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The Summer My Father Was Ten Resource Set
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- Grade Level: 4
- Guided Reading Level: Q
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary
The Summer My Father Was Ten by Pat Brisson
Every year, a young girl and her father plant a garden, and every year, the father tells his daughter the same story about his childhood neighbor’s garden. The summer the father turned 10, he and his friends got caught up in a moment of poor judgment and destroyed the neighbor’s vegetables. This wonderful story is full of important lessons about cause and effect, responsibility and how to make amends. It is also an excellent resource for working with advanced readers on visualizing, making inferences, and synthesizing.
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The Summer My Father Was Ten Resource Set
Identifying the Author’s Purpose with The Summer My Father Was Ten
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RL.4.10 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.6 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.10A 4.10C 4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6E 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7D 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.8A
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Making Inferences with The Summer My Father Was Ten
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6E 4.6F 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7D 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.8A 4.8B
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Synthesizing with The Summer My Father Was Ten
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 RL.4.5 RL.4.6 RL.4.7 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6E 4.6H 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7D 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.8A 4.8B 4.8C
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Visualizing with The Summer My Father Was Ten
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.4.3 RL.4.7 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.10C 4.10D 4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6D 4.6E 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7E 4.7F
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The Summer My Father Was Ten Extension Activity
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The Summer My Father Was Ten Running Record
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The Summer My Father Was Ten Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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The Summer My Father Was Ten Word Work - Syllable Patterns
Common Core Alignment:
RF.4.3 RF.4.4
TEKS Alignment:
4.2A(ii) 4.2A(iii) 4.2B(i) 4.2B(iii) 4.2B(iv)
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The Summer My Father Was Ten Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.4a L.4.5c L.4.6
TEKS Alignment:
4.3A 4.3B 4.7E 4.7F
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