Tanya's Reunion

Tanya's Reunion by Valerie Flournoy

 Summary:  Tanya's grandma is going to the family farm early to help plan the family reunion.  She asks Tanya to go with her.   Tanya is excited to see the farm and spend time with Grandma.  When they get there, the farm is run-down and Tanya feels lonely because Grandma is busy getting things ready.  One day Grandma talks to Tanya about how special the farm is to her and the rest of the family, and how Tanya is an important part of the family.  Tanya's attitude changes, and she starts helping out and enjoying her visit.

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Realistic fiction is a fictional story in which the setting, plot, dialogue, and characters seem real.

Story Skill:  Summarization

When you summarize you tell the main events or ideas of a story in your own words.  You leave out all of the smaller details and focus on the main points.  When summarizing a fictional story you include important events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.  A summary should be much shorter than the text itself.

 To practice summarizing stories.

 "Look to the North" summary practice.

 "Look to the North" summary tutor.

Spelling List

Tanya’s Reunion – long and short oo sound
wood	push	stood	bush
brook	full	stool	fool
tool	roof	hook	pull
put	group	smooth	soup
wool	prove	shoot	move

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