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How Illustrations Show Mood

From Khan Academy Kids

How Illustrations Show Mood
1 min1st2nd3rdReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

A reading-comprehension clip on how Illustrations Show Mood: a quick, kid-friendly strategy modeled with a short story. From Khan Academy Kids (1:06).

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This clip models how readers think about how Illustrations Show Mood.

  1. What is the "How Illustrations Show Mood" strategy, in your own words?
  2. When would this strategy help you while you read?
  3. Try it with a book you know: what did you notice?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: reader, strategy, comprehension.

Try it: Pick a book and practice how Illustrations Show Mood on one page, then tell a partner what you found.

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