¡No tiren eso! 6-pack Author: Barbara Beveridge ISBN: 9780790328935 Copyright Date: 2007 Grade Level: 1 Reading Level: E Strategy/Skill: Making predictions, Using graphic sources Genre: Procedure, Realistic Fiction Theme/Topic: School and Community Classification: Fiction Fluency: Early

Overview

A resourceful and determined child rescues trash to create a magnificent dragon.

Suggested Purposes

This text supports the comprehension strategies of:

• making and confirming predictions
• noting details in illustrations
• and using illustrations to understand text.

This text is constructed completely:

•  through direct speech
• the use of speech bubbles, providing good opportunities for expressive reading.

Text Features (Focus on only one or two per session.)

• the initial consonant blends – br, dr, gl, gr, pr, st
• the digraph -th – that, that’s, the, those, everything, brother
• the letter cluster -thr – throw
• the contractions – don’t, that’s, I’ve
• the compound word – everything
• the past and future forms of the verbs – made, make
• the adjectives – cool, good, sticky
• the use of direct speech
• the repeated sentence structure on pages 2 to 6
• the speech bubbles on pages 10 to 12
• the characters’ names
• the varied text placement
• the use of a variety of punctuation

For more information please see our Lesson Plan