How Do You Raise a Raisin
by Pam Munoz Ryan
illustrated by Craig Brown
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill - Draw Conclusions
Comprehension Strategy - Important Ideas
Vocabulary:
area- a space used for a special purpose
artificial- made by humans, not nature
grapevine- a woody vine on which grapes grow
preservative- a substance used to keep foods from spoiling
proof- anything that can be used to show that something is real or true
raise- to lift
raisin- a dried grape
Spelling-
Contractions
1. let's
2. he'd
3. you'll
4. can't
5. I'd
6. won't
7. haven't
8. hasn't
9. she'd
10. they'll
11. when's
12. we'd
13. should've
14. wasn't
15. didn't
16. they'd
17. would've
18. could've
19. needn't
20. you've
by Pam Munoz Ryan
illustrated by Craig Brown
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill - Draw Conclusions
Comprehension Strategy - Important Ideas
Vocabulary:
area- a space used for a special purpose
artificial- made by humans, not nature
grapevine- a woody vine on which grapes grow
preservative- a substance used to keep foods from spoiling
proof- anything that can be used to show that something is real or true
raise- to lift
raisin- a dried grape
Spelling-
Contractions
1. let's
2. he'd
3. you'll
4. can't
5. I'd
6. won't
7. haven't
8. hasn't
9. she'd
10. they'll
11. when's
12. we'd
13. should've
14. wasn't
15. didn't
16. they'd
17. would've
18. could've
19. needn't
20. you've