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How Do You Raise a Raisin
by Pam Munoz Ryan
illustrated by Craig Brown
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill: Draw
Conclusions
Comprehension Strategy:
- Important Ideas
Vocabulary:
area- a space used for a special purpose
artificial- made by humans, not nature
grapevine- a woody vine on which grapes grow
preservative- a substance used to keep foods from spoiling
proof- anything that can be used to show that something is real or true
raise- to lift
raisin- a dried grape
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