My Lucky Day is the perfect book for the

Thanksgiving season to use as a mentor text. It has a clever plot, great

examples of voice and word choice, and fabulous character development.

This PRINT and GO unit is EASY TO USE and FUN!

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

This unit is intended to be used for comprehension and writing. Students analyze the text through before/during/after activities such as outlining the plot events, working with vocabulary, making inferences using text examples, and applying their learning in their own writing piece. You can get a great feel for the unit using the preview supplied.

SKILLS ADDRESSED IN THE UNIT:

• Schema builder on playing tricks
• Vocabulary organizer and word cards
• Story elements
• Guiding Questions/Text Evidence
• Making connections
• My Favorite Trick
• Story Retelling
• Analyzing Text Column Notes
• Question Task Cards
• Narrative Writing Prompt including planning, drafting pages, writing checklist, and final draft pages for publishing.

21 pages in all.