Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday THIS WEEK STUDENTS WILL LEARN Comprehension Skill Sequence Comprehension Strategy Visualize Vocabulary Strategy Glossary or Dictionary

Guided Reading Books

Visualize Active readers make pictures in their minds as they read a story. Picture in your mind what is happening. That will help you keep track of the sequence of events.

Make a Picture in your mind, then save it. VISUALIZE

Concept Vocabulary allowance a sum of money given or set aside for expenses resist to try to keep from doing something that you want to do retail the sale of goods in stores or shops directly to the user

Sequence is the order in which things happen in a story. As you read, pay attention to what happens first, next, and last. Sometimes a writer uses clue words like first, second, then, next, last and finally. Sequence

Last EventSecond event Next Event First Event Sequence

college dimes downtown fined nickels quarters rich universidad monedas de diez centavos centro multó monedas de cinco centavos monedas de veinticinco centavos rico

College ( universidad ) A school for higher learning.

Downtown (centro) The main part or business part of a town or city.

Downtown Boise, Idaho’s state capital

Fined ( multó) M ade someone pay money as punishment for breaking a law or regulation.

Having a great deal of money. Rich ( rico )

Absolutely; sure Positively

Coins in the United States and Canada worth five cents. Nickel (monedas de cinco centavos)

Canada United States The continent we live on, North America

Dimes ( monedas de diezcentavos ) Coins in the United States and Canada worth ten cents.

Coins in the United States worth twenty-five cents. Quarter ( monedas de veinticinco centavos)

One dollar cut into fourths

One Dollar = 4 Quarters

Pieces of metal shaped like coin: used on some busses and subways instead of money. Token

Bus Tokens

Use your vocabulary words with the poster

If the word ends with “y” change the “y” to “i” then add the ending.

If a words ends with a “Y" Change “y” to “i” add ending “y” to

Change

The “Y”“Y”

to “i”

then add

Ending

Now you say it If a words ends with a “Y" “y” to