Level: A DRA: A Genre: Informational Text Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Skill: Author’s Purpose Word Count: 24

Swimming by Rebecca Fox

K.4.18

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

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ISBN-13:978-0-547-01908-6 ISBN-10:0-547-01908-4

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Swimming

by Rebecca Fox

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fish

The fish can swim.

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ducks

The ducks can swim.

3

seals

The seals can swim.

4

whales

The whales can swim.

5

girl

I can swim!

6

Responding Author’s Purpose Tell why the author wrote this book. List three things that can swim. Make a chart. TARGET SKILL

Write About It Text to World Draw a picture of things swimming in the sea. Label the things in your picture. Tell about your picture. 7

WORDS TO KNOW

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Author’s Purpose Tell why an author writes a book. TARGET SKILL

Analyze/Evaluate Tell how you feel about the text, and why. TARGET STRATEGY

GENRE Informational text gives facts about a topic.

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Level: A DRA: A Genre: Informational Text Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Skill: Author’s Purpose Word Count: 24

Swimming by Rebecca Fox

K.4.18

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

ISBN-13:978-0-547-01908-6 ISBN-10:0-547-01908-4

1031733 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN