Language and Content

Listen and Read Along

Focus on Genre

Magazine Article A magazine article tells about a current event or a subject that many people want to read about. It is nonfiction. This magazine article is about a kite festival that happens in Japan.

Focus on Comprehension

Classify When you classify information, you put it into groups. This will help you remember what you read in an article. As you read “Kite Festival,” think about the information that belongs in the same group.

Kite ShapeKite Color
Photograph of the theme book, “Kite Festival.” Background photo: Hamamatsu, Japan