How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay By Julia Alvarez
Set the Stage! Today you will finish reading How Tia Lola Came to Visit, Stay, by Julia Alvarez. As you read you will draw conclusions from information in the text.
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faded The bright light of the sun faded away as the sun went down over the horizon. Became less bright Prefix? Suffix? Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk
discovers While searching in Siberia, scientist discovers a baby wooly mammoth that was buried in a glacier thousands of years ago. finds Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?
trimmed My little brothers hair had gotten so long that he had to go to the barber and have it trimmed. clipped Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?
wobbly Anthony was a wobbly rider when he first began to ride his bike but he soon got the hang of it. shaky Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?
odd The star nosed mole is an odd little animal that most people never see. strange Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix? Suffix?
gazes The little girl gazes up into the sky waiting anxiously for Santa and his reindeer to fly by. looks Identification strategy: Blend Prefix + Base word Base word + suffix chunk Prefix?Suffix?
Vocabulary Vault faded odd discovers trimmed gazes wobbly
Story Test- How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay. Preview Story Test Questions Read pages 702 – 705 Finish your story map for pages Answer comprehension questions Write 3 meaningful sentences Answer Challenge questions