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Sweet to Eat
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478120738
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
I
Strategy/Skill:
Analyzing themes, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Change over Time, Life Science, Plants
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early-Fluent
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Book Summary
The first page introduces a family’s grapevine, which was planted by the children’s grandfather. The following pages record the growth of the grapes over one season.
Features of the Book
- Text used to show the passing of time – “Every year” and “At first.”
- Changes in season shown in the illustrations.
- The decorative border repeated on each spread.
- The repetition of “Sweet to eat” in two different contexts.
- Evocative language – “old, twisty grapevine” and “fat and juicy.”
- The silent “w” in “wrinkly.”
- The blends – “tw” and “gr.”
- The use of letter clusters in both medial and final positions – “tch” in “stretches” and “ght” in “night.”
- The use of compound words – “grapevine” and “grandfather.”
Purpose
Sweet to Eat can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- recognizing and reading a range of different word patterns, including word endings
- identifying the themes of the book
- developing the skill of writing using a range of word choices
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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