Unit 1: Lessons 1 - 5

Lesson 1
TARGET SKILLS: 
Understanding Characters
Dialogue
Similes
Prefixes: dis-, ex-, inter-, non-

TARGET STRATEGY:
Question

Use PicCollage to create your own Name Simile Acrostic like the one below.
 Picture
TOPIC:
Personal Expression
Lesson 2
TARGET SKILLS:
Author's Purpose
Figurative Language - Idioms
Point of View
Suffixes: -er, -or, -ar, -ist, -ian, -ent

TARGET STRATEGY:
Infer/Predict
TOPIC: Sports
Lesson 3
TARGET SKILLS: 
Sequence of Events
Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Diagrams
Multiple Meaning Words

TARGET STRATEGY:
Analyze/Evaluate
TOPIC: Books
Lesson 4
TARGET SKILLS: 
Story Structure
Alliteration
Style and Tone
More on Style and Tone
Prefixes: de-, trans-

TARGET STRATEGY:
Monitor/Clarify
TOPIC: Animal Signals 
Lesson 5
TARGET SKILLS: 
Fact and Opinion
Author's Purpose/Perspective
Analyze Events
Reference Sources

TARGET STRATEGY:
Summarize (Fiction)
TOPIC: Performance and Visual Arts