Product Overview
This monthly handbook contains the following features:
- 4 Passages (one per week) for copywork/dictation practices
- Lessons on grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, and literary devices
- Dart Planner and Skills Tracker
- Weekly Reading Guide
- Literary Device and Writing Activity
- Discussion Questions
- Family Book Club Party Ideas
- Guidelines explaining copywork & dictation practices
- Literary Device: Book Titles and Theme
Note
Chapters 30–31 (pages 122–126) tell about the death of a character who plays a small role in the story. He has been killed by the water mafia, who spread a false story that his death is alcohol-related. While not graphic, if you feel this content is too sensitive for your child, review these chapters and make any necessary edits to your reading. Chapter 31 could be skipped altogether without disrupting the narrative.
About the Book
Thirst
Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity—an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise...
