Reading: The Night of San Juan

Our story this week is a fictional story called The Night of San Juan. The Night of San Juan, a night when people walk backward into the the ocean at midnight 3 times are supposed to have good luck. Evelyn and her two sisters want to invite their friend Jose Manuel, a boy whose stern grandmother doesn't allow him to play outside, to come with them to the beach. The girls scheme to get into his house. Once they do, they find that Jose's grandmother is not scary. She allows Jose Manuel to go to the celebration. Now Evelyn is sure that Jose Manuel will have good luck from then on!

This week we're working on problem and solution (conflict/ resolution). In stories, characters often face a problem. By the end of the story, the problem is solved...called the resolution. We can learn a lot about characters as we watch them solve their problems.

Question: How could we solve this problem?

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Here is your vocabulary power point and game for the week:

The Night of San Juan Vocabulary

Vocabulary Game