See Inside: Think Sheet and Summer Reading Journal
FAMILY TIME
Student reflection is prompted before, during, and after reading.
Reina Ramos by Emma Otheguy; illustrated by Andrés Landazábal
Before Reading Preview the book. Look at the cover image and read the cover text. Then explore the glossary in the back of the book. While Reading Read the book one time, pausing to explain unfamiliar words. Then reread it, this time using prompts to guide a discussion. After page 15: Why does Reina feel left out? After page 21: On the subway, Reina describes Andrés slamming into her and knocking off her headband. Do you think Reina is mad about him bumping into her, or is she mad about something else? Explain your answer. After page 23: Reina learns that Andrés has never ridden the subway before. What does this help her understand about him? After page 27: How does Andrés help Reina feel less left out? After Reading Early in the story, Reina wants Andrés to stop talking about the island. At the end, she wants him to keep talking about the island. What has changed? Literacy Tip Point of view refers to who is narrating, or telling, the story. If the narrator uses the words I, me, my , we , the story is in the first person. Reina Ramos starts with the lines “My cousin Andrés is visiting!” This means the story is told by Reina. The first person point of view lets you understand everything Reina is thinking and feeling in her own words. (fact 2) FICTION or NONFICTION FICTION Title: __________________ ________________________
Book-specific page numbers direct students to key passages.
Side-by-Side Comparison Compare means to notice how things are alike or different. Pick two books and compare them. Compare each item in the boxes (main character, setting, plot, problem, and solution). Write how they are alike or different.
d. Write two facts and one surprising fact review! Draw a picture to go with your review.
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d that you read this book!
Activities target literary element knowledge-building.
Each student activity is paired with an everyday family activity to activate families as literacy partners.
Challenge your child to compare pairs of things in your home, such as an apple and an orange, a comb and a brush, or a fork and a spoon. Ask your child to say how they are alike and how they are different.
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