How Do You Raise a Raisin?

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Question of the Week:  How do people and nature interact?


Genre of the Week:  Expository Text

This Week's Focus Comprehension Skill: 
Draw Conclusions:  A conclusion is a decision or an opinion that makes sense based on facts and important ideas.

This Week's Focus Comprehension Strategy: 
Important ideas

This Week's Story 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