Level: D

DRA: 6
Genre:
Fantasy
Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate
Skill: by Ondina Mancilla
Story Structure
Word Count: 124

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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
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illustrated by
Eugenia Nobati

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 by Ondina Mancilla
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 I saw my friend Ben.
Ben is a cat.
“Hello, Ben,” I said.
“Can you ride with me?”
Ben purred and purred.
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“Will you go up?” I said.
Ben purred and purred.
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 We went up and saw Ann.
“Hello, Ben,” said Ann.
“Here is a snack.”
Ben purred and purred.
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Ben liked his snack.
“Will you go up?” I said.
Ben purred and purred.
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 We went up and saw Jon.
“Hello, Ben,” said Jon.
“Here is a toy.”
Ben purred and purred.
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Ben liked his toy.
I said, “Will you go up?”
Ben purred and purred.
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 We went up and saw Kit.
“Hello, Ben,” said Kit.
“Here is a drink.”
Ben purred and purred.
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Ben liked his drink.
“Will you go up?” I said.
Ben did not purr.
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 We went down.
Ben was sleepy!
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 Responding
TARGET SKILL Story Structure
Who is this story about? Where
does the story happen? What
happens in the story?
Make a chart.

Talk About It
Text to World Think about a
real cat. Where does it eat and
sleep? What does it look like?

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 WORDS TO KNOW

friend said
hello saw
here went

TARGET SKILLStory Structure

Tell the setting, character, and
events in a story.

Analyze/Evaluate
TARGET STRATEGY

Tell how you feel about the text,

and why.
GENRE A Fantasy is a story that
could not happen in real life.

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Level: D
DRA: 6
Genre:
Fantasy
Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate
Skill: by Ondina Mancilla
Story Structure
Word Count: 124

1.1.5

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
illustrated by
Eugenia Nobati

ISBN-13:978-0-547-02786-9
ISBN-10:0-547-02786-9

1032836
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN