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Classic (fiction), 3,260 words, Level X (Grade 5), Lexile 940L
Sara begins her desolate new life as an orphan and school drudge. She shares her cold attic room with rats and works tirelessly through the day without complaint. Many of the other servants take pleasure in bossing around the former rich girl. Miss Minchin forbids Sara to continue her friendships with her former classmates, and now that Sara is poor, most of them are not interested anyway—except for Ermengarde. After an initial misunderstanding, the two girls reaffirm that they are still best friends. Both she and Becky remain devoted to Sara.
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the story
Comprehension Identify the character point of view and determine how it affects the story
Grammar and Mechanics Identify and use pronoun agreement
Word Work Identify and understand dialects
