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Cool Treasure, The
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360641
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
M
Strategy/Skill:
Author's purpose, Making predictions, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Theme/Topic:
Change over Time, Problem Solving, Relationships
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
Miguel finds a diary in the basement of his new house. It was written in 1944 and contains clues about some treasure that was hidden by the writer of the diary. Miguel reads the diary and follows the clues.
Features of the Book
- Mystery
- Excerpts from a diary, in letter form
- Descriptions of life in the 1940s
- Play on words – cool treasure
- Specialized vocabulary – blackout, coal chute, food stamps, electric icebox
Purpose
The Cool Treasure can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- making, confirming, and revising predictions
- determining an author’s purpose
- interpreting specialized vocabulary in context
- using a text as a springboard for further research
- using a diary to record information, feelings, and ideas
- identifying and using various sources, such as diaries, to reconstruct the past
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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