Selection 2: Tanyas Reunion by Valerie Flournoy pictures by Jerry Pinkney

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Selection 2 Tanyas Reunion by Valerie
Flournoypictures by Jerry Pinkney
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Genre Realistic Fiction

• Realistic characters and events come to life in a
  fictional plot.

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Selection Summary

• Tanyas family is planning a reunion, and Tanya
  cant wait to see where her grandmother grew up.
  Disappointed in the farm at first, Tanya
  eventually learns to see it through her
  grandmothers eyes. She gains a new appreciation
  of her family heritage.

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Key Concept

• Family Reunions

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Key Vocabulary

• arrangements
• gathering
• great-uncle
• homestead

• persisted
• pitches in
• reunion
• satisfaction

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Arrangements- plans made beforehand preparations

• We began making arrangements for the reunion
  months in advance.

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Gathering- a coming together of people

• We celebrated by eating lots of delicious food
  at our family gathering.

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Great-uncle- a grandparents brother

• I asked my great-uncle to tell me about his
  childhood.

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Homestead- a house with land and buildings
belonging to it

• We traveled to the homestead for our family
  reunion.

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Persisted- continued repeatedly

• She persisted at improving her painting until it
  was perfect.

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Pitches in- helps others get a job done

• The man pitches in to help the driver load his
  truck.

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Reunion- a meeting of group members who have been
apart

• My family held its reunion last summer after
  being apart for over a year.

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Satisfaction- contentment happiness

• The woman felt a great deal of satisfaction
  after earning her college degree.

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Now lets take a look at some of the reading
skills we will be practicing with this story...
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Strategy Focus Evaluate

• Tanya is going to a family reunion. As you read
  the story, evaluate how the author helps you
  understand what Tanya is feeling.

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Comprehension Skill Focus Making Inferences

• You will focus on making inferences, or reading
  between the lines, in this story. Use clues from
  the story and experiences from your own life to
  help you.

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Character Development Flow Chart
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Valerie Flournoy
Jerry Pinkney

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