Uncle Ted's Big Jump

Uncle Ted’s Big Jump is a humorous, realistic fiction about two kids whose favourite uncle, Uncle Ted, comes down to visit. While reading the paper, Uncle Ted spots an advertisement and decides to go bungee jumping. When he jumps, he loses his teeth. Dialogue is bolded and in colour.

To begin, the characters and the setting are introduced. Illustrations support interpretation and enhance enjoyment. Callouts prompt prediction and allow students to make inferences.

Some sentences begin with dependent clauses. Simple connectives such as and connect two ideas. Adverbs appear throughout. To conclude, an advertisement page presents an ad for Uncle Ted’s lost teeth. A situation is presented and readers are asked to organize the important information. In addition, a word bank with text and imagery is provided.

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