► Build Background
► Language & Grammar
Make Comparisons
Use Verbs in the Present Tense
► Prepare to Read
Learn Key Vocabulary
Learn a Reading Strategy
Ask Questions
► Read and Write
Focus on Genre
Historical Fiction
Apply the Reading Strategy
Ask Questions
Critical Thinking
Reading Fluency
Read with Expression
Vocabulary Review
Write About the Guiding Question
► Connect Across the Curriculum
Literary Analysis
Analyze Figurative Language: Simile and Metaphor
Vocabulary Study
Analyze Personification
Research/Viewing
View Taino Artifacts
Listening/Speaking
Give an Oral Response to Literature
Language and Grammar
Make Comparisons
Writing and Grammar
Write About Events
In 1492, Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola and claimed it for Spain. Spanish explorers brought disease and death to the Taino people who lived there.
Quickwrite What would you do if people from another planet arrived in your community? How would it make you feel? Write about how you think you would react to their arrival.
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The Taino people lived in the Caribbean regions about 1,000 years before Columbus arrived in 1492.
