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Guard Dog Diggory
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478277159
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
J
Strategy/Skill:
Character study, Making inferences, Making predictions, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Humor, Pets
Classification:
Fiction
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Book Summary
Diggory is Mac’s dog. One day, Mac leaves Diggory eating a bone in the back of his truck. The truck is stolen. Diggory protects the truck (and his bone) while the police help Mac catch the robbers and find the truck.
Features of the Book
- Colloquial language – Yikes, crime busters
- Direct speech
- Includes characters from A Home for Diggory
- Humor
- Third-person narrative
Word Study Opportunities
- Compound words – sometimes, sidewalk
- Contractions – don’t, we’re, I’ll, he’s, isn’t
- Past tense verbs – barked, wagged, stopped
- Silent “b” – climbed
Purpose
Guard Dog Diggory can be used to introduce and reinforce the following standards-related skills:
- interpreting and analyzing characters’ feelings, relationships, and actions
- making, confirming, and revising predictions
- inferring meaning
- exploring the silent “e”
- writing to record ideas
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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