Owl Moon is perfect for any time of year, and this comprehension focused book companion in a before, during, and after format includes many options you can use to deepen student understanding. Use as a mentor text, in guided reading, as a book study, or in your workstations. It's easy to follow making planning very easy on the teacher.

Comprehension skills include:

• prereading schema building
• story elements
• comparing realistic fiction to nonfiction
• summarizing
• author's craft
• figurative language
• sequencing
• author's purpose
• questioning (test)
• owl research
• and writing projects.

The unit includes 18 pages of activities. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. The unit preview shows what is included, so be sure to check it out.