WHAT IS A HERO ?

    Think about the qualities you feel are important in a hero.  You will meet some extraordinary people in this theme.  Find out why many people consider them worthy of the title hero.  Can you think of others that fit the title "Hero?"

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SKILLS FOR HEROES

COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES AND SKILLS
Strategies:  Evaluate, Predict/Infer, Monitor/Clarify
Skills:  Cause and Effect, Making Judgments, Fact and Opinion, Sequence of Events, Story Structure, Compare/Contrast, Text Organization, Author's Viewpoint
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
VCV Pattern
Changing Final y to i
Words with a Prefix or Suffix (re-, dis-, un-; -ness, -ment, -ful, -less)
VOCABULARY/DICTIONARY
Prefixes re-, un-, dis-
Homophones
Word Histories
INFORMATION AND STUDY SKILLS
Collecting Data (Tables and Charts)
Newspapers/Magazines

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