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The Talent Show By Susan Wojciechowski Illustrated
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hors Purpose inform persuade entertain
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• The Talent Show
• Focus Skills
• To use prefixes and suffixes to determine or
  clarify word meaning
• To read and understand a realistic fiction story
• To read and understand a mystery
• To use abbreviations correctly when writing
• Genre
• Realistic Fiction- tells about characters and
  events that are like people and events in real
  life
• Summary
• Beany is anxious about the upcoming talent show.
  After a talk with her father, Beany realizes the
  most important thing is to have fun.
• Reading Strategy
• Create Mental Images
• Creating mental images will help students
  understand what they read better. Good readers
  use details in the story to picture the events
  that occur and to better understand the story
  characters.

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What is Carol Ann like?
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Supporting details
Why doesnt Beany complain about the props Carol
Ann chooses?
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Why does Carol Anne only tell about things Beany
might do wrong?
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Why does Beany worry something might go wrong?
Page 312
How does Beanys family feel about her part in
the show?
Beanys mom suggests she does
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Why does Beanys dad show her the stars?
Is Beany enjoying the night sky? Why do you
think this way?
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Page 316
What lesson does Beany learn from looking at the
night sky with her dad?
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Why does Beany tell Carol Ann she doesnt want to
do the bee poem?
Why does Carol Ann ask Beany so many questions
about her decision?
Do you think Beany will be happy about the
decision she has made?
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• Think and Respond
• Why does Beany change her mind about being in the
  talent show with Carol Ann?
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• What is Beanys father like? How do you know?
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• How does Beany show courage in this story?
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• If your class put on a talent show, what kind of
  act would you perform?
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The Last Case of the I.C. Detective Agency
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How does Ivan feel about Ursula when he first
meets her? Why?
How do Ivans feelings toward Ursula change? Why?
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How do Ursula and Ivan solve the mystery?
What message is sent to Charlie?
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• Use the graphic organizer to follow the following
  questions.
• What makes this selection a realistic fiction?
• Who is telling the story?
• What does it mean when Ms. Babbitt wears her
  smiley face earrings?
• Why does Ms. Babbitt have the talent show?
• What does Carol Ann want to perform with her
  friend Beany?
• Why does Carol Ann think she should be the queen
  bee in the performance?
• Who decides what Beanys and Carol Anns costumes
  and props should look like?
• Why does Beany agree to perform with Carol Ann?
• What does Carol Ann think will happen during the
  performance?
• What does Beanys mother suggest she do for the
  talent show?
• Why does Beanys dad take her out to see the
  stars?
• In what way does Beanys father compare the night
  stars to the talent show?
• What does Beany learn that is important for
  herself and how she deals with friends?