Spare the Turkey Please
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Spare the Turkey Please
Spare the Turkey Please
Spare the Turkey Please
Spare the Turkey Please
Spare the Turkey Please
Realistic (fiction), 755 words, Spanish Level N (Grade 2), Lexile 640L
What's Thanksgiving without turkey? Spare the Turkey is a realistic fiction book in which Darryl and his mother join friends for a Thanksgiving meal. He is very skeptical because the family is vegetarian and will not be serving turkey. Upset, he assumes he and his mother will leave hungry and have to go out to eat after dinner. Find out what happens when Darryl sits down to a table filled with vegetarian dishes. Illustrations support the text.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension
Analyze Character : Analyze characters in the text
Grammar and Mechanics
Quotation Marks : Identify and understand the use of quotation and punctuation marks in dialogue
Word Work
Alphabetical Order : Arrange words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
