - Cause and Effect

                  Vocabulary Skill - Using Reference Sources

                  Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

12. Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? 

                   Genre - Narrative Non-fiction

                   Comprehension - Fact and Opinion

                   Vocabulary Skill - Using Context

                   Genre of Paired Passage - Myth

13. They Called Her Molly Pitcher

                    Genre - Narrative Nonfiction

                    Comprehension - Drawing Conclusions, Making Generalizations

                    Vocabulary Skill - Use a Thesaurus

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Drama

14. James Forten

                    Genre - Biography

                    Comprehension - Sequence of Events

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS - Greek and Latin Roots

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

15. We Were There Too!

                    Genre - Biography

                    Comprehension - Compare and Contrast

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS -  Prefixes  in-, im-, il-, ir-

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Poetry

16. Lunch Money  

                    Genre - Realistic Fiction

                    Comprehension - Author's Purpose

                    Vocabulary Skill - Foreign Words Used in English/Word Origins

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

17. Laff 

                    Genre - Science Fiction

                    Comprehension - Story Structure

                    Vocabulary Skill - Using Reference Sources

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text 

18. The Dog Newspaper 

                    Genre - Autobiography

                    Comprehension - Fact and Opinion

                    Vocabulary Skill - Analogies

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Poetry

19. Darnell Rock Reporting

                    Genre - Realistic Fiction

                    Comprehension - Persuasion

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS - Greek and Latin Suffixes -ist, -ism, -able, -ible

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Persuasive Speech

20. Don Quixote And the Windmills 

                    Genre - Humorous Fiction

                    Comprehension - Understanding Characters

                    Vocabulary Skill -  Idioms

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Drama

21. Tucket's Travels 

                    Genre - Historical Fiction

                    Comprehension - Sequence of Events

                    Vocabulary Skill -  Synonyms

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text 

22. The Birchbark House 

                    Genre - Historical Fiction

                    Comprehension - Theme

                    Vocabulary Skill -  Using Reference Sources

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

23. Vaqueros: America's First Cowboys 

                    Genre - Informational Text

                    Comprehension - Main Idea and Details

                    Vocabulary Skill - Word Families

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Poetry

24. Rachel's Journal

                    Genre - Historical Fiction

                    Comprehension - Cause and Effect

                    Vocabulary Skill - Using Context

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational Text

25. Lewis and Clark 

                    Genre - Narrative Nonfiction

                    Comprehension - Author's Purpose

                    Vocabulary Skill - Analogies

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Drama 

26. Animals on the Move

                    Genre - Informational Text

                    Comprehension - Text and Graphic Features

                    Vocabulary Skill - Multiple-Meaning Words

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Drama

27. Mysteries at Cliff Palace

                    Genre - Drama

                    Comprehension - Theme

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS - Suffixes -ness, -less, -ment

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Drama

28. Fossils

                    Genre - Informational

                    Comprehension - Fact and Opinion

                    Vocabulary Skill - Idioms

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational

29. The Case of the Missing Deer

                    Genre - Realistic Fiction

                    Comprehension - Conclusions and Generalizations

                    Vocabulary Skill -  2A-RS -  Greek and Latin Roots  

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Informational

30. Get Lost

                    Genre - Informational, Myth, Poetry

                    Comprehension - Main Idea and Detail

                    Vocabulary Skill - Word Origin

                    Genre of Paired Passage - Myth

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