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My Special Job
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121179
Grade Level:
1
Reading Level:
E
Strategy/Skill:
Making connections, Making predictions, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Family
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early
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Book Summary
This is a young boy’s simple recount of the daily routine of removing his father’s boots.
Features of the Book
- Text running over spreads.
- The use of contractions – “don’t” and “you’ve.”
- Descriptive language – “like a bucking bronco.”
- The blends – “br,” “sp,” “ch,” and “sl.”
- The ellipses on pages 7, 9, and 10.
- The idea of a simple tradition.
- The use of the large text and exclamation point for effect.
- The use of the past tense on the final page.
- The high-frequency words – “when,” “from,” “his,” “then,” “that,” and “for.”
Purpose
My Special Job can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- reading an increasing range of high-frequency words in context
- predicting outcomes from illustrations
- developing the skill of writing instructions
- comparing the story to events in own lives
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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