► Build Background
► Language & Grammar
Make Comparisons
Use Pronouns in the Subject and Predicate
► Prepare to Read
Learn Key Vocabulary
Learn a Reading Strategy
Determine Importance
► Read and Write
Focus on Genre
Short Story
Apply the Reading Strategy
Determine Importance
Critical Thinking
Reading Fluency
Read with Expression
Vocabulary Review
Write About the Guiding Question
► Connect Across the Curriculum
Literary Analysis
Analyze Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Analyze the Topic
Vocabulary Study
Use Context Clues
Research/Speaking
Research Freedom
Seekers
Language and Grammar
Make Comparisons
Writing and Grammar
Write About a New Home
The Dominican Republic is an island in the Caribbean Sea. The country has an interesting past and present.
T Chart What do you think of the Dominican Republic? What would you like and dislike? Work with a group. List positive and negative impressions of the Dominican Republic.