Riptide by Frances Weller Book Companion

Riptide by Frances Weller is one of my very favorite dog books and a great choice as a mentor text for narrative writing reading. This PRINT AND GO unit will help your students get plenty of reading practice as close reading routines are implemented. It’s organized in a BEFORE/DURING/AFTER format for consistent skill modeling and practice.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE RIPTIDE BY FRANCES WELLER UNIT?

• prereading schema builder about dogs
• vocabulary organizer and word cards
• fiction and nonfiction anchor chart
• fiction vs nonfiction text evidence and opinion
• making comparisons between Riptide and other dogs
• making connections anchor chart and organizer
• summarizing information (BME)
• questioning page
• and writing unit for narrative writing about the beach

21 pages in all

Be sure to check out the preview included above for a detailed look at the pages.

HERE’S WHAT TEACHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE RIPTIDE BOOK COMPANION:

“My students loved this resource!”

“An amazing resource; thank you for sharing your creativity and hard work with others!”

“This looks like something my students will be very interested in. I think it will certainly help during guided reading. Can’t wait to try it.”

“Thank you so much! We’re expanding our Guided Reading for next year, this will be a great addition.”

OTHER RESOURCES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

• Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
• I am Enough by Grace Byers
• The Great Gracie Chase by Cynthia Rylant
• Henry and Mudge Activity Bundle

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