► Build Background
► Language & Grammar
Make Comparisons
Use Adjectives to Make Comparisons
► Prepare to Read
Learn Key Vocabulary
Learn a Reading Strategy
Visualize
► Read and Write
Focus on Genre
Feature Article
Apply the Reading Strategy
Visualize
Critical Thinking
Reading Fluency
Read with Appropriate Phrasing
Vocabulary Review
Write About the Guiding Question
► Connect Across the Curriculum
Literary Analysis
Analyze Rhythm in Poetry
Analyze Structure of Poetry
Vocabulary Study
Use Latin and Greek Roots
Research/Speaking
Research a Special Effects Technique
Language and Grammar
Make Comparisons
Writing and Grammar
Write to Compare 1Monsters
Mary Shelley created Frankenstein’s monster nearly 200 years ago, and it was terrifying. How does it compare with modern versions?
Describe a Monster Think of a movie you’ve seen that includes a monster. Write your thoughts and ideas about what makes the monster scary. Share with a group.