Ghosts in the House
Fantasmas en la casa
Ghosts in the House
Ghosts in the House
Ghosts in the House
Ghosts in the House
Ghosts in the House
Historical (fiction), 1,581 words, Level S (Grade 3), Lexile 660L
Ghosts in the House, set in the Northern United States in the 1830s, is a story about a young girl named Virginia who hears strange noises at night coming from her attic. Suspense builds as Virginia gets the idea that her parents know something about this but are keeping it from her. Illustrations support the text.
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Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
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Make Inferences : Make inferences
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Contractions : Identify contractions used in the text
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Compound Words : Identify compound words used in the text
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