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questions you have. Write the questions in the strategy practice activity section. Have students 
read the passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete the skill practice activity. 
Review the answers together. Then have students fill in the answers to the questions they wrote for 
the strategy practice activity.
DAY
4
Review the 
Prediction
skill with students. Tell them they are going to read a fiction story about
a boy who does not like to go to the dentist. Say: You can use Freddy’s thoughts, actions, and 
words to predict how he might act as the story continues. Remind students of the 
Make 
Connections 
strategy. Say: As you read, you can make a text-to-self connection by thinking 
about your own experiences at the dentist. When students have finished reading the passage, 
direct them to complete the skill and strategy practice activities. Review the answers together.
DAY
5
Tell students that they will practice both the 
Cause and Effect
and 
Prediction
skills by reading
a passage about a boy who decides he wants to spend some time alone. Then remind students
of the 
Ask Questions
strategy. Say: You can ask questions during and after reading to make 
predictions about what might happen as the story continues. Then have students read the 
passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete the skill and strategy practice 
activities. Review the answers together.
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WEEK 11
DAY 1
Cause and Effect
READ THE PASSAGE