Tasks

You will work with a partner to complete all of the tasks.

==Please look at the high-frequency word list and read each word out loud to your partner. Make sure you know how to pronounce each word and know what each word means. If you are unsure of a word, go to [|dictionary.com] to read the definition or to hear it pronounced.==

How to find the main idea of each paragraph

 * ==the main idea can be found in the first sentence of each paragraph.==
 * ==Write the first sentence of each paragraph on the left side and write the details on the right.==

Create
==Create a story cube for each story. Choose 6 of the main ideas and their details that you wrote on your chart. These will be used with the story cube planning sheet. Once the main ideas and details are typed on the cube, you will print each cube and put it together. We will use the cubes to play a review game for the stories.==

Directions for the story cube
==Click on the picture of the cube to go to the website. Once there, click on "get started" and then choose "create your own cube". It will ask you to type in your name and then you will type in your main ideas and details. After all six sides of the cube are completed, you will print one copy of the cube and put it together.==